Muslim institutions of higher education in postcolonial Africa
Title:
Muslim institutions of higher education in postcolonial Africa
Author:
Lo, Mbaye, editor.
ISBN:
9781137552310
Physical Description:
1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- PART I: REFORMING MUSLIM LEARNING: TRAJECTORIES AND TYPOLOGIES -- 1. Islam and the Idea of the 'African University': An Analytical Framework; Mbaye Lo -- 2. Muslim Higher Education in the Southern African Region: From Dar ul-Ulums to Secular Tertiary Institutions; Muhammed Haron -- 3. Trajectories of Islamic Education in the 20th century: Zanzibar and Beyond; Roman Loimeier -- 4. Islamic Oriented Universities in Nigeria: Triumphs & Travails; Adam Adebayo Sirajudeen -- PART II: THE RISE OF MODERN MUSLIM UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES: REMEMBRANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION -- 5. The Mission of the Muslim University of Morogoro: Context, Promises and Challenges; Hamza Mustafa Njozi -- 6. The Role of IUIU in Influencing Public Discourse on Islam in Uganda: A Perception Survey at the Kampala Campus; Adnan Ali Adikata -- 7. The Role of the Islamic University in Uganda in the Socio-economic Development of the Muslim Communities in Eastern Africa; Ahmad Kawesa Sengendo -- 8. The Pioneers: Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU); Ismail Gyagendaa and Wardah Rajab-Gyagend -- 9. King Faisal University in Chad: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Prospects; Adam Youssouf Moussa -- 10. Islam and Higher Education in Ghana: the Case of The Islamic University College, (IUCG); Ousman Kobo -- PART III: MUSLIM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: TEXTS, CONTEXTS AND GRADUATES -- 11. Muslim Universities in East Africa: Between Claims of Cultural Identity and Political Challenges; Abdallah Chanfi Ahmed -- 12. The International University of Africa, Sudan: Its History, Mission and DissertationsAbdulmageed; Abdulraheem A. Ahmed -- 13. Al-Azhar University's Role in Educating Nigerians: A Case Study of the Ilorin Al-Azhar Institute; Mashud Mahmud Jimba -- 14. Scientific Profiles and Potentialities of Al Azhar African Graduates: A Statistical Analysis; Mamadou-Youry Sall -- 15. The Islamic University of Niger from Lahore, Pakistan to Say, Niger: The Challenge of Establishing a Transnational Islamic University; Mbaye Lo -- 16. The Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies as a Site for the Renegotiation of Islamic Law and Authority in Kano, Nigeria; Alex Thurston.
Abstract:
"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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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