Suleman Dangor
Biographic Data
| ID | 4104706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suleman Dangor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suleman |
| FAMILY NAME | Dangor |
| SIGNATURE | DANGOR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-2827-5455 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Arabic-Afrikaans Literature at the Cape
Tuan Guru – the first official imam at the Cape – used Malayu as the medium of instruction in the Dorp Street madrasah (Muslim religious school) which he established at the end of the 18th century. This changed in the middle of the 19th century when Cape Dutch was adopted as the language of instruction. While the children were familiar with this language they could not read the Latin script since they were barred from attending the public schools…
Initiating Transformation, Visualizing a Future
This essay explores the notion of establishing a Muslim Charter for the growing South African Muslim community—much in line with similar charters in history and in contemporary times. After analyzing the socio-political background of the South African Muslim community in the first part of the essay, it is proposed to develop a charter that can serve as a mechanism to govern or regulate Muslim interactions and relationships within a predominantly …
Islamization of Disciplines
The past two decades has witnessed the mushrooming of Islamic schools in Europe, the United States and South Africa. Initially these schools were concerned essentially with providing an Islamic ethos for learners. More recently, however, they have begun to focus on the process of Islamization. The Islamization project was initiated in the United States by Muslim academics including Isma’il al‐Faruqi, Syed Husain Nasr and Fazlur Rahman as a respon…
The Many Voices of Islam
This article traces the political, conflict in early Islam that led to the formation of the first theological sects, emergence of philosophical schools resulting from the translation of Greek writings, and development of the mystical tradition in response to the formalism of dogmatic theology. It analyse.s the social and political factors that contributed to the rich diversity of thought that permeated Islamic culture and society. Finally, it att…
An Interfaith Perspective on Globalization for the Common Good
The third Annual International Conference on Globalization for theCommon Good was held on 27-31 March 2004 at the Bustan Rotana hotel, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. More than thirty participants, representingacademics, peace activists, theologians, environmentalists, and businessmenfrom the United States, Europe, Japan, the Gulf region, Australia,and South Africa attended the eleven plenary sessions. These were dividedunder the following headi…
Historical Perspective, Current Literature and an Opinion Survey among Muslim Women in Contemporary South Africa
2001). Historical Perspective, Current Literature and an Opinion Survey among Muslim Women in Contemporary South Africa: A Case Study. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 109-129
The expression of Islam in South Africa
The Attitude of Muslim Scholars to New Approaches in Religious Studies
Muslim scholars in Islamic studies have often been characterized bywestern scholars of religion as a "conservative group" (Martin 1985). Thischarge is brought against them because of their reluctance to adopt thetheories and methodologies of the science of religion in their approach tothe study of Islam and Muslim societies. I would like to outline threemajor factors responsible for the "conservatism" of contemporary Muslimscholars in an attempt …
The Muslims of South Africa
The expression of Islam in South Africa
Islamization of Disciplines
The past two decades has witnessed the mushrooming of Islamic schools in Europe, the United States and South Africa. Initially these schools were concerned essentially with providing an Islamic ethos for learners. More recently, however, they have begun to focus on the process of Islamization. The Islamization project was initiated in the United States by Muslim academics including Isma’il al‐Faruqi, Syed Husain Nasr and Fazlur Rahman as a respon…
Historical Perspective, Current Literature and an Opinion Survey among Muslim Women in Contemporary South Africa
2001). Historical Perspective, Current Literature and an Opinion Survey among Muslim Women in Contemporary South Africa: A Case Study. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 109-129
Arabic-Afrikaans Literature at the Cape
Tuan Guru – the first official imam at the Cape – used Malayu as the medium of instruction in the Dorp Street madrasah (Muslim religious school) which he established at the end of the 18th century. This changed in the middle of the 19th century when Cape Dutch was adopted as the language of instruction. While the children were familiar with this language they could not read the Latin script since they were barred from attending the public schools…
The Muslims of South Africa
The Muslims of South Africa
The Attitude of Muslim Scholars to New Approaches in Religious Studies
Muslim scholars in Islamic studies have often been characterized bywestern scholars of religion as a "conservative group" (Martin 1985). Thischarge is brought against them because of their reluctance to adopt thetheories and methodologies of the science of religion in their approach tothe study of Islam and Muslim societies. I would like to outline threemajor factors responsible for the "conservatism" of contemporary Muslimscholars in an attempt …
The expression of Islam in South Africa
Historical Perspective, Current Literature and an Opinion Survey among Muslim Women in Contemporary South Africa
2001). Historical Perspective, Current Literature and an Opinion Survey among Muslim Women in Contemporary South Africa: A Case Study. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 109-129
The Many Voices of Islam
This article traces the political, conflict in early Islam that led to the formation of the first theological sects, emergence of philosophical schools resulting from the translation of Greek writings, and development of the mystical tradition in response to the formalism of dogmatic theology. It analyse.s the social and political factors that contributed to the rich diversity of thought that permeated Islamic culture and society. Finally, it att…
An Interfaith Perspective on Globalization for the Common Good
The third Annual International Conference on Globalization for theCommon Good was held on 27-31 March 2004 at the Bustan Rotana hotel, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. More than thirty participants, representingacademics, peace activists, theologians, environmentalists, and businessmenfrom the United States, Europe, Japan, the Gulf region, Australia,and South Africa attended the eleven plenary sessions. These were dividedunder the following headi…
Islamization of Disciplines
The past two decades has witnessed the mushrooming of Islamic schools in Europe, the United States and South Africa. Initially these schools were concerned essentially with providing an Islamic ethos for learners. More recently, however, they have begun to focus on the process of Islamization. The Islamization project was initiated in the United States by Muslim academics including Isma’il al‐Faruqi, Syed Husain Nasr and Fazlur Rahman as a respon…
Initiating Transformation, Visualizing a Future
This essay explores the notion of establishing a Muslim Charter for the growing South African Muslim community—much in line with similar charters in history and in contemporary times. After analyzing the socio-political background of the South African Muslim community in the first part of the essay, it is proposed to develop a charter that can serve as a mechanism to govern or regulate Muslim interactions and relationships within a predominantly …
Arabic-Afrikaans Literature at the Cape
Tuan Guru – the first official imam at the Cape – used Malayu as the medium of instruction in the Dorp Street madrasah (Muslim religious school) which he established at the end of the 18th century. This changed in the middle of the 19th century when Cape Dutch was adopted as the language of instruction. While the children were familiar with this language they could not read the Latin script since they were barred from attending the public schools…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Islam (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (3 works) · History (3 works)