Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa

## Notes on Contributors Index viii • List of Illustrations 16.3 The Islamic African Center (IAC) established two colleges-Shari'a and Education, starting in 1986, and changed its name to Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction: Africa’s Muslim Institutions of Higher Learning: Moving Forward....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Islam and the Idea of the “African University”: An Analytical Framework....Pages 13-39 Muslim Higher Education in the Southern African Region: From Secular Tertiary Institutions to Darul-’Ulums....Pages 41-61 Trajectories of Islamic Education in the Twentieth Century: Zanzibar and Beyond....Pages 63-72 Islamic-Oriented Universities in Nigeria: Triumphs and Travails....Pages 73-91 Front Matter....Pages 93-93 The Mission of the Muslim University of Morogoro in Tanzania: Context, Promises, and Challenges....Pages 95-105 The Role of IUIU in Influencing Public Discourse on Islam in Uganda: A Perception Survey at the Kampala Campus....Pages 107-119 Islamic University in Uganda: Its Role in the Socioeconomic Development of East Africa’s Muslim Communities....Pages 121-133 Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU): The Pioneers....Pages 135-156 King Faisal University in Chad: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Prospects....Pages 157-177 Islamic Institutions of Higher Learning in Ghana: The Case of the Islamic University College....Pages 179-191 Front Matter....Pages 193-193 Muslim Universities in East Africa: Negotiating Cultural Identity and Political Challenges....Pages 195-210 The International University of Africa, Sudan: Its History, Mission, and Dissertations....Pages 211-220 Al-Azhar University’s Role in Educating Nigerians: A Case Study of the Ilorin Al-Azhar Institute....Pages 221-236 Scientific Profiles and Potential of Al-Azhar’s African Graduates: A Statistical Analysis....Pages 237-245 The Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies: A Site for the Renegotiation of Islamic Law and Authority in Kano, Nigeria....Pages 247-264 The Islamic University of Niger from Lahore, Pakistan, to Say, Niger: The Challenge of Establishing a Transnational Islamic University....Pages 265-281 Back Matter....Pages 283-302 "Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa seeks to enrich the public debate on Muslim education in Africa by offering new insight into the evolving encounter between the diversity of local Islamic knowledge and the politics of transnational trends of Muslim education. Contributors include scholars in the field of Islamic education and administrators in Muslim institutions. Using theoretical studies, case studies of these institutions, and analyzing issues of intellectual viability and graduate visibility in these institutions this volume is will serve students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds"-- Provided by publisher "Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa examines the colonial discriminatory practices against Muslim education through control and dismissal and discusses the education reform movement of the post-colonial experience. Lo and Haron examine the construction processes of Muslim scholastic communities across the continent, and these case studies describe a trajectory that is in accord with the intellectual agenda of the global Muslim community, in which Africa has been designated as a significant periphery"-- Provided by publisher