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Suggestions for Further Reading and Internet Resourc e s 3 3 3Internet ResourcesA basic resource for useful information and statistics on South Africa, as well asa time line of twentieth-century South African history, is provided by the BBCat http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country _ p r o f i l e s / 1 0 7 1 8 8 6 . s t m .Directories and links to a large number of South African Muslim mosques, organizations,and businesses can be found at http://www.muslims.co.za/. Onegroup, Positive Muslims of South Africa, focuses on providing support for victimsof HIV/AIDS and can be found on the Web at http://www. i f h . o r g.uk/positive_muslims.html. A number of the South African Muslim organizationsthat are discussed in this chapter also have home pages, including theJamiatul Ulama Transvaal (http://www.islamsa.org.za/) and the Jamiat UlamaNatal (http://www.jamiat.org.za/). Access to South African Muslim broadcastmedia is also available online through Radio 786 (www.radio786.co.za) andChannel Islam (http://www. c h a n n e l i s l a m . c o m ) .10. Peril and Possibility: Muslim Life in the United StatesPrimary Sources Available in EnglishHasan, Asma Gull. 2000. American Muslims: The New Generation. New Yo r k :C o n t i n u u m .In this book, a young South Asian American woman tackles anti-Muslimprejudice, discusses her views on American Muslim women, and presents aself-consciously American view of Islam.Malcolm X and Alex Haley. 1973. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. New Yo r k :Ballantine Books.This classic of American literature describes the protagonist’s religious andpolitical transformations as a convicted felon, Nation of Islam leader, andMeccan pilgrim.Safi, Omid, ed. 2003. P ro g ressive Muslims on Justice, Gender, and Pluralism. O x-ford: Oneworld.The editor’s introduction to this collection and many of its chapters arewritten by Muslim scholars active in the United States. They address a rangeof critical topics facing Muslims in the contemporary world, including thoseof identity politics and religious pluralism.Wadud, Amina. 1999. Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from aWo m a n ’s Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press.