The minority status of Islam in East Africa: A historico-sociological perspective

This paper on Islam in East Africa, where Muslims are still a minority, focuses on its impact and status in Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Islam made few inroads in this part of Africa before the 1870s. What were then the factors that accelerated the unprecedented expansion of Islam in East Africa...

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Published in:Journal / Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs, King Abdulazis University
Main Author: Azevedo, Mario (Author)
Contributors: Prater, Gwendolyn (Other)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Institution 1991
In: Journal / Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs, King Abdulazis University
Further subjects:B Religious identity
B Islam
B Theory
B Minority
B Africa
B Population group
B History
B Colonization