Sharīʻa in Africa Today

Sharīʻa in Africa Today
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Publisher : Brill Academic Pub
Total Pages : 281
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ISBN-10 : 9004250549
ISBN-13 : 9789004250543
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Sharīʻa in Africa Today by : John Chesworth

This title 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.

Islam in Africa South of the Sahara

Islam in Africa South of the Sahara
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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages : 429
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ISBN-10 : 9780810884700
ISBN-13 : 0810884704
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Islam in Africa South of the Sahara by : Pade Badru

Islam in Africa South of the Sahara: Essays in Gender Relations and Political Reform draws together contributions from scholars that focus on changes taking place in the practice of the religion and their effects on the political terrain and civil society. Contributors explore the dramatic changes in gender relations within Islam on the continent, occasioned in part by the events of 9/11 and the response of various Islamic states to growing negative media coverage. These explorations of the dynamics of religious change, reconfigured gender relations, and political reform consider not only the role of state authorities but the impact of ordinary Muslim women who have taken to challenging the surbodinate role assigned to them in Islam. Essays are far-ranging in their scope as the future of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa falls under the microscope, with contributing addressing such topics as the Islamic view of the historic Arab enslavement of Africans and colonialist ventures; studies of gender politics in Gambia, northern Nigeria, and Ghana; surveys of the impact of Sharia law in Nigeria and Sudan; the political role of Islam in Somalia, South Africa, and African diaspora communities. Islam in Africa South of the Sahara is an ideal reader for students and scholars of international politics, comparative theology, race and ethnicity, comparative sociology, African and Islamic studies.

Democratization and Islamic Law

Democratization and Islamic Law
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Publisher : Campus Verlag
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 9783593382562
ISBN-13 : 3593382563
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Democratization and Islamic Law by : Johannes Harnischfeger

When democracy was introduced to Nigeria in 1999, one-third of its federal states declared that they would be governed by sharia, or Islamic law. This work argues that such a break with secular constitutional traditions in a multireligious country can have disastrous consequences

Gender and Islam in Africa

Gender and Islam in Africa
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0804774811
ISBN-13 : 9780804774819
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Gender and Islam in Africa by : Margot Badran

Gender and Islam in Africa examines ways in which women in Africa are interpreting traditional Islamic concepts in order to empower themselves and their societies. African women, it argues, have promoted the ideals and practices of equality, human rights, and democracy within the framework of Islamic thought, challenging conventional conceptualizations of the religion as gender-constricted and patriarchal. The contributors come from the fields of history, anthropology, linguistics, gender studies, religious studies, and law. Their depictions of African women's interpreting and reinterpreting of Islam go back into the nineteenth century and up to today, including analyses of how cultural media such as popular song and film can communicate new gender roles in terms of sexuality and direct examinations of religious and religiously based family law and efforts to reform them.

Islam and Muslim Politics in Africa

Islam and Muslim Politics in Africa
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 283
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ISBN-10 : 9780230607101
ISBN-13 : 0230607101
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Islam and Muslim Politics in Africa by : B. Soares

Political liberalization and economic reform, the weakening of the state, and increased global interconnections have all had profound effects on Muslim societies and the practice of Islam in Africa. The contributors to this volume investigate and illuminate the changes that have occurred in Africa, through detailed case studies.

The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa

The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 774
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ISBN-10 : 9783030457594
ISBN-13 : 3030457591
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa by : Fallou Ngom

This handbook generates new insights that enrich our understanding of the history of Islam in Africa and the diverse experiences and expressions of the faith on the continent. The chapters in the volume cover key themes that reflect the preoccupations and realities of many African Muslims. They provide readers access to a comprehensive treatment of the past and current traditions of Muslims in Africa, offering insights on different forms of Islamization that have taken place in several regions, local responses to Islamization, Islam in colonial and post-colonial Africa, and the varied forms of Jihād movements that have occurred on the continent. The handbook provides updated knowledge on various social, cultural, linguistic, political, artistic, educational, and intellectual aspects of the encounter between Islam and African societies reflected in the lived experiences of African Muslims and the corpus of African Islamic texts.

Shari‘a, Inshallah

Shari‘a, Inshallah
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 391
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ISBN-10 : 9781108832786
ISBN-13 : 1108832784
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Shari‘a, Inshallah by : Mark Fathi Massoud

Shari'a, Inshallah shows how people have used shari'a to struggle for peace, justice, and human rights in Somalia and Somaliland.

Salafism in Nigeria

Salafism in Nigeria
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9781107157439
ISBN-13 : 1107157439
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Salafism in Nigeria by : Alexander Thurston

Examines how Salafism, a globally influential Muslim movement, is reshaping religious authority in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country.

Islamic Scholarship in Africa

Islamic Scholarship in Africa
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 513
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ISBN-10 : 9781847012319
ISBN-13 : 1847012310
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Islamic Scholarship in Africa by : Ousmane Oumar Kane

Cutting-edge research in the study of Islamic scholarship and its impact on the religious, political, economic and cultural history of Africa; bridges the europhone/non-europhone knowledge divides to significantly advance decolonial thinking, and extend the frontiers of social science research in Africa.

The Trouble with Islam

The Trouble with Islam
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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 0312326998
ISBN-13 : 9780312326999
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis The Trouble with Islam by : Irshad Manji

"I have to be honest with you. Islam is on very thin ice with me....Through our screaming self-pity and our conspicuous silences, we Muslims are conspiring against ourselves. We're in crisis and we're dragging the rest of the world with us. If ever there was a moment for an Islamic reformation, it's now. For the love of God, what are we doing about it?" In blunt, provocative, and deeply personal terms, Irshad Manji unearths the troubling cornerstones of mainstream Islam today: tribal insularity, deep-seated anti-Semitism, and an uncritical acceptance of the Koran as the final, and therefore superior, manifesto of God. In this open letter to Muslims and non-Muslims alike, Manji asks arresting questions. "Who is the real colonizer of Muslims - America or Arabia? Why are we all being held hostage by what's happening between the Palestinians and the Israelis? Why are we squandering the talents of women, fully half of God's creation? What's our excuse for reading the Koran literally when it's so contradictory and ambiguous? Is that a heart attack you're having? Make it fast. Because if more of us don't speak out against the imperialists within Islam, these guys will walk away with the show." Manji offers a practical vision of how the United States and its allies can help Muslims undertake a reformation that empowers women, promotes respect for religious minorities, and fosters a competition of ideas. Her vision revives Islam's lost tradition of independent thinking. This book will inspire struggling Muslims worldwide to revisit the foundations of their faith. It will also compel non-Muslims to start posing the important questions without fear of being deemed "racists." In more ways than one, The Trouble with Islam is a clarion call for a fatwa-free future.