Muslim Women in Postcolonial Kenya: Leadership, Representation, and Social Change

by Ousseina D. Alidou

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299294641
• ISBN13: 9780299294649
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"