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1 online resource |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A revolution for Shar'iah -- Stoning and sovereignty: Hausaland's Islamic modernity -- Origins of the stoning punishment -- Colonialism: then and now -- The trial of Amina lawal -- Gender and the Western reaction to the case. |
| Summary |
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. Shari'ah on Trial goes beyond journalistic headlines and liberal pieties to give a powerful account of how Northe. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Islamic law -- Nigeria, Northern.
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Islamic law. |
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Northern Nigeria. |
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Islamic courts -- Nigeria, Northern.
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Islamic courts. |
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Islam and politics -- Nigeria, Northern.
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Islam and politics. |
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Islam and state -- Nigeria, Northern.
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Islam and state. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Eltantawi, Sarah, 1976- Shari'ah on trial. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520293779 (DLC) 2016042864 |
| ISBN |
9780520967144 (electronic book) |
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0520967143 (electronic book) |
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9780520293779 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520293789 |
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9780520293786 |
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0520293770 |
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