ISLAM AND MUSLIM POLITICS IN AFRICA; ED. BY BENJAMIN F. SOARES

Political Liberalization And Economic Reform, The Weakening Of The State, And Increased Global Interconnections Have All Had Profound Effects On Muslim Societies And The Practice Of Islam In Africa. The Contributors To This Volume Investigate And Illuminate The Changes They Have Brought, Through Detailed Case Studies Of Muslim Youth Activists, Islamic Ngos, Debates About Islamic Law, Secularism And Minority Rights, And Muslims And The Political Process In Both Conflict And Post-conflict Settings. Their Work Offers Fresh Perspectives On The Complexity Of Muslim Politics In Contemporary Africa. Introduction : Islam And Muslim Politics In Africa / Rene Otayek And Benjamin F. Soares -- Between The Local And The Global. Islam In Mauritania Between Political Expansion And Globalization : Elites, Institutions, Knowledge, And Networks / Zekeria Ould Ahmed Salem -- Global Concerns, Local Realities : Islam And Islamism In A Somali State Under Construction / Marleen Renders -- Transformations Of Islam And Communal Relations In Wallo, Ethiopia / Jan Abbink -- Aid, Umma, And Politics : Transnational Islamic Ngos In Chad / Mayke Kaag -- New Religious Actors In South Africa : The Example Of Islamic Humanitarianism / Samadia Sadouni -- The Question Of The State : Muslim Reformists And The State In Benin / Denise Bregand -- Perceptions Of Marginalization : Muslims In Contemporary Tanzania / Roman Loimeier -- Kenyan Muslims, The Aftermath Of 9/11, And The War On Terror / Rudiger Seesemann -- Politics And Sharia In Northern Nigeria / Sanusi Lamido Sanusi -- Political Islam In Sudan : Islamists And The Challenge Of State Power (1989-2004) / Einas Ahmed -- New Ways Of Being Muslim : Islam In Mali In The Neoliberal Era / Benjamin F. Soares -- Islamic Associations In Cameroon : Between The Umma And The State / Hamadou Adama -- Negotiating Futures : Islam, Youth, And The State In Niger / Adeline Masquelier. Edited By Benjamin F. Soares And Rene Otayek. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Political liberalization and economic reform, the weakening of the state, and increased global interconnections have all had profound effects on Africa. The contributors to this volume investigate and illuminate the specific changes these events have brought to the practice of Islam and Muslim politics in contemporary Africa. Through detailed case studies of ordinary African Muslims, Muslim activists, Islamic NGOs, debates about Islamic law, secularism and minority rights, and the political process in both conflict and postconflict settings, their work offers fresh perspectives on the complexity of Islam and Muslim politics in Africa

Political liberalization and economic reform, the weakening of the state, and increased global interconnections have all had profound effects on Muslim societies and the practice of Islam in Africa. The contributors to this volume investigate and illuminate the changes they have brought, through detailed case studies of Muslim youth activists, Islamic NGOs, debates about Islamic law, secularism and minority rights, and Muslims and the political process in both conflict and post-conflict settings. Their work offers fresh perspectives on the complexity of Muslim politics in contemporary Africa.