Sharīʿa in Africa Today

Reactions and Responses
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-90-04-25054-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 15, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Islam in Africa

Shari'a 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 Shari'a was applied until recently; in Nigeria where the Northern states re-introduced Shari'a 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 Shari'a in Africa today.

Autoren/Hrsg.

A Chesworth, John

Kogelmann, Franz

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

List of Maps
Acknowledgements
Technical Note
Preface

Introduction
John Chesworth and Franz Kogelmann

Part One Sudan: “Total shari'a”
“Shari'a and Reality”: A Domain of Contest 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

Part two Nigeria: “Re-implementation of shari'a”
The Evolution of the Independent shari'a 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 shari'a’—The Izala Movement in Nigeria as Initiator of shari'a-reimplementation in the North of the Country: Some Reflections
Ramzi Ben Amara

Part three Kenya: “Place of shari'a in the Constitution”
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

Part four Tanzania: “Calls for the Re-introduction of shari'a”
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”: Shari'a Debates and Tolerance in a Provincial Tanzanian Town
Bernardin Mfumbusa

Bibliography
Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

John Chesworth, PhD (2008), University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, is currently Research Officer for Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History 1500-1900 at University of Birmingham. He has published on Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa, the use of the Qur'an and Bible in popular polemic, and Islamic courts in East Africa.

Franz Kogelmann, Dr. phil. (1997), Bayreuth University, Germany, is Academic Co-ordinator of the Institute of African Studies and Principal Investigator at Bayreuth International Graduate School (BIGSAS) at that University. He has published on Islamic endowments (waqf), Islamism in Egypt and Muslims in Sub-saharan Africa and in Europe.