Sharia in Africa today : reactions and responses /

Sharia in Africa today : reactions and responses /

Sharīʿa in Africa Today. Reactions and Responses explores how Islamic law has influenced relations between Muslims and Christians, through a series of case studies by young African scholars working in four African countries: in Sudan where total Sharīʿa was applied until recently; in Nigeria where t...

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Other Authors: Chesworth, John., Kogelmann, Franz.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Series: Islam in Africa 15.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262485.

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Islamic law > Africa.
Islamic courts > Africa.

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Call Number: KBP64 .S43 2014

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 Introduction /
  • John Chesworth and Franz Kogelmann
  • 2 "Sharīʿa and Reality": A Domain of Contest among Sunni Muslims in the District of Shendi, Northern Sudan /
  • Osman Mohamed Osman Ali
  • 3 Contradicting State Ideology in Sudan: Christian-Muslim Relations among the Internally Displaced Persons in Khartoum-The Case of Mandela and Wad al-Bashīr Camps /
  • Salma Mohamed Abdalla
  • 4 The Evolution of the Independent sharīʿa Panel in Osun State, South-West Nigeria /
  • Abdul-Fatah Kola Makinde
  • 5 "Education is Education": Contemporary Muslim Views on Muslim Women's Education in Northern Nigeria /
  • Chikas Danfulani
  • 6 'We Introduced sharīʿa'-The Izala Movement in Nigeria as Initiator of sharīʿa-reimplementation in the North of the Country: Some Reflections /
  • Ramzi Ben Amara
  • 7 Debates on Kadhi's Courts and Christian-Muslim Relations in Isiolo Town: Thematic Issues and Emergent Trends /
  • Halkano Abdi Wario
  • 8 "Necessity Removes Restrictions": Swahili Muslim Women's Perspectives on Their Participation in the Public Sphere /
  • Esha Faki Mwinyihaji
  • 9 Women's Views on the Role of Kadhi's Courts: A Case Study of Kendu Bay, Kenya /
  • Rebecca Osiro
  • 10 Demand for the Re-Introduction of Kadhi's Courts on the Tanzanian Mainland: A Religious, Social and Political Analysis /
  • William Andrew Kopwe
  • 11 "Chaos Will Never Have a Chance": Sharīʿa Debates and Tolerance in a Provincial Tanzanian Town /
  • Bernardin Mfumbusa
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index.