Introduction -- Bi Swafiya Muhashamy-Said : a pioneer in reforming Chuo (Madrasa) Nursery curriculum in Kenya and beyond -- The Ma'had tradition of Mwalim Azara Mudira : creating a woman's space for Islamic education in Kenya -- Muslim women legislators in minority status : contributions to representative politics -- Judge Abida Ali-Aronoi : first Muslim woman justice of the Kenya High Court -- Muslim women and the use of new media : inscribing their voices in rights discourse -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"In education, journalism, legislative politics, social justice, health, law, and other arenas, Muslim women across Kenya are emerging as leaders in local, national, and international contexts, advancing reforms through their activism. Muslim Women in Postcolonial Kenya draws on extensive interviews with six such women, revealing how their religious and moral beliefs shape reform movements that bridge ethnic divides and foster alliances in service of creating a just, multicultural, multiethnic, and multireligious democratic citizenship." -- Publisher website.
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