Islam and Muslim Politics in Africa (Hardcover)

Introduction: Islam and Muslim Politics in Africa; R.Otayek & B.F.Soares PART I: BETWEEN THE LOCAL AND THE GLOBAL Islam in Mauritania between Political Expansion and Globalization: Elites, Institutions, Knowledge, and Networks; Z.O.A.Salem Global Concerns, Local Realities: Islam and Islamism in a Somali State under Construction; M.Renders Transformations of Islam and Communal Relations in Wallo, Ethiopia; J.Abbink Aid, Umma, and Politics: Transnational Islamic NGOs in Chad; M.Kaag New Religious Actors in South Africa: The Example of Islamic Humanitarianism; S.Sadouni PART II: THE QUESTION OF THE STATE Muslim Reformists and the State in Benin; D.Bregand Perceptions of Marginalization: Muslims in Contemporary Tanzania; R.Loimeier Kenyan Muslims, the Aftermath of 9/11, and the "War on Terror"; R.Seesemann Politics and Sharia in Northern Nigeria; S.L.Sanusi Political Islam in Sudan: Islamists and the Challenge of State Power (1989-2004); E.Ahmed PART III: NEW WAYS OF BEING MUSLIM Islam in Mali in the Neoliberal Era; B.F.Soares Islamic Associations in Cameroon: Between the Umma and the State; H.Adama Negotiating Futures: Islam, Youth, and the State in Niger; A.Masquelier