The History of Islam in Africa
Title | The History of Islam in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Nehemia Levtzion |
Publisher | James Currey |
Pages | 616 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Religion |
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The history of the Islamic faith in Africa spans 14 centuries. This book provides a detailed mapping of the cultural, political, geographic and religious past of Islam in a single volume. Intended as a reference and textbook, it does not assume prior knowledge of the subject.
Some Aspects of Islam in Africa
Title | Some Aspects of Islam in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | ʻUthmān Sayyid Aḥmad Ismāʻīl Bīlī |
Publisher | Garnet & Ithaca Press |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780863723193 |
Presents a collection of papers on aspects of Islam in Africa. This book intends to establish an independent and indigenous school of African history that sees history through African eyes.
Islamic Scholarship in Africa
Title | Islamic Scholarship in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Ousmane Oumar Kane |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 513 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1847012310 |
Cutting-edge research in the study of Islamic scholarship and its impact on the religious, political, economic and cultural history of Africa; bridges the europhone/non-europhone knowledge divides to significantly advance decolonial thinking, and extend the frontiers of social science research in Africa.
Islam in Africa
Title | Islam in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Hal Marcovitz |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 2014-09-29 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1422288889 |
Islam is considered the worlds fastest-growing religion, and today more than 420 million Africans follow the Islamic faith. Since Islam was introduced to the continent during the seventh century a.d., it has had a profound political and cultural influence on Africa. This book traces the historical spread of Islam throughout Africa. It also examines current issues and controversies surrounding the Muslim faith in Africa, including fundamentalist interpretations of Islam, efforts to impose Islamic law in countries with mixed Muslim and non-Muslim populations, and religious-based violence.
Radical Islam in East Africa
Title | Radical Islam in East Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Angel Rabasa |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Pages | 111 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0833045199 |
Building sustained national resilience that is intolerant of terrorists and extremists and effective against them, he says, can only be accomplished by linking hard security initiatives with a broader array of policies designed to promote political, social, and economic stability."--BOOK JACKET.
The History of Islam in Africa
Title | The History of Islam in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Nehemia Levtzion |
Publisher | David Philip Publishers |
Pages | 591 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Islam |
ISBN | 9780864864543 |
In this comprehensive history of the Islamic faith in Africa, a group of well-known scholars have sought to identify the creative role that Islam and Muslims have played in the story of African development.
The Islamic State in Africa
Title | The Islamic State in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Jason Warner |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | |
Release | 2022-04-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0197650309 |
In 2019, Islamic State lost its last remaining sliver of territory in Syria, and its Caliph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed. These setbacks seemed to herald the Caliphate's death knell, and many now forecast its imminent demise. Yet its affiliates endure, particularly in Africa: nearly all of Islamic State's cells on the continent have reaffirmed their allegiance, attacks have continued in its name, many groups have been reinvigorated, and a new province has emerged. Why, in Africa, did the two major setbacks of 2019 have so little impact on support for Islamic State? The Islamic State in Africa suggests that this puzzle can be explained by the emergence and evolution of Islamic State's provinces in Africa, which it calls 'sovereign subordinates'. By examining the rise and development of eight Islamic State 'cells', the authors show how, having pledged allegiance to IS Central, cells evolved mostly autonomously, using the IS brand as a means for accrual of power, but, in practice, receiving relatively little if any direction or material support from central command. Given this pattern, IS Central's relative decline has had little impact on its African affiliates-who are likely to remain committed to the Caliphate's cause for the foreseeable future.