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Ajami Literacy, class, and Portuguese pre-colonial administration in Northern Mozambique

Author: Mutiua,Chapane Date: 2014 This thesis, based on archival and fieldwork research, provides an historical analysis of the northern Mozambique ajami manuscripts held in the Mozambique Historical Archives (AHM). The main focus is on the role played by ajami literacy in ... Read more
Aspects of popular culture and class expression in inner Cape Town, circa 1939-1959

Author: Jeppie, Shamil Date: 1990 Read more
From madrasah to museum : a biography of the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town

Author: Jappie, Saarah Date: 2011 This paper focuses on the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town, locally referred to as kietaabs, written by Muslims predominantly in the 19th century, in jawi (Arabic-Malay) and Arabic-Afrikaans. Inspired by the idea of a 'biography' of the archive ... Read more
Language, identity, modernity: the Arabic study circle of Durban

Author: Jeppie, Shamil Date: 2007 This innovative study introduces readers to a fascinating world of linguistic, religious and cultural politics in the South African port city of Durban from around 1950, the world of the Arabic Study Circle. This work provides an intimate ... Read more c b n
Language, identity, modernity: The Arabic study circle of Durban

Author: Jeppie, Shamil Date: 2011 A fusion of linguistic, religious and ethnic groups with rich, diverse roots and intersecting histories make up South Africa. This innovative study introduces readers to a fascinating world of linguistic, religious and cultural politics in ... Read more c b n
Late Ottoman Perspectives on the South African War (1899-1902): the Work of Ismail Kemal Vlora

Author: Karadağ, Esma Date: 2019 The South African War of 1899−1902 or Anglo-Boer War was one of the modern examples of propaganda in history. It revealed an enormous agitprop conducted by British and Boer forces. The European and American public closely followed the struggle ... Read more
The literary works of Shaykh Sîdî Al-Mukhtâr Al-Kuntî (d. 1811) : a study of the concept and role of “miracles” in al-Minna fî I'tiqâd Ahl al-Sunna

Author: Moos, Ebrahiem Date: 2011 This essay looks at the relationship between History and Myth in the literature of the grand shaykh of the Qâdiri ṭarîqa of West Africa Shaykh al-Mukhtâr al-Kuntî (d.1811). It explores the role that "miracles" played in his society and ... Read more
Living French colonial theory : an examination of France's complex relationship with Islam in its African colonies as viewed through the lives of Octave Houdas and Xavier Coppolani

Author: Masey, Rachael Date: 2010 In current scholarship, the colonial period within Africa has long been defined as a controversial era, almost encapsulating the entirety of Occidental hubris in one distinct age of time. By and large, the European powers invaded foreign ... Read more
The meanings of Timbuktu

Author: Jeppie, Shamil ; Diagne, Souleymane Bachir Date: 2010 This volume, authored by leading international scholars, begins to sketch the 'meaning' of Timbuktu within the context of the intellectual history of West Africa, in particular, and of the African continent, in general. The Meanings of ... Read more c b n
Muftîs and the women of Timbuktu : history through Timbuktu's Fatwās, 1907-1960

Author: Mathee, Mohamed Shaid Date: 2011 This dissertation is about the social history of Timbuktu during the colonial era (1894 - 1960). This dissertation, firstly, takes fatwās from Timbuktu's archives as its historical source, a source the aforementioned scholars paid very ... Read more
The Nigerian history machine and the production of Middle Belt historiography

Author: Suleiman, Samaila Date: 2015 While existing studies on Nigerian historiography cover renowned historians, major historical writings and prominent historiographical traditions, there is hardly any exploration of the institutional processes and concrete circumstances within ... Read more
Revolution in Egypt and the Middle East

Author: Pallo, Jordan Z. ; Jeppie, Shamil ; Saleh, Ibrahim ; Tayob, Abdulkader Date: 08 Sep 2014 This lecture can be used to supplement lectures in history, film and media or politics related to the 2011 revolution in Egypt. The lecture can be used as a general interest podcast. This seminar discusses the revolution in Egypt and the ... Read more c b n
The shifting world of South African madrasahs, 1973-2008

Author: Sayed, Muhammad Khalid Date: 2010 This essay seeks to unearth the historical development of madrasah education in South Africa from 1973 to 2008. It identifies transformations that have taken place in the madrasah education landscape in the last thirty to forty years. This ... Read more
The Sudan : civil war and peace-making

Author: Basha, Sara Date: 2006 Includes bibliographical references. Read more
Traditions and transitions : Islam and chiefship in Northern Mozambique, ca. 1850-1974

Author: Bonate, Liazzat J K Date: 2007 This thesis is based on the archival and fieldwork research, and sheds light on the area which has been little studied or reflected in scholarly literature: Islam in Northern Mozambique. Its particular focus is on African Muslim leadership ... Read more