Islam in Africa

UN LINGUAGGIO POLITICO DELL’ISLAM IN AFRICA OCCIDENTALE: RESISTENZA, CONTROCULTURA, RIVOLUZIONE

by Alessandra Turchetti

Reconnaissance de trois villes musulmanes de l'époque médiévale dans l'Ifat

by François-Xavier Fauvelle-Aymar

Co-authored with B. Hirsch, L. Bruxelles, Chalachew Mesfin, A. Chekroun & Deresse Ayenatchew.
Published in "Annales d'Ethiopie", 22, 2006 [released in 2007]: 133-175.

History, Heritage, Identity: Arabic manuscripts in Cape Muslim Families

by Saarah Jappie

Published on www.archivalplatform.org

From the Madrasah to the Museum: The Social Life of the Kietaabs of Cape Town

by Saarah Jappie

published in 'History in Africa: a Journal of Method' Volume 38, 2011.

Kadhis Courts and the Constitution: Changing Approach to Politics and State among Kenyan Muslim leaders

by Abdulkader Tayob

Debate over Kadhis Courts in the constitutional review process (1998-2010) in Kenya antagonized relations between... more Debate over Kadhis Courts in the constitutional review process (1998-2010) in Kenya antagonized relations between Muslims and Christians. Generally, Muslims became very defensive as some Christian groups mounted a critique against the place of Kadhis courts in the proposed new constitution. This paper presents Muslim responses to this conflict and debate in the larger framework of Muslim politics in the nation state. It shows how Muslim responses were working towards a fundamental restructuring of relations in the political and public spheres. They made some significant comments on the future of the Kenyan state, and also proposed restructuring of Muslim institutions relating to religion and politics.

Abdulkader Tayob, and Joseph Wandera, eds. Constitutional Review in Kenya and Kadhis Courts: Selected Papers Presented At the Workshop 20 March 2010. Cape Town: Centre for Contemporary Islam, 2011.

by Abdulkader Tayob

On March 20th 2010, CCI in conjunction with the Department of Religious Studies,St Paul's University,Limuru organized... more On March 20th 2010, CCI in conjunction with the Department of Religious Studies,St Paul's University,Limuru organized a highly successful workshop on Kadhis Courts in Kenya. From 1996 to 2010, Kenyans have been engaged in important exercise of re-writing their constitution. One contentious aspect of this process was the inclusion of Kadhis Courts (Muslim judges)in the constitution. Some Christian groups have argued that the inclusion of these courts privileges one religion (Islam) over others in a constitution that is premised on the notion of a secular state. Muslims argue that some legal adjudication is absolutely in the practice of their religion. The conference brought together over seventy participants to reflect on this process. Several papers were presented by academics from various universities in Kenya.

Politics and Islamization in African Public Spheres

by Abdulkader Tayob

The article has been accepted for publication by Islamic Africa (North-Western University. This is an update version (significantly improved) of the original version that I had uploaded last year.

This essay identifies some distinct sites and expressions of Islamic public life in Africa from the beginning of the... more This essay identifies some distinct sites and expressions of Islamic public life in Africa from the beginning of the period of liberation and emancipation in the 1950s until the present. The expressions reflect the changing political conditions inaugurated by colonialism, and continued by post-colonial states in African societies. I build on the work of Eickelman, Salvatore et al on the idea of Public Islam and Muslim Publics. Furthermore, I identify their preoccupation with new political values in the public sphere, and the representation of Islam. The former comes from Habermas, while the latter can be traced to WC Smith and the continuing search for the representation of Islam. I question these preoccupations, and suggest that we need to broaden our expectations of Muslim publics. My identification of the main discursive fields in Muslim publics in Africa is an exercise in this direction.

Memoirs of Dahwah

by Ahmed Fazel Ebrahim

« L’Empire almohade. Le Maghreb et al-Andalus (1130-1269) »

by Pascal Buresi

in F. Hurlet (ed.), Les Empires. Antiquité et Moyen Âge. Analyse comparée, Rennes, PUR, 2008:221‑237