Sharīʻa in Africa today : reactions and responses / edited by John Chesworth and Franz Kogelmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chesworth, John (John A.), Editor.

Contributor:

Chesworth, John.

Kogelmann, Franz.

Series:

Islam in Africa ; v. 15.

Islam in Africa, 1570-3754 ; volume 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic law--Africa.

Islamic law.

Islamic courts--Africa.

Islamic courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brill 2020

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 the Northern states re-introduced Sharīʿa courts; in Kenya where the place of Islamic courts has been contested in constitutional debates; in Tanzania where Muslims are calling for the re-introduction of Islamic courts. Each chapter is based on research carried out by the authors, topics include: relations between Muslims and Christians; how Islamic law has impacted on women; new Islamic movements and the state. It is of importance to anyone interested in the impact of Sharīʿa in Africa today.

Contents:

"Sharia and reality": a domain of dontest among Sunni Muslims in the District of Shendi, Northern Sudan / Osman Mohamed Osman Ali

Contradicting state ideology in Sudan: Christian-Muslim relations among the internally displaced persons in Khartoum-The Case of Mandela and Wad al-Bashir Camps / Salma Mohamed Abdalmunim Abdalla

Debates over interest rate: Sudanese perspectives from 35 years' experience of Islamic banking / Ahmad Elhassab, Umar Elhassab

The evolution of the independent sharia panel in Osun State, South-West Nigeria / Abdul-Fatah Kola

Makinde "Education is Education": contemporary Muslim views on Muslim women's education in northern Nigeria / Chikas Danfulani

'We Introduced sharia'-the Izala Movement in Nigeria as initiator of sharia-reimplementation in the north of the country: Some Reflections / Ramzi Ben Amara

Debates on kadhi's courts and Christian-Muslim relations in Isiolo Town: thematic issues and emergent trends / Halkano Abdi Wario

"Necessity removes restrictions": Swahili Muslim women's perspectives on their participation in the public sphere / Esha Faki Mwinyihaji

Women's views on the role of kadhi's courts: a case study of Kendu Bay, Kenya / Rebecca Osiro

Demand for the re-Introduction of kadhi's courts on the Tanzanian mainland: a religious, social and political analysis / William Andrew Kopwe

"Chaos will never have a chance": sharia debates and tolerance in a rrovincial Tanzanian town / Bernardin Mfumbusa.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789004262126

9004262121

OCLC:

865579089

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004262126 DOI