Preaching Islamic Revival in East Africa
This book deals with the new dynamics of Islam in East Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Comoros) and its attempt to expand through various missionary activities. As Muslim reformers have done elsewhere in the world, the reformers in East Africa are fighting for an Islamic awakening. The central argument of this book is to say that although these activities are supported by contributions from transnational networks, their origins go back to the frustration of Muslim communities of East Africa with politics, education, and professional training. The other argument is to show that this Islamic awakening is not just about the Salafi or Muslim Brothers trend, it concerns also Shī‘a, Sufi, Muslim Bible Scholars and others alike. All these trends mimic each other while competing against each other at the same time. They also take the same position vis-à-vis the various Christian groups.
Chanfi Ahmed is a Lecturer on the History of Africa particularly the History of Islam in Africa at the Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt Universität, Berlin, Germany. Trained in Islamic Studies and in History, Ahmed received his Ph.D. in History at the EHESS in Paris. His research areas are the History and Anthropology of Islam in Africa and the History of Muslim World in general. He has written on a variety of topics related to Islam in Africa, including Sufi revival, Muslim preachers, Islamic education, Islamic faith-based NGOs and Salafism. His books include: West African ‘ulamā’ and Salafism in Mecca and Medina: Jawāb al- Ifrīqī- The Response of the African, (2015), Les Conversions à l’Islam Fondamentaliste en Afrique au Sud du Sahara : Le Cas de la Tanzanie et du Kenya (2008), Ngoma et Mission Islamique (da‘wa) aux Comores et en Afrique Orientale: Une Approche Anthropologique (2002), and Islam et Politique aux Comores (2000). His current research topics are: 1) The transformation of Islamic teaching in the two main mosques of al-Haramayn (Mecca and Medina) introduced by the Wahhābī since 1926, and 2) Present life and the history of the African communities of Mecca (and of the Hijāz in general) since the nineteenth century.
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