Public Islam in Post-Apartheid South Africa: The Radio Islam Controversy

This article examines the Radio Islam controversy of 1997, in which a South African Muslim radio station, affiliated with the conservative Deobandi organization Jamiatul Ulama, forbade women's voices on its airwaves, citing the notion that women's voices in this context were `awrah (part o...

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Main Author: Ingram, Brannon D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2015]
In: Critical research on religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 72-85
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Republic / Radio Islam / Controversy / Gender-specific role / Postcolonialism / Islam / Publicity / Secularism
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B religion and media
B Islam
B Religion And Law
B South Africa
B Gender
B Publics
B Post-secular
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)