Muslim Publics: Contents and Discontents

Tayob, Abdulkader

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“…An emerging Muslim public is enhanced by new media and democratic politics, which formulates modern identities in Muslim societies. The new media and democratic politics enable ordinary Muslims -not only religious authorities and secular intellectuals -to articulate their views of Islam publicly and be part of the Muslim public (Eickelman and Anderson 2003;Salvatore and Eickelman 2004;Tayob 2007). Tayob (2012) points out the self-limitations in Eickelman, Salvatore and Anderson's confi rmative notion of a Muslim public which fails to include voices of the counter-public and critical expressions of public Islam.…”

Section: Somali Community Formationsmentioning

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Aesthetics of Muslim public and community formations in Cape Town: observations of an anthropologist

Alhourani

2015

Anthropology Southern Africa

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Aesthetics of Muslim public and community formations in Cape Town: observations of an anthropologist

Alhourani

2015

Anthropology Southern Africa

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“…The multiplication of varied religious voices has in some cases reflected the debates between Sufism and its detractors. It has also led to new dynamics and even a "democratization" of religion itself, in that it has created new opportunities for individual voices to challenge established authorities (Tayob, 2007).…”

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Islam and Politics in Mali: What Stakes?

Samake¹

2019

OJPS

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The appearance of Islam in Mali dates from the thirteenth century (period of the empire of Mali). The main actors of this Islamization were the traders and the Almoravids. From this time to now Islam remains popular as well as its leaders. Religious leaders are the interface between public administration and society. Mali opted for democracy in 1991, which created more political openness, particularly in terms of public freedoms. Therefore, we are witnessing the rise of Muslim influence in the democratic game. This fact provokes the debate on the place of Islam in political life. The distinction between politics and religion is necessary, but it does not absolutely forbid Muslim actors from taking a democratic stand on issues relating to the life of the nation. The religious space is characterized by the multiplication of sects and the competition between its actors. This phenomenon is reinforced by the support of the powers of the Muslim world which are in logic of ideological competition. The security issue in Mali deteriorated by the terrorist attacks worries Mali and its Western partners. This fear is related to the will expressed by Muslim leaders displaying Islam as a source of social rules. Many observers believe that this will threaten the universal values of democracy.

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“…It is also addressed in scholarship on Islam in Southern Africa – such as Shamil Jeppie's work on the Arabic Study Circle in Durban (2007) – or in writing on Ahmed Deedat and the Islamic Propagation Centre International in Durban, which in significant respects took off from the Arabic Study Circle (Westerlund 2003; Sadouni 2007; Vahed forthcoming; Kaarsholm this volume). Discussions of print culture figure prominently in recent research on Islamic publics in Africa, as promoted not least by Abdulkader Tayob (Tayob 2007; on Islamic media in South Africa, see Vahed 2007; cf. Kaarsholm 2008).…”

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Introduction: Print Cultures, Nationalisms and Publics of the Indian Ocean

Hofmeyr

Kaarsholm

Frederiksen³

2011

Africa

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The emergence of the Indian Ocean region as an important geo-political arena is being studied across a range of disciplines. Yet while the Indian Ocean has figured in Swahili studies and analyses of East and Southern African diasporic communities, it has remained outside the mainstream of African Studies. This introduction provides an overview of emerging trends in the rich field of Indian Ocean studies and draws out their implications for scholars of Africa. The focus of the articles is on one strand in the study of the Indian Ocean, namely the role of print and visual culture in constituting public spheres and nationalisms in, across and between the societies around the Ocean.The themes addressed unfold between Southern and East Africa and India as well as along the African coast from KwaZulu-Natal through Zanzibar and Tanzania to the Arab world. This introduction surveys debates on print culture, newspapers and nationalism in African Studies and demonstrates how the articles in the volume support and extend these areas of study. It draws out the broader implications of these debates for the historiographies of East African studies, Southern African studies, debates on Indian nationalism and Islam.

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Muslim Publics: Contents and Discontents

Cited by 8 publications

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Aesthetics of Muslim public and community formations in Cape Town: observations of an anthropologist

Aesthetics of Muslim public and community formations in Cape Town: observations of an anthropologist

Islam and Politics in Mali: What Stakes?

Introduction: Print Cultures, Nationalisms and Publics of the Indian Ocean

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