Fatima Chohan

Fatima Ismail Chohan (formerly known as Fatima Chohan-Kota) is a South African politician and activist who is currently deputy chair of the South African Human Rights Commission. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), Chohan was formerly a member of the National Assembly of South Africa, where she served from 1996 to 2019

Quotes

• Economic asylum seeker.
  • [1] Fatima made this quote during her speech at an inaugural conference.

• That means the only thing that stands between you and the attainment of your dreams is hard work. Only hard work differentiates people in our society now
  • [2] Fatima made this statement during visitation to pupils in Roodepoort

• You are the only one standing in the way of achieving your dreams... This is the age at which you set the foundation for the rest of your life.
  • [3]

• Human dignity says that you have the right to be respected... not because you are good looking, not because you have a family with a lot of money... but because you are a human being and for that reason, you are deserving of respect
  • [4]

• If each of us treats ourselves with respect, we would have a respectful community, a respectful school, and a respectful country.
  • [5]

• In this modern age, no one can function without an ID. It follows you from your birth to the grave.
  • [6]]

• We want to create this opportunity for women from different parts of our continent to talk to each other so they develop friendships
• If women can join hands, exchange ideas, then we will have a community that is at peace with itself.
  • [7]

• We are here to share our experiences as women and by coming together we can come up with the solution to what is bothering us as women.
  • [8]

• I would like to thank the City of Joburg for giving us a chance to join hands and create unity with our South African sisters. I hope most South Africans will understand why we are here and stop calling us names and mistreating us in public places
  • [9]