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From Islamic reform to Muslim activism: the evolution of an Islamist ideology in Kenya

Chome, N

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N Chome



Abstract

This article traces the evolution of an Islamist ideology in Kenya’s public discourse, putting Islamist ideas within a longer history of Muslim politics than most other studies. Specifically, it examines internal debates amongst the minority Muslim population of Kenya, and debates between Muslims and the state and Muslims and the wider Christian public, regarding how to improve the Muslim condition in a Christian-dominated country. The immediate background for the emergence of Islamist ideas is then discussed through an examination of trends since the 1990s, including increased contestations of religious and political authority, and responses to Muslim activism by the state and the wider Christian public. The article concludes that Islamist politics in Kenya, and elsewhere, are more often than not a result of local histories as much as they are part of a global Muslim ‘victimization’ narrative.

Citation

Chome, N. (2019). From Islamic reform to Muslim activism: the evolution of an Islamist ideology in Kenya. African Affairs, 118(472), 531-552. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adz003

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 15, 2019
Online Publication Date Feb 23, 2019
Publication Date Jul 31, 2019
Deposit Date Oct 23, 2018
Publicly Available Date Feb 23, 2021
Journal African Affairs
Print ISSN 0001-9909
Electronic ISSN 1468-2621
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 118
Issue 472
Pages 531-552
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adz003

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in African Affairs following peer review. The version of record Chome, N (2019). From Islamic reform to Muslim activism: the evolution of an Islamist ideology in Kenya. African Affairs 118(472): 531-552 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adz003




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