| Description |
1 online resource |
| 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 |
| Analysis |
1990s |
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africa |
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african history |
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african |
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colonial period |
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colonialism |
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death penalty |
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death sentence |
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feminism |
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feminist studies |
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feminist |
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gender equality |
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gender inequality |
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islam |
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islamic |
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journalism |
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muslim |
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nigeria |
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nigerian history |
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nigerian |
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public execution |
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public stoning |
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sensationalism |
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sexual misconduct |
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sexual violence |
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shariah law |
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stoning |
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theology |
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trial |
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western world |
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womens issues |
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womens rights |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Islamic law -- Nigeria, Northern
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Islamic courts -- Nigeria, Northern
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Islam and politics -- Nigeria, Northern
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Islam and state -- Nigeria, Northern
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
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Islam and politics
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Islam and state
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Islamic courts
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Islamic law
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Northern Nigeria
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016044226 |
| ISBN |
9780520967144 |
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0520967143 |
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