Chanfi Ahmed
Biographic Data
| ID | 84085 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chanfi Ahmed |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chanfi |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahmed |
| SIGNATURE | AHMED C |
| AFFILIATIONS | a Zentrum Moderner Orient , Kirchweg 33, 14129, Berlin, Germany |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Islamic Scholarship in Africa
Networks of Islamic NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa
This article considers the activities of three Islamic NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa. The African Muslim Agency (Direct Aid) is a Sunni Muslim NGO involved in charity, relief, development and da'wa (missionary effort), created in 1981 by a group of Muslim Brothers (Ikhwân al-MuslimÛn) from Kuwait. The Bilal Muslim Mission is a Shî′î Muslim NGO founded in Tanzania in 1963 by the Indian Shi'ites of East Africa. Its aim is to spread Twelver Shi′ism in …
TheWahubiri wa Kislamu(Preachers of Islam) in East Africa
Unlike missionary groups that focus on education as a means of conversion, the Wahubiri wa Kislamu (Preachers of Islam) specialize in giving sermons and preaching on the streets, at markets, or in football stadiums. They refer to these activities as open-air conferences. Their sermons consist of an Islamic reading of the Bible, with the intention of converting Christians to Islam; hence their somewhat hybrid name. This article traces the emergenc…
Introduction to Special Issue
Introduction to Special Issue:Performing Islamic Revival in Africa Chanfi Ahmed (bio) This special issue offers different case studies that pursue a set of common propositions in the analysis of the Islamic revival in Africa. Topics covered include activities of Muslim Bible preachers in public spaces in East Africa (Ahmed), performances of collective prayer in West African towns (Schulz), narratives of (re-)conversion to Islam in Northern Nigeri…
Introduction
Depuis la période de la colonisation européenne des pays musulmans, beaucoup d'études ont été faites sur de multiples aspects des ordres mystiques musulmans (turuq, sing. tarîqa), ou confréries soufies : leurs pratiques populaires telles que les visites sur les tombes des saints, les danses extatiques ; les complots et les rébellions, réels et supposés, qu'ils ont conduits contre l'État colonial ; les périodes pendant lesquelles ils ont collaboré…
Networks of Islamic NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa
This article considers the activities of three Islamic NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa. The African Muslim Agency (Direct Aid) is a Sunni Muslim NGO involved in charity, relief, development and da'wa (missionary effort), created in 1981 by a group of Muslim Brothers (Ikhwân al-MuslimÛn) from Kuwait. The Bilal Muslim Mission is a Shî′î Muslim NGO founded in Tanzania in 1963 by the Indian Shi'ites of East Africa. Its aim is to spread Twelver Shi′ism in …
TheWahubiri wa Kislamu(Preachers of Islam) in East Africa
Unlike missionary groups that focus on education as a means of conversion, the Wahubiri wa Kislamu (Preachers of Islam) specialize in giving sermons and preaching on the streets, at markets, or in football stadiums. They refer to these activities as open-air conferences. Their sermons consist of an Islamic reading of the Bible, with the intention of converting Christians to Islam; hence their somewhat hybrid name. This article traces the emergenc…
Introduction
Depuis la période de la colonisation européenne des pays musulmans, beaucoup d'études ont été faites sur de multiples aspects des ordres mystiques musulmans (turuq, sing. tarîqa), ou confréries soufies : leurs pratiques populaires telles que les visites sur les tombes des saints, les danses extatiques ; les complots et les rébellions, réels et supposés, qu'ils ont conduits contre l'État colonial ; les périodes pendant lesquelles ils ont collaboré…
Introduction to Special Issue
Introduction to Special Issue:Performing Islamic Revival in Africa Chanfi Ahmed (bio) This special issue offers different case studies that pursue a set of common propositions in the analysis of the Islamic revival in Africa. Topics covered include activities of Muslim Bible preachers in public spaces in East Africa (Ahmed), performances of collective prayer in West African towns (Schulz), narratives of (re-)conversion to Islam in Northern Nigeri…
Introduction
Depuis la période de la colonisation européenne des pays musulmans, beaucoup d'études ont été faites sur de multiples aspects des ordres mystiques musulmans (turuq, sing. tarîqa), ou confréries soufies : leurs pratiques populaires telles que les visites sur les tombes des saints, les danses extatiques ; les complots et les rébellions, réels et supposés, qu'ils ont conduits contre l'État colonial ; les périodes pendant lesquelles ils ont collaboré…
TheWahubiri wa Kislamu(Preachers of Islam) in East Africa
Unlike missionary groups that focus on education as a means of conversion, the Wahubiri wa Kislamu (Preachers of Islam) specialize in giving sermons and preaching on the streets, at markets, or in football stadiums. They refer to these activities as open-air conferences. Their sermons consist of an Islamic reading of the Bible, with the intention of converting Christians to Islam; hence their somewhat hybrid name. This article traces the emergenc…
Introduction to Special Issue
Introduction to Special Issue:Performing Islamic Revival in Africa Chanfi Ahmed (bio) This special issue offers different case studies that pursue a set of common propositions in the analysis of the Islamic revival in Africa. Topics covered include activities of Muslim Bible preachers in public spaces in East Africa (Ahmed), performances of collective prayer in West African towns (Schulz), narratives of (re-)conversion to Islam in Northern Nigeri…
Networks of Islamic NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa
This article considers the activities of three Islamic NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa. The African Muslim Agency (Direct Aid) is a Sunni Muslim NGO involved in charity, relief, development and da'wa (missionary effort), created in 1981 by a group of Muslim Brothers (Ikhwân al-MuslimÛn) from Kuwait. The Bilal Muslim Mission is a Shî′î Muslim NGO founded in Tanzania in 1963 by the Indian Shi'ites of East Africa. Its aim is to spread Twelver Shi′ism in …
Islamic Scholarship in Africa
Sociology (5 works) · Islam (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (4 works) · African history and culture analysis (3 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender (2 works) · Politics (2 works)