Project

The history of Islamic law courts in Tanzania, ca. 1950-2010

Code
01N03918
Duration
01 January 2018 → 31 December 2023
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • History
  • Social sciences
    • Metalaw
Keywords
Islam Tanzania East Africa Islamism legal pluralism secularism 20th Century Contemporary African languages Arabic English Field research Africa History
 
Project description

In Tanzania, the colonial government supported courts applying Islamic family law, which the independent government closed down. The project examines the legal practices of late colonial ‘kadhis’ courts’, reasons for their abolition, and the implications for Muslim congregations. It also examines why and how the demand for the reintroduction of kadhis’ courts has become a focus for
recent Muslim activism.