Changing of the Guards: Politico-Religious Authority and Islamic Education in Mogadishu, Somalia

This article analyzes the impact of “modern” education on Shari’a practice and authority in Mogadishu, Somalia. More specifically, the article looks at the influence of graduates from modern Islamic universities on the Shari’a court movement in Mogadishu. The Shari’a Courts of Mogadishu, as they are...

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Main Author: Ibrahim, Ahmed Sh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Islamic Africa
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 133-162
Further subjects:B Bureaucratization
B Shari‘a
B educational network / intellectual
B Islam
B Authority
B Education
B Somalia
B Islamic movements
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