Research Catalog

Title

Islamic fundamentalism : the quest for the rights of Muslims in Uganda / Kazenga P. Tibenderana.

Author

Tibenderana, P. K.

Publication

Kampala : Fountain Publishers, 2006.

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Details

Description

xxviii, 136 pages; 21 cm

Subject

• Muslim
• Islamic fundamentalism > Uganda
• Islamic fundamentalism
• Religionsfreiheit
• Islam
• Fundamentalismus
• Politik
• Uganda
• Muslims
• Islam
• Fundamentalism
• Islamism > Uganda
• Uganda

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-134) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- A Global Revival of Religion -- The Muslim Community in Uganda -- Methods of Data Collection -- Sampling Procedure -- 2. Towards Understanding Islam -- The Doctrines -- Islamic Political Thought: Fundamentalism -- 3. Conceptualisation of an Islamic State -- The Islamic State and the Shura -- Islam and Politics -- 4. Religio-political Rights of Muslims under an Islamic State -- An Introductory Comment -- The Right to be Ruled by a Fellow Muslim -- The Right to be Ruled in Accordance with the Sharia -- The Right to Say the Five Canonical Prayers and to Attend the Jumu'a Prayer -- The Right to Fast during the Ramadhan -- The Right to go on the Hajj -- The Right to Wage a Jihad of the Sword -- The Right to Pay Zakat -- The Right to Acquire Education -- The Right to Marry Four Wives and to Divorce by Repudiation -- The Right to Marry Four Wives -- The Right to Divorce by Repudiation -- 5. Ugandan Muslims' Perception of the Rights of Muslims -- An Introductory Comment -- The Right to be Ruled by a Fellow Muslim -- The Right to be Ruled in Accordance with the Sharia -- The Right to Say the Five Canonical Prayers and to Attend the Jumu'a Prayer -- The Right to Wage a Jihad of the Sword -- The Right to Pay Zakat -- The Right to Acquire Education -- The Legacy of Colonial Education -- The Right to Marry Four Wives and to Divorce by Repudiation -- Conditions for Muslim Marriage -- The Foundations of Islamic Legislation -- Muslim Marriage under Threat -- 6. From Timidity to Self-assertiveness -- The Islamic Resurgence -- Futile Attempts at Forming an Islamic Political Party -- Opposition to Political Parties -- Contestation over Muslim Voters' Votes in Future National Elections -- Foreign Involvement in the Clamour for the Rights of Muslims -- The Containment of Islamic Populism -- 7. Which Way Forward? -- Conclusions and Policy Suggestions.

ISBN

• 9970025724
• 9789970025725

LCCN

2006315690

OCLC

• ocm74970099
• 74970099
• SCSB-1447078

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library