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Project

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

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01N03918

Duration

01 January 2018 → 31 December 2023

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Felicitas Maria Becker

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.

English

Dutch

English

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