Sharia in Africa today: reactions and responses

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Title:	Sharia in Africa today: reactions and responses
Editors:	Chesworth, John Kogelmann, Franz
Chapter(s):	Present
Year:	2014
Issue:	15
Pages:	281
Language:	English
Series:	Islam in Africa (ISSN 1570-3754)
City of publisher:	Leiden
Publisher:	Brill
ISBN:	9789004250543; 9789004262126
Geographic terms:	Subsaharan Africa Kenya Nigeria Sudan Tanzania
Subjects:	Islamic law interreligious relations women Islamic movements women's education courts
Abstract:	This book explores how Islamic law (sharia) has influenced relations between Muslims and Christians, through a series of case studies by young African scholars working in four African countries: in Sudan where total sharia was applied until recently; in Nigeria where the Northern states reintroduced sharia courts; in Kenya where the place of Islamic courts has been contested in constitutional debates; in Tanzania where Muslims are calling for the re-introduction of Islamic courts. Topics include: relations between Muslims and Christians; how Islamic law has an impact on women; new Islamic movements and the State. Contributors: Osman Mohamed Osman Ali, Salma Mohamed Abdalla, Abdul-Fatah Kola Makinde, Chikas Danfulani, Ramzi Ben Amara, Halkano Abdi Wario, Esha Faki Mwinyihaji, Rebecca Osiro, William Andrew Kopwe, Bernardin Mfumbusa. [ASC Leiden abstract]