Islam and Politics in KenyaLynne Rienner Publishers, 2000 - 236 من الصفحات This work analyzes the role of Islam in contemporary Kenyan politics and society and the role of Kenya's 5 million Muslims - an increasingly important minority group in a largely Christian country. |
المحتوى
Map of Kenya xi | 1 |
A Profile of the Muslim Community in Kenya | 11 |
Muslim Organizations | 21 |
Muslims in the Establishment | 29 |
The Political Importance of the Muslims | 33 |
Religious Leadership and Muslim Solidarity | 41 |
Religious Political and Personal Divisions | 47 |
Muslims and the State | 73 |
The Rise and Fall of Shaikh Khalid Balala | 149 |
Similarities and Differences in the Political Status of Muslims in Kenya Uganda and Tanzania | 163 |
Conclusion | 173 |
Declaration by a Person Being Converted to Islam in English and Kiswahili | 179 |
An Open Letter from the Islamic Party of Kenya to the Attorney General | 181 |
Objectives of the United Muslims of Africa | 185 |
Principles of Democratic Leadership | 187 |
Excerpts from Imam Khomeini and Other Scholars on Muslim Unity | 195 |
Muslims and the Law | 89 |
Muslims and Education | 95 |
MuslimChristian Relations | 101 |
ArabIslamic Activities | 111 |
The Islamic Factor in Kenya and the Middle East Conflict | 125 |
The Islamic Party of Kenya | 135 |
A Letter from Muslim Lecturers at the University of Nairobi | 197 |
Notes | 201 |
Bibliography | 219 |
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About the Book 236 | |
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