UID:
almahu_9949739938902882
Format:
1 online resource (344 p.) :
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1 black and white illustration, 1 colour illustration, 1 colour line art
ISBN:
1-4744-8299-6
Series Statement:
Exploring Muslim Contexts : EMC
Content:
Explores the relationship between Muslim communities and the State in East Africa in political, institutional and legal contexts Focuses on the relationship between Muslims and the State in Kenya and Tanzania Asks which factors, both within and outside the Muslim community, shape and affect this relationship in contemporary times Presents 13 case studies exploring governance issues within and across the categories of politics, institutions and law in Kenya and Tanzania Identifies cross-cutting issues of governance and Muslim communites which are relevant beyond East AfricaRecent 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.Featured Case Studies Self-governance and the Lodwar Islamic Centre in Turkana State, Kenya Coastal Muslims and the Kenyan State Citizenship and belonging in the Kenyan Muslim counter-radicalisation programme Muslim publics in postcolonial Kenya The political roles of Islam in postcolonial Tanzania Lived Islam and Muslim Public discourse in Zanzibar, 1984 to the present Inter-religious discourse and Muslim ways of being in Zanzibar SUPKEM – the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims Muslim networks in post-socialist Tanzania The role of shehes in public health governance in rural Tanzania The Lamu Port project and its effect on local Muslim communities
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgements --
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Map of eastern Africa. Design by Rainer Lesniewski --
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Introduction --
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Part I Politics --
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1 An Islamic Interpretive Strategy for Exploring Grassroots Governance in Northern Kenya --
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2 The Kenyan State and Coastal Muslims: The Politics of Alienation and Engagement --
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3 Counter-narrativity as Peace, Love and Unity: Citizenship and Belonging in a Kenyan Muslim Counter-radicalisation Programme --
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4 Beyond Vicious Circles in the Kenyan Post-colony? On the Value of Discursive Space --
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5 Islam, Politics and the Limits of Authority in Mainland Tanzania, 1955–1968 --
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6 Politics, Lived Islam and Muslim Public Discourse in Zanzibar: Reflections on Cultural Identity, Belonging and Governance, 1984–2016 --
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7 The Inter-religious Dynamics of Muslim Politics: The Zanzibar Case --
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Part II Institutions --
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8 The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM): Jostling for Representativeness among Muslims in Kenya --
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9 Muslim Networks, Public Services and Development Intervention in Post-socialist Tanzania: Between Liberalisation and Alienation --
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10 Shehes and the State: The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders in Public Health Governance in Rural Tanzania --
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11 Facing Change at the Margins of the Kenyan Nation: The Promise of the Lamu Port --
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Part III Law --
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Law 12 Beyond an Impasse: Rule of Law and the Kenyan Kadhis’ Courts --
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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 --
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14 Courts within Courts: Kadhis and their Courts in the Kenyan Judicial System --
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15 The Case of the Stubborn Heir: State and Non-state Actors in Zanzibar’s Kadhis’ Courts --
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About the Contributors --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4744-8297-X
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781474482998
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