Islam And Muslim Politics In Africa
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Islam And Muslim Politics In Africa
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Author : B. Soares
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2007-10-01
Islam And Muslim Politics In Africa written by B. Soares and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-01 with Social Science categories.
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.
Pride Faith And Fear
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Author : Charlotte A. Quinn
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2003-03-06
Pride Faith And Fear written by Charlotte A. Quinn and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-06 with Religion categories.
While nearly one in every five people in the world today is Muslim, Islam is spreading most rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa, where one in three Africans today practices a form of Islam. Sub-Saharan Africa is today home to over 150 million Muslims. Although immensely varied, African Islam, the authors demonstrate, is defined by three overarching beliefs. First, African Islam is local Islam, with no ordained clergy or international body to regulate doctrine. At the same time, the importance of Islam as a source of communal identity, both within African societies and as part of the worldwide Islamic community, is a defining feature of the African Muslim worldview. Finally, there is a pervasive belief among African Muslims that the West is on a new crusade against Islam. At a time of growing interest in the worldwide expansion of Islam, the Islamic revival in Africa deserves special attention. With in-depth coverage of Islam in countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Pride, Faith, and Fear provides both a general overview of African Islam and a detailed picture of Muslim politics--which are increasingly national politics--in some of Africa's most populous regions.
Islam In West Africa
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Author : Nehemia Levtzion
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-01-12
Islam In West Africa written by Nehemia Levtzion and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-12 with Religion categories.
First published in 1994, this volume brings together essays from the celebrated scholar of African history, Nehemia Levtzion. The articles cover a wide range of themes including Islamization, Islam in politics, Islamic revolutions and the work of the historian in studying this field. This collection is a rich source of supplementary material to Professor Levtzion’s major publications on Islam in West Africa. This book will be of key interest to those studying Islamic and West African history.
Islam Democracy And The State In North Africa
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Author : John P. Entelis
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1997-12-22
Islam Democracy And The State In North Africa written by John P. Entelis and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-12-22 with History categories.
"Rarely is a collection of essays as coherent and of such uniformly high quality as is this one. This book makes a major contribution to our efforts to understand, and so competently interact with, the forces of political, economic, and social change in states where Islamic ideals form a vibrant component of the culture." —American Historical Review "Fielding a veteran team of American Maghribi specialists, this book discusses Islam and politics, human rights, aspects of political economy, and the international dimension of prospects for democratization in Islamic North African states. . . . All chapters advance useful arguments based on solid research." —Foreign Affairs In the late 1980s, misguided economic policies, bureaucratic mismanagement, political corruption, and cultural alienation combined to create a popular demand for change in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. It seemed for a time that a new and more open politics would transform the region. Instead, authoritarian states mobilized to repress the populist opposition led by politicized Islamist movements. Analyzing developments over the last two decades from the perspectives of political culture and political economy, leading American scholars provide insights into the region's continuing political crisis.
Africa S Islamic Experience
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Author : Ali A. Mazrui
language : en
Publisher: New Dawn Press(IL)
Release Date : 2008-04
Africa S Islamic Experience written by Ali A. Mazrui and has been published by New Dawn Press(IL) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04 with Africa categories.
Hoping that it will illustrate not just the impact of Islam upon Africa but also the impact of Africa on Muslim history, this volume focuses on how the number of Muslims in Africa has grown rapidly within the post-World War II era and how Islam has radically transformed the political, social, and religious structures of the country. Starting with the penetration of the continent in the seventh century, this collection also documents the spread of Islam prior to World War II.
Islam And Politics In East Africa
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Author : August H. Nimtz, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 1980-12-22
Islam And Politics In East Africa written by August H. Nimtz, Jr. and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-12-22 with History categories.
Islam and Politics in East Africa was first published in 1980. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Focusing on the interplay of religion, society, and politics, August Nimtz examines the role of sufi tariqas (brotherhoods) in Tanzania, where he observed an African Muslim society at first hand. Nimtz opens this book with a historical account of Islam in East Africa, and in subsequent chapters analyzes the role of tariqas in Tanzania and, more specifically, in the coastal city of Bagamoyo. Using a conceptual framework derived from contemporary political theories on social cleavages and individual interests. Nimtz explains why the tariqa is important in the process of political change. The fundamental cleavage in Muslim East Africa, he notes, is that of "whites" versus blacks. Nimtz contends that the tariqus, in serving the interest of blacks (that is, Africans), became in turn vehicles for the mass mobilization of African Muslims during the anti-colonial struggle. In Bagamoyo he finds a similar process and, in addition, reveals that the tariqas have served African interests in opposition to those of "whites" because of the individual benefits they provide. At the same time, Nimtz concludes, the social structure of East African Muslim society has ensured that Africans would be particularly attracted to these benefits. This work will interest both observers of African political development and specialists in the Islamic studies.
Islamism And Its Enemies In The Horn Of Africa
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Author : Alexander De Waal
language : en
Publisher: C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
Release Date : 2004
Islamism And Its Enemies In The Horn Of Africa written by Alexander De Waal and has been published by C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Religion categories.
America's War on Terrorism has thrown political Islam in Africa into the international spotlight. This book examines the social andpolitical manifestations of Islamism in north-east Africa, including the Nile Valley and the Horn.
Africas Islamic Experiences History Culture And Politics
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Author : Ali A. Mazrui
language : en
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Release Date : 2012-06
Africas Islamic Experiences History Culture And Politics written by Ali A. Mazrui and has been published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06 with Literary Collections categories.
"Africas Islamic Experiences- History, Culture, and Politics Edited by Ali A. Mazrui, Patrick M. Dikirr, Robert Ostergard Jr., Michael Toler & Paul Macharia This volume is rich in historic surprises about the fortunes of Islam in African experience, Islam first arrived in African while the Prophet Muhammad, the Founder of the religion, was still alive, Ethiopia provided asylum to early Arab Muslims on the run from persecution by fellow Arabs in pre-Islamic Mecca, Today Nigeria has more Muslims than any Arab country, including Egypt. This volume explores not just Islam's impact upon Africa but also Africa's impact on Muslim history. The book explores the geographical expansion of the religion, the revival of ancient Muslim rituals, and the politicization and radicalization of Islam in both colonial and pre-colonial Africa. Is Islam compatible with democracy? Can African Islam peacefully coexist with Christianity? How has Islam in Africa influenced architecture, Literature, race relations, gender relation, and cultural interpenetrations between Arabs and Black Africans? In this era of globalization is Islam a positive vanguard force or a trigger for parochialism and backward-looking nostalgia? In this era of terrorism and counter-terrorism can Islam be mobilized as a force for stability or has the religion been irretrievably hijacked by its own worst radicals? This volume does not try to answer all the questions, but it helps to lay the basic groundwork for understanding Islam much better in this new age.
Islam In Africa South Of The Sahara
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Author : Pade Badru
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2013-05-23
Islam In Africa South Of The Sahara written by Pade Badru and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-23 with Religion categories.
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.
Islam And Politics In Kenya
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Author : Arye Oded
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 2000
Islam And Politics In Kenya written by Arye Oded and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Political Science categories.
8 Muslims and the Law