Islam and politics in Kenya / Arye Oded.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oded, Arye.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Kenya.

Islam.

Islam and state--Kenya.

Islam and state.

Islam and politics--Kenya.

Islam and politics.

Kenya--Politics and government.

Kenya.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

ix, 236 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000.

Contents:

Map of Kenya xi

1 A Profile of the Muslim Community in Kenya 11

2 Muslim Organizations 21

3 Muslims in the Establishment 29

4 The Political Importance of the Muslims 33

5 Religious Leadership and Muslim Solidarity 41

6 Religious, Political, and Personal Divisions 47

7 Muslims and the State 73

8 Muslims and the Law 89

9 Muslims and Education 95

10 Muslim-Christian Relations 101

11 Arab-Islamic Activities 111

12 The Islamic Factor in Kenya and the Middle East Conflict 125

13 The Islamic Party of Kenya 135

14 Islamic Extremism: The Rise and Fall of Shaikh Khalid Balala 149

15 Similarities and Differences in the Political Status of Muslims in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania 163

Appendix 1 Declaration by a Person Being Converted to Islam (in English and Kiswahili) 179

Appendix 2 An Open Letter from the Islamic Party of Kenya to the Attorney General 181

Appendix 3 Objectives of the United Muslims of Africa 185

Appendix 4 "Principles of Democratic Leadership" 187

Appendix 5 Excerpts from "Imam Khomeini and Other Scholars on Muslim Unity" 195

Appendix 6 A Letter from Muslim Lecturers at the University of Nairobi 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1555879292

OCLC:

43930177