In a Corner of South Africa, Muslim Tradition Has Outlasted Slavery and Apartheid

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In a Corner of South Africa, Muslim Tradition Has Outlasted Slavery and Apartheid

The legacy of the Hendricks family is illustrative of how Islam manifests in such an indigenous, and completely orthodox, fashion, in a Muslim minority community that has been beset by so many challenges.

By H. A. Hellyer

Published on Oct 18, 2021

Source: New Lines Magazine

About the Author

H. A. Hellyer

Former Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program

Dr. H.A. Hellyer was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He serves as a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London, and as a Cambridge University fellow.

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