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RESEARCH IN ISLAMIC CIVILISATIONSOURCES AND STUDIES ON THE HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILISATION IN AFRICAPROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONALSYMPOSIUM ONISLAMIC CIVILISATION IN SOUTHERNAFRICAJOHANNESBURG, 1-3 SEPTEMBER 2006,Edited by Mahomed Haroon and Uleman Essop Dangorİstanbul, 2009ISBN 978-92-9063-191-0This book resulted from the symposium on “IslamicCivilisation in Southern Africa” which was held inJohannesburg, Republic of South Africa, on 31 August-3September 2006. It was co-organised by IRCICA, AwqafFoundation of South Africa (Awqaf SA) and the Universityof Johannesburg. The symposium was a landmark event,first to be co-organised by the OIC and IRCICA in theregion. It aimed, among others, to increase knowledge onthe history and heritage of Islam in the OIC Member Statesand their neighbours in the region, and to promote dialogueamongst Muslim peoples in the region and with peoples ofother faiths and cultures. After the opening addresses, thebook contains the keynote article by Mahomed Haroon,titled “Southern African Muslim Communities in Contextand Scholarship”. Then come six articles under the sectiontitle Historical Background, five articles under Challengeof Racism and Response in Politics, seven articles underSpiritual Culture and Learning, and seven articles underMiscellany. The papers have been edited and preparedfor publication by Mahomed Haroon and Suleman EssopDangor, specialists of Islamic culture in Africa.Price: US $ 30 (including post)IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012 117