Shari'Ah On Trial: Northern Nigeria's Islamic Revolution - 9780520293779

In November of 1999, Nigerians took to the streets demanding the re-implementation of Shari'ah law in their country. Two years later, many Nigerians supported the death sentence by stoning of a peasant woman for alleged sexual misconduct. Public outcry in the West was met with assurances to the Western public: stoning is not a part of Islam; stoning happens 'only in Africa'; reports of stoning are exaggerated by Western sensationalism. However, none of these statements are true. [This book provides an] account of how Northern Nigerians reached a point of such desperation that they demanded the return of the strictest possible Shari'ah law. [The author] analyzes changing conceptions of Islamic theology and practice as well as Muslim and British interactions dating back to the colonial period to explain the resurgence of Shari'ah, with implications for Muslim-majority countries around the world.--

• | Author: Sarah Eltantawi
• | Publisher: University Of California Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 28, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0520293770
• | ISBN-13: 9780520293779