Governance and Islam in East Africa: Muslims and the State

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Governance and Islam in East Africa

Muslims and the State

Edited by: Farouk Topan , Kai Kresse , Erin E. Stiles and Hassan Mwakimako

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2024

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Exploring Muslim Contexts

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Recent studies of Muslims in Kenya and Tanzania have tended either to examine governance of Muslims in relation to security issues, or to discuss the reforms attempted within communities and their implications for Muslim theology, rituals and general welfare. Both these approaches are covered in this book, and a third is added – the study of Muslims as citizens or residents of their respective countries, looking at their activities and attitudes in relation to the various challenges they face together with their fellow compatriots and citizens.

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Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Culture and Society

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Map of eastern Africa. Design by Rainer Lesniewski Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Farouk Topan, Kai Kresse, Erin E. Stiles and Hassan Mwakimako Open Access Download PDF	1
Part I Politics
1 An Islamic Interpretive Strategy for Exploring Grassroots Governance in Northern Kenya Mark LeVine Open Access Download PDF	25
2 The Kenyan State and Coastal Muslims: The Politics of Alienation and Engagement Jeremy Prestholdt Open Access Download PDF	49
3 Counter-narrativity as Peace, Love and Unity: Citizenship and Belonging in a Kenyan Muslim Counter-radicalisation Programme Halkano Abdi Wario Open Access Download PDF	69
4 Beyond Vicious Circles in the Kenyan Post-colony? On the Value of Discursive Space Kai Kresse Open Access Download PDF	92
5 Islam, Politics and the Limits of Authority in Mainland Tanzania, 1955–1968 James R. Brennan Open Access Download PDF	112
6 Politics, Lived Islam and Muslim Public Discourse in Zanzibar: Reflections on Cultural Identity, Belonging and Governance, 1984–2016 Kjersti Larsen Open Access Download PDF	143
7 The Inter-religious Dynamics of Muslim Politics: The Zanzibar Case Hans Olsson Open Access Download PDF	160
Part II Institutions
8 The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM): Jostling for Representativeness among Muslims in Kenya Hassan Mwakimako Open Access Download PDF	183
9 Muslim Networks, Public Services and Development Intervention in Post-socialist Tanzania: Between Liberalisation and Alienation Felicitas Becker Open Access Download PDF	199
10 Shehes and the State: The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Public Health Governance in Rural Tanzania Mohamed Yunus Rafiq Open Access Download PDF	220
11 Facing Change at the Margins of the Kenyan Nation: The Promise of the Lamu Port Charlotte Knote Open Access Download PDF	245
Part III Law
Law 12 Beyond an Impasse: Rule of Law and the Kenyan Kadhis’ Courts Susan F. Hirsch Open Access Download PDF	263
13 The Law of Evidence Applicable in the Kadhis’ Courts of Kenya: A Study of Two Decisions by Kadhi Abduljabar, Kadhis’ Court Nairobi at Upper Hill Tito Kunyuk Open Access Download PDF	278
14 Courts within Courts: Kadhis and their Courts in the Kenyan Judicial System Abdulkadir Hashim Open Access Download PDF	291
15 The Case of the Stubborn Heir: State and Non-state Actors in Zanzibar’s Kadhis’ Courts Erin E. Stiles Open Access Download PDF	306
About the Contributors Open Access Download PDF	319
Index Open Access Download PDF	321

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eBook published on:

May 31, 2024

eBook ISBN:

9781474482998

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344

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1 black and white illustration, 1 colour illustration, 1 colour line art

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474482998

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Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

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