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" Cape Town - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Haron, Muhammed
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AL
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English
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1061204
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ALei1601
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Haron, Muhammed
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Cape Town - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Haron, Muhammed
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Leiden: Brill
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(1,632 words)
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Cape Town and its surrounding areas in South Africa, once known as the Cape of Good Hope, are the cosmopolitan home of a multi-ethnic, multilingual, politically diverse, and multireligious society, which comprises residents belonging to various religious traditions, among them Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. According to the 2011 South African Census, Greater Cape Town—which forms part of the Western Cape province with its more than 4.5 million inhabitants—is home to most of the Western Cape’s Muslims, who number about 293,000. The Cape’s Muslims
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Islam.
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ALei1601.pdf
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