Ahmed Deedat and Muslim-ChristianRelations at the Cape, c. 1960-1980
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This paper establishes the historical context of Muslim-Christian relations at the Cape, the role played by Ahmed Deedat in this relationship, and the public reaction to his role. It focuses in particular on his reaction to the polemics of various churches against Islam and the divisions among Muslims regarding Christian-Muslim relations. Opposition to Deedat among Muslims underscored deeper discursive differences between traditional> ulamŒ< and those that we may term 'modernist', even if in time they proved to be more traditional …
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