5. The Trial of Amina Lawal

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on Transliteration xi
5. Chronology xiii
6. Map of Northern Nigeria xvi
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. A Revolution for Shariʻah 12
9. 2. Hausaland’s Islamic Modernity 40
10. 3. Origins of the Stoning Punishment 66
11. 4. Colonialism: Then and Now 98
12. 5. The Trial of Amina Lawal 138
13. 6. Gender and the Western Reaction to the Case 173
14. Notes 205
15. References 233
16. Index 247