Engaging Modernity
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Engaging Modernity

Muslim Women and the Politics of Agency in Postcolonial Niger

  1. 260 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Engaging Modernity

Muslim Women and the Politics of Agency in Postcolonial Niger

About this book

Engaging Modernity is Ousseina Alidou's rich and compelling portrait of Muslim women in Niger as they confront the challenges and opportunities of the twentieth century. Contrary to Western stereotypes of passive subordination, these women are taking control of their own lives and resisting domination from indigenous traditions, westernization, and Islam alike.
    Based on thorough scholarly research and extensive fieldworkā€”including a wealth of interviewsā€”Alidou's work offers insights into the meaning of modernity for Muslim women in Niger. Mixing biography with sociological data, social theory and linguistic analysis, this is a multilayered vision of political Islam, education, popular culture, and war and its aftermath. A gripping look at one of the Muslim world's most powerful untold stories.

Runner-up for the Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize, Women's Caucus of the African Studies Association

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Illustrations
  3. Tables
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Part 1: Women, Education, and Epistemological Traditions
  7. Part 2: Women, Folklore, and Performative Identities
  8. Part 3: Women and Overt Political Contestation
  9. Appendix A: Abdoul Salamā€™s Dance Song Tigyedimma:Transregional and Transethnic Sahelian Brassage
  10. Appendix B: Biographical Sketch of Dr. Malama ZeinabSidi Baba Haidara
  11. Notes
  12. References
  13. Index