Islamic law, gender, and social change in post-abolition Zanzibar
"After the abolition of slavery in 1897, Islamic courts in Zanzibar (East Africa) became central institutions where former slaves negotiated socio-economic participation. By using difficult-to-read Islamic court records in Arabic, Elke Stockreiter reassesses the workings of these courts as well...
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New York, NY
Cambridge University Press
2015
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