"In this essay an attempt is made to reflect upon, and to provide, a general overview of the position of the media and religion and the relationship between these two sectors in Southern Africa. Instead of covering the vast Southern African region, it will confine itself to reviewing the position an ... d interconnection of these elements in specific countries. Before contextualising religion and the media in a given region, there is a need to construct a theoretical framework that will assist the understanding and nature of this relationship." (Abstract) more

"South Africa's Muslim community like all its other religious minority communities has been proactive in preserving its religious identity through the formation of a number of institutions. Over the past three centuries the community has occupied itself in not only erecting mosques and building coll ... eges for Islamic instruction as a way of publicly reflecting the community's religious and cultural identity, but it has also been involved in the preparation of religious texts that assisted in providing more detailed information about its identity. The production of religious literature has however been largely the preserve of a few talented and inspired individuals in the community, over more than two centuries. This paper concerns itself with the production of the 'Muslim book' in South Africa during the 20th century, focussing on the contribution of a number of specific individuals. It thus provides a background sketch of the development of the production of the 'Muslim book,' and demonstrates how these theologians have made a substantial input to South African literature in general." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1010) more