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View article: Remembering Hamidin Abdul Hamid: His Contribution to Africa-Malaysia Relations and the Development of African Studies in Malaysia
Remembering Hamidin Abdul Hamid: His Contribution to Africa-Malaysia Relations and the Development of African Studies in Malaysia Open
n this obituary and research note, we dedicate our prayers and peaceful thoughts to the late Associate Professor Dr Hamidin Abdul Hamid (1970-2022), who recently passed away in the late afternoon of September 19, 2022. Malaysians knew him …
View article: South Africa’s weekly media: Front-page reporting 9/11, preventing Islamophobia
South Africa’s weekly media: Front-page reporting 9/11, preventing Islamophobia Open
New York's twin tower bombings, popularly referred to as 9/11, are regarded as a watershed period in world affairs. It happened at the cusp of the new century and its impact, since then, has been enormous, for it radically changed many asp…
View article: Book Review: Muhammed Haron
Book Review: Muhammed Haron Open
Detailed studies on early ‘Cape’ Muslim personalities have not been easy to come by since only a few scholars/researchers succeeded to examine their lives. During the decades of the 20th century, most scholars who studied these early ‘Cape…
View article: Religion and Development in Africa
Religion and Development in Africa Open
What is development? Who defines that one community/ country is “developed”, while another community/ country is “under-developed”? What is the relationship between religion and development? Does religion contribute to development or under…
View article: Africa’s Muslim Authorities and Ahmadis: Curbed Freedoms, Circumvented Legalities
Africa’s Muslim Authorities and Ahmadis: Curbed Freedoms, Circumvented Legalities Open
The Ahmadiyya Community (hereafter Ahmadis) encountered difficulties to freely express their beliefs and creeds in both Muslim majority societies and Muslim minority communities. Since the Ahmadis are among those communities that departed …
View article: Africa’s variety of Arabo-Islamic Literatures – an overview
Africa’s variety of Arabo-Islamic Literatures – an overview Open
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde is an online, peer-reviewed, accredited scholarly journal which publishes original, previously unpublished research and overview articles on theoretical, applied or comparative aspects of African literatures and cu…
View article: Selected Sufi texts of Shaykh Yusuf: Translations and commentaries
Selected Sufi texts of Shaykh Yusuf: Translations and commentaries Open
Shaykh Yusuf Al-Khalwati Al-Maqassari has made his mark in Southeast Asia as a heroic figure who fought valiantly against the Dutch. However, it was his position as a Sufi shaykh that catapulted him into prominence. Before and during his p…
View article: Drawing on African Muslims’ Intangible Assets: Doing Jihad against Climate Change
Drawing on African Muslims’ Intangible Assets: Doing Jihad against Climate Change Open
Africa's Muslims, like their counterparts on other continents, have been concerned about the negative effects of climate change. During the past few years, religious leaders have been called upon by their states and civil societies to draw…
View article: Making South Africa’s Muslims creatively visible
Making South Africa’s Muslims creatively visible Open
Making South Africa’s Muslims creatively visible. South Africa’s Muslims have generally been well represented in different sectors of the society over the years. Since the arrival of the forefathers such as Shaykh Yusuf al-Makassari (d.169…
View article: Second International Congress on Islamic Civilization in Southern Africa
Second International Congress on Islamic Civilization in Southern Africa Open
In 2006 the first International Congress of Islamic Civilization in SouthernAfrica was hosted by AwqafSA (www.awqafsa. org.za) and IRCICA (Centrefor Islamic History, Art, and Culture www.ircica.org) at the University of Johannesburg.IRCICA…
View article: Mapping Mazrui’s Mind
Mapping Mazrui’s Mind Open
Ali Mazrui has left his enormous intellectual footprint in politicalscience in general and African studies in particular. By the beginningof the 1990s, his output had been impressive enough to bringabout Abdul Bemath’s 1998 compilation The…
View article: Mapping Mazrui’s Mind
Mapping Mazrui’s Mind Open
Ali Mazrui has left his enormous intellectual footprint in politicalscience in general and African studies in particular. By the beginningof the 1990s, his output had been impressive enough to bringabout Abdul Bemath’s 1998 compilation The…