Shari'ah on trial : Northern Nigeria's Islamic revolution /

In November of 1999, Nigerians took to the streets demanding the re-implementation of shari'ah law in their country. Two years later, many Nigerians supported the death sentence by stoning of a peasant woman for alleged sexual misconduct. Public outcry in the West was met with assurances to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eltantawi, Sarah, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Temas:
Islamic law > Nigeria, Northern.
Islamic courts > Nigeria, Northern.
Islam and politics > Nigeria, Northern.
Islam and state > Nigeria, Northern.
Droit islamique > Nigeria (Nord)
Tribunaux islamiques > Nigeria (Nord)
Islam et État > Nigeria (Nord)
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Islam and politics
Islam and state
Islamic courts
Islamic law
Northern Nigeria
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A revolution for Shar'iah
  • Stoning and sovereignty: Hausaland's Islamic modernity
  • Origins of the stoning punishment
  • Colonialism: then and now
  • The trial of Amina lawal
  • Gender and the Western reaction to the case.

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