Racing Away from Race: The Literary Aesthetics of Islam and Gender in Mohammed Naseehu Ali’s The Prophet of Zongo Street and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s The Whispering Trees

Some literary discussions on Islam in West Africa argue that African Muslims owe allegiance more to Arab race and culture since the religion has an Arab origin while owing less to indigenous and therefore “authentic” African cultures. Most notably, in his famous quarrel with Ali Mazrui, the Nobel la...

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Main Author: Edwin, Shirin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Islamic Africa
Year: 2016, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 133-158
Further subjects:B Islam
B Race
B Africa
B Gender
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