Islam and Muslims in South Africa

Capital: Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center
Population: 55 million (July 2017 est.)
Muslims Percent: 2.5% (approx. 1.375 million)

South Africa: Many Muslims, One Islam

From the Heart of Darkness: South African Islam (Part One)

From the Heart of Darkness: South African Islam (Part Two)

From the Heart of Darkness: South African Islam (Part Three)

Muslims in South Africa: Origins, Struggles and Achievements (Part One)

Muslims in South Africa: Origins, Struggles and Achievements (Part Two)

Muslims in South Africa: Origins, Struggles and Achievements (Part Three)

Muslims in South Africa: Origins, Struggles and Achievements (Part Four)

History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida [PDF]

Gujarati-Muslims in India and South Africa - Julia Koch [PDF]

NEWS
14/06/2018 Two stabbed to death in 'brutal' attack on mosque in South Africa during morning prayers - Independent, UK
17/05/2018 As Ramadan begins, take time to find out the history of Islam in SA - 702, SA
12/05/2018 Outrage after deadly South Africa mosque attack - Al Jazeera
11/05/2018 Deadly attack on South African Shia mosque has ‘hallmarks of Islamic State' - The Guardian
30/01/2018 Why South Africa is laying a welcome mat for Muslim visitors - CNN
04/11/2017 365 years of South African Islam from slave origins to living beyond contradictions - Cii Radio, South Africa
17/04/2017 South Africa's Untold Success Story: A Christian Nation's Peaceful History With A Muslim Minority - Huffington Post
28/05/2015 South Africa’s Muslims are an example to all - The National, UAE
16/01/2014 Islam in South Africa - News 24, South Africa
07/12/2013 Shaikh Yasir Qadhi on Nelson Mandela
15/08/2009 Neglected Muezzins of South Africa
17/07/2009 Cape Town Mosque Tourism
29/04/2009 Muslims in South Africa Happy with ANC win
25/05/2008 Cape Town Mosques Shelter Immigrants - Islam Online
24/05/2008 South Africa's Xenophobia Victims - OhMyNews, South Korea
20/05/2008 Islamic Relief South Africa helps combat violence - Islamic relief
09/04/2006 Muslim Refugees in South Africa - Islam Online
16/03/2006 South African Muslims: Is Apartheid's Spirit Alive? - Islam Online
01/03/2006 Profiles From South Africa: Fatima Meer: An Example of Devotion and Fortitude - Islam Online
04/01/2006 Profiles From South Africa: Sheikh Ahmed Deedat: Demystifying Islam and Debating Christianity - Islam Online
22/12/2005 Profiles From South Africa: Ahmed Kathrada: The Hero Who Helped Unshackle a Nation - Islam Online
08/12/2005 Muslim Struggle Against Apartheid: Neither Oppressed Nor Oppressor Be - Islam Online
15/11/2005 My Struggle to Study: The Memories of a South African Muslim - Islam Online
03/10/2005 After Demise Deedat's Legacy Lives on - Islam Online
14/08/2005 Book Review: The Silent Minaret - Islam Online
08/08/2005 Sheikh Ahmed Deedat Dies at 87 - Islam Online
08/08/2005 Muslims Mourn Late Sheikh Deedat - Islam Online
26/07/2005 Muslims Under Apartheid - Islam Online
06/06/2005 Art and Islam in South Africa: A Reflection - Islam Online
04/05/2005 Experience of a Muslim Woman Living in South Africa - Islam Online
14/11/2004 Islam is spreading among black South Africans - Islam Online, SA
13/08/2002 Post-Apartheid South Africa: From Heroic Struggle to Struggle - Islam Online
10/01/2002 In South Africa, many blacks convert to Islam - The Christian Science Monitor
29/07/2000 Wealth Gap Widening Between South Africans - Islam Online
16/09/1989 Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, Mahatma Gandhi and the South African Struggle

SEE ALSO

Islam in South Africa - Wikipedia

Media Review Network

Ahmed Deedat- A Muslim Who Made a Difference - A special page from Islam Online

South Africa News - Al Jazeera