Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa

Adnan A. Adikata, Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala, UgandaAbdulmageed Ahmed, International University of Africa, SudanChanfi Ahmed, Zentrum Moderner Orient, GermanyIsmail S. Gyagend, Mercer University, USAMoshood Mahmood Jimba, Kwara State University, NigeriaMamadou-Youry Sall, Université Gaston Berger, SenegalHamza Mustafa Njozi, Muslim University of Morogoro, TanzaniaWardah M. Rajab-Gyagenda, Islamic University in Uganda Ahmad K. Sengendo, Islamic University in UgandaAdam Adebayo, Kogi State University, NigeriaAlexander Thurston, Georgetown University, USAAdam Yousef Mousa, Republic of ChadRoman Loimeier, University of Göttingen, GermanyOusman Kobo, The Ohio State University, USA

"This volume comprises an anthology of essays that glances rigorously at theoretical case studies on Muslim higher education in Africa. It is a lucid and pioneering scholarly work that offers readers countless narratives on Muslim education in postcolonial Africa couched within an overarching socio-historical paradigm." - Yusef Waghid, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy of Education, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

• PART I: REFORMING MUSLIM LEARNING: TRAJECTORIES AND TYPOLOGIES 1. Islam and the Idea of the 'African University': An Analytical Framework; Mbaye Lo 2. Muslim Higher Education in the Southern African Region: From Dar ul-Ulums to Secular Tertiary Institutions; Muhammed Haron 3. Trajectories of Islamic Education in the 20th century: Zanzibar and Beyond; Roman Loimeier 4. Islamic Oriented Universities in Nigeria: Triumphs & Travails; Adam Adebayo Sirajudeen PART II: THE RISE OF MODERN MUSLIM UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES: REMEMBRANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION 5. The Mission of the Muslim University of Morogoro: Context, Promises and Challenges; Hamza Mustafa Njozi 6. The Role of IUIU in Influencing Public Discourse on Islam in Uganda: A Perception Survey at the Kampala Campus; Adnan Ali Adikata 7. The Role of the Islamic University in Uganda in the Socio-economic Development of the Muslim Communities in Eastern Africa; Ahmad Kawesa Sengendo 8. The Pioneers: Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU); Ismail Gyagendaa and Wardah Rajab-Gyagend 9. King Faisal University in Chad: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Prospects; Adam Youssouf Moussa 10. Islam and Higher Education in Ghana: the Case of The Islamic University College, (IUCG); Ousman Kobo PART III: MUSLIM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: TEXTS, CONTEXTS AND GRADUATES 11. Muslim Universities in East Africa: Between Claims of Cultural Identity and Political Challenges; Abdallah Chanfi Ahmed 12. The International University of Africa, Sudan: Its History, Mission and DissertationsAbdulmageed; Abdulraheem A. Ahmed 13. Al-Azhar University's Role in Educating Nigerians: A Case Study of the Ilorin Al-Azhar Institute; Mashud Mahmud Jimba 14. Scientific Profiles and Potentialities of Al Azhar African Graduates: A Statistical Analysis; Mamadou-Youry Sall 15. The Islamic University of Niger from Lahore, Pakistan to Say, Niger: The Challenge of Establishing a Transnational Islamic University; Mbaye Lo 16. The Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies as a Site for the Renegotiation of Islamic Law and Authority in Kano, Nigeria; Alex Thurston