Muslim women in postcolonial Kenya: leadership, representation, and social change

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Preliminary Remarks -- Muslim Women in Kenya: A Sketch -- Methodology -- Outline of the Book -- Chapter 1: Bi Swafiya Muhashamy-Said: A Pioneer in Reforming Chuo (Madrasa) Nursery Curriculum in Kenya and Beyond -- Introduction -- The Colonial Beginning: A Historical Background to Muslim Education -- Postcolonial Developments: Muslim Education -- The New Vision: Modern Integrated Madrasa Nursery Curriculum -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: The Ma'had Tradition of Mwalim Azara Mudira: Creating a Woman's Space for Islamic Education in Kenya -- Introduction -- Muslim Women Educators: A Background -- The Making of Mwalim Azara Mudira and the Founding of the Ma'had -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Muslim Women Legislators in Minority Status: Contributions to Representative Politics -- Introduction -- Muslim Women MPs: A Minority within a "Tribe" of Women -- Muslim Women Parliamentarians Confronting Adversity within Muslim Communities -- Unmarried Young Muslim Women in Parliament -- How Muslim Women MPs Transform Parliament and Schools -- Dress Politics in Parliament: Inscribing Kenya Muslim Diversity -- Achieving Success within Their Constituencies -- Public Health Education: The HIV Pandemic and Community Sensitization -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Judge Abida Ali-Aroni: First Muslim Woman Justice of the Kenya High Court -- Introduction -- Muslim Women's Rights Activist of Mixed Heritage within Kenyan Ethnic Politics -- Lessons from the Muslim Women Sisters Network -- Secular Accommodation of the Kadhi Courts -- Bargaining with Patriarchy -- Gender and the Dialectics of Religious and Secular Literacy -- Building with Progressive Muslim Male Lawyers and Other Women's Rights Advocates -- Conclusion.