Islam in Contemporary Africa: On Violence, Terrorism and Development [Hardcover]

Afis Ayinde Oladosu (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007

Islam in Contemporary Africa: On Violence, Terrorism and Development features essays which are written by scholars, Christians and Muslims, on their experience of Islam and the Muslims in the continent of Africa and how tterrorism and violence have impacted intra-African harmony and cross-cultural understanding in the world today. The authors, most of whom reflect the cultural diversity of the continent particularly in its Eastern, Western and Southern-African contexts, have also tried to grapple with the dynamics which attend the current global war on terror, the Islamic and Christian jurisprudential perspectives to same and the politics of terror in and outside the continent. Perhaps most importantly the essays in this book betray, even though in an eclectic manner, a deep interest in the analyses of the phenomenon of terrorism and its over-all effects on Africa. Specifically the book examines the following as they relate to Violence, Terrorism, Africa's Development and global peace: Jurisprudence Anti-Terrorism Theology History Drugs and Narcotics The Media International Diplomacy Colonialism Intellectual Terrorism Gender and African Value System

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About the Author

Oladosu Afis Ayinde (Ph.D) is a cultural critic. He bagged his doctorate in Modern Sudanese Literature and Culture in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2001. His papers have been published or accepted for publication in such international journals as Journal of Objective Studies (1998), Islamic Culture (2004), Journal of Historical Society of Pakistan (2004), Hawwa (2004 and 2005), Middle Eastern Studies (2006), International Journal of Arabic-English Studies (2006) Studies in the Humanities (Forthcoming),and in Encyclopedia of African Thought (Forthcoming). He is a member of Association of Professional English-Translators in Arab Universities in Jordan (APETAU). He is married with children.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1847181570
• ISBN-13: 978-1847181572
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,546,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)