TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alidou,Ousseina D.
TI  - Muslim Women in Postcolonial Kenya: Leadership, Representation, and Social Change
T2  - Women in Africa and the Diaspora Series
SN  - 9780299294632
AV  - HQ1796 
U1  - 305.48/6970967620905 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Madison
PB  - University of Wisconsin Press
KW  - Women civic leaders-Kenya
KW  - Muslim women-Kenya-Social conditions-21st century
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Preliminary Remarks -- Muslim Women in Kenya: A Sketch -- Methodology -- Outline of the Book -- Chapter 1: Bi Swafiya Muhashamy-Said: A Pioneer in Reforming Chuo (Madrasa) Nursery Curriculum in Kenya and Beyond -- Introduction -- The Colonial Beginning: A Historical Background to Muslim Education -- Postcolonial Developments: Muslim Education -- The New Vision: Modern Integrated Madrasa Nursery Curriculum -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: The Ma'had Tradition of Mwalim Azara Mudira: Creating a Woman's Space for Islamic Education in Kenya -- Introduction -- Muslim Women Educators: A Background -- The Making of Mwalim Azara Mudira and the Founding of the Ma'had -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3:  Muslim Women Legislators in Minority Status:  Contributions to Representative Politics -- Introduction -- Muslim Women MPs: A Minority within a "Tribe" of Women -- Muslim Women Parliamentarians Confronting Adversity within Muslim Communities -- Unmarried Young Muslim Women in Parliament -- How Muslim Women MPs Transform Parliament and Schools -- Dress Politics in Parliament:  Inscribing Kenya Muslim Diversity -- Achieving Success within Their Constituencies -- Public Health Education: The HIV Pandemic and Community Sensitization -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Judge Abida Ali-Aroni:  First Muslim Woman Justice of the Kenya High Court -- Introduction -- Muslim Women's Rights Activist of Mixed Heritage within Kenyan Ethnic Politics -- Lessons from the Muslim Women Sisters Network -- Secular Accommodation of the Kadhi Courts -- Bargaining with Patriarchy -- Gender and the Dialectics of Religious and Secular Literacy -- Building with Progressive Muslim Male Lawyers and Other Women's Rights Advocates -- Conclusion; Chapter 5: Muslim Women and the Use of New Media: Inscribing Their Voices in Rights Discourse -- Introduction -- The Nur Magazine: Islam, HIV/AIDS, Sexuality, and Women's Rights -- Ukumbi Wa Mamama: Islamist Radio Talk Show, Muslim Women's Political Activism -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index
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