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Sharia 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 Sudan, Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Chesworth, John, Kogelmann, Franz
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, 2013.
Series:Islam in Africa ; 15.
Subjects:
Islamic law > Africa.
Islamic courts > Africa.
Droit islamique > Afrique.
Tribunaux islamiques > Afrique.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Islamic Studies.
Islamic courts.
Islamic law.
Africa.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Sharia and reality": a domain of dontest 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
  • Debates over interest rate: Sudanese perspectives from 35 years' experience of Islamic banking / Ahmad Elhassab, Umar Elhassab
  • The evolution of the independent sharia 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 sharia'-the Izala Movement in Nigeria as initiator of sharia-reimplementation in the north of the country: Some Reflections / Ramzi Ben Amara
  • 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
  • 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": sharia debates and tolerance in a rrovincial Tanzanian town / Bernardin Mfumbusa.

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