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Item Muslim/christian politics of religion in Nigeria: the shariah application and the religious foundations of global muslim engagement with modernity(Academic Journals, 2014-05) Abbas, L. O.; Uthman, I. O.Contrary to the traditional modernist theories that development and progress can can be achieved through the western secular modernizing project, many Islamic societies are rejecting modernisms and the modernization project to borrow (arnason 2003), “as an organic globalization process” but not “as a globalizing civilization in the plural.” This paper differentiates between Islamic modernity and western modernity, and within this theoretical framework, demonstrates how muslins in Nigeria differ from Christians on the shariah application and the relation between religion and state. It also examines how this engagement reflects global muslins commitment to progress and development without submitting to a uniform, integral and singular modernist theory. Then paper, while comparing this engagement with modernity in both Nigeria and Malaysia, submits that the politics of religion playing out in Nigeria where many Muslim and Christians denigrate and resent each other in the “name of God” amidst their rivalry for the control of the country’s resource could be bought to an end if Nigeria adopts the Malaysians modern model of modernity which has fused religion (Islam) and development , while rejecting some aspect of western modern modernity like western democracy, comprehensive secularism liberalism and Greek rationality.Item Contributions of islamic scholars to sustainable human and environmental development: islam hadhari and future development of muslim countries(Inderscience Enterprises Limited, 2011) Uthman, I. O.; Abbas, L. O.; Oloso, K. K.Today, despite the global scientific and technological advancement with developed and even a few developing countries including Muslim countries making significant strides in shaping contemporary civilisation and the state of the world, yet they have failed to achieve true development and progress on how to sustain human and other creatures in a wholesome manner. This is because while these countries are struggling for scientific and technological development in order for humans to live a decent and comfortable life, they have not fully comprehended the underlying indexes that formed the basis of sustainable development. This paper therefore examines the teachings of Islam on the underlying indexes that formed the basis of sustainable development. It used the maqasid approach to show that in Islam development and progress are useful and desirable only when they improve upon and sustain not only human comfort and standards of living but also the essentials to achieving higher and enhanced quality of life for not only humans but also the environment and all the creatures cohabiting in it. It finally reveals how the maqasid approach in Islam sets out to achieve this real development.Item Muslim perception of the modern secular state and the foundations of the Islamic State and commonwealth of nations(2014) Uthman, I. O.This paper seeks to explore the Muslim perception of the modern secular state by answering such questions as: Why do some Muslims and Muslim societies tend to reject the modern secular state and why do Muslims generally view Islam as "the lodestar" of politics? It examines the foundations of the Muslim perception of both the modern secular state and their rejection of comprehensive secularism. It also examines how this perception reflects a global Muslim commitment to both Islamic teachings and development without submitting to the secular modernist theory. Muslim engagement with secularism in countries such as modern Turkey and Malaysia shows that there is a need for the Islamic Commonwealth of Religions that fuses not Islam but religions in general with politics. This is because the Islamic Commonwealth of Religions does not make the other assimilate other dominant religious norms but only suppresses religious traditions and practices that are harmful and inimical to the other.Item The faces of Muslim/Christian relations: application of the Shari'ah and the rights of muslim women in Nigeria(Brill Publisher, 2016) Uthman, I. O.This paper focuses on Muslim/Christian understanding of the position of the Sharī‘ah in modern Nigeria. It also examines Muslim women’s commitments to Islam and how they cope with the surroundings without submitting to a uniform, integral and singular Islamist theory on the application of Sharī‘ah. The paper makes a distinction between Fiqh and the Sharī‘ah. Furthermore, while most writings tend to view the application of the Sharī‘ah in Nigeria, whether in relations to non-Muslims or to Muslim women as being political, this paper questions this view of the application of Sharī‘ah in Nigeria and suggests that the Commonwealth of Religion and Nations political system model can help in re-directing the future relations between Muslims and Christians. These can also result in ending in ending the political pressure for Sharī‘ah courts’ convictions and other abuses of Muslim women’s rights in Nigeria and create a sustainable multicultural, religious and equitable Nigeria.Item The practice and administration of the Shari' ah in Nigeria: issues in constitutionalism(2015) Uthman, I. O.This paper focuses on the rich and long history of Shari'ah administration and practice in Nigeria with respect to the constitutional issues. It examines the place of the Shari'ah in the Nigerian Constitution, its scope and penalties. How does the Nigerian constitution conceive of the Shari'ah application? What is the scope of the Shari'ah according to the Nigerian Constitution and can it be expanded? Does the Shari'ah application contravene the Nigerian Constitution, especially on the issue of human rights and how are these constitutional issues in respect of the administration of the Shari 'ah being perceived by Christians and Muslims in Nigeria? These are the questions this paper seeks to answer.Item Book review of Islam and the veil: theoretical and regional contexts(International Islamic University Malaysia Press, 2013) Uthman, I. O.Item Capacity building for gender equality and women empowerment among muslim women organizations in Ondo State(International Association for gender Equity, Wichita State University, USA, 2015-06) Uthman, I. O.; Adigun, W. F.This paper attempts to find out some initiatives of Muslim Women Associations of Nigeria and assesses their effects in making life worth living for the downtrodden Muslim women in Ondo State. The study therefore focuses 00 the Federation of Muslim Women Associations of Nigeria (FOMWAN) in Ondo State. The study adopts descriptive survey as it is designed to employ qualitative approaches in data collection. Thus, the survey consists of data collection from six thousand members of FOMWAN by interviewing or contacting a representative sample of one hundred and twenty of them to determine the effects of their initiatives in tackling and reducing poverty among themselves. Findings revealed that, capacity building has succeeded in promoting gender equality and women empowerment by equipping Muslim women with the required knowledge, skills, training and opportunity to access information for their meaningful contributions to effect positive change in their socio-economic status in Ondo State. Based on the findings, the study recommends among others, that if FOMWAN in Ondo is rnore empowered and mobilized by donor and government agencies, her efforts in enhancing capacity building will go a long way in fighting the scourge of poverty among women.Item From social justice to Islamic revivalism: an interrogation of Sayyid Qutb's discourse(Global Journals Inc., 2012) Uthman, I. O.While Sayyid Qutb is an acclaimed Islamist and leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, that he has not been fully understood is confirmed by the persistent view that he laid the foundation for the prevailing ‘Islamic terror and Islamist fundamentalism’ all over the globe. Though there is a panoply of works that have attempted to explain and clarify this misunderstanding of Qutb’s Islamic revivalism and reformism through a study of his writings and works yet the argument that his Islamic revivalism added to his zeal for rejecting modernity, leading to ‘Islamic terror and Islamist fundamentalism’ leaves some questions such as how did he move from a pure social justice crusader to an Islamist, why did he hate America, does his work provide inspiration for Islamic militancy, fundamentalism and terrorism etc and did his childhood upbringing, education, works and Islamic revivalism give insight into the so-called phenomenon of ‘Islamic terrorism still begging for answers. This paper is premised on the argument that Qutb, as a true African, despite his critical analysis and condemnation of the West and in fact all Muslim societies which he terms Jahili Societies was totally opposed to all acts of terrorism as well as irrational and extreme interpretation of Islamic fundamentals as revealed in his revivalist and reformist works, especially Fi Zilal al-Qur’an, which are still inspiring Muslims, especially his views on the rights of Muslim women and their place in modern society.Item Re-reading Zaynab al-Ghazali's representations of the muslim women and Islamic feminism in the 21st Century(The Islamic Culture Centre, 2011) Uthman, I. O.This paper focuses on the activism and feminism of the Egyptian Zaynab al-Ghazali al-Jubayli (1918-2009) in order to examine what she thought about Muslim women's roles in both the political and Islamic struggles of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Existing literature. whilst attesting to Zaynab al-Ghazali's eminent position in both contemporary Islamic circles and feminist discourses, fails to show how her feminist activities connected with the Muslim Brotherhood. By contrast with the secular feminist postulations of Muslim women like Ahmed Leila, Assia Djebar and Nawal Sa'dawi, this paper examines how Zaynab's feminist activism and the organisation of the Muslim Brotherhood connect in their da'wah approaches and contributions to the revivalism of 'authentic" Islamic feminism in contemporary society. This paper is based upon Zaynab's autobiographical work, Ayyam min Hayati to show how Zaynab and her associates, using the Muslim Brotherhood's struggles, were able to employ the Islamic female agency even under the unfavourable brutal regime of the then Egyptian President, Jamal 'Abd an-Nasir (1956-1970).Item Women and home survival in Nigeria and Malaysia: A comparative Analysis and lessons for contemporary Nigerian muslim women(International Centre for Integrated Development Research, 2011-04) Adesina-Uthman, G. A.; Uthman, I. O.Domestic welfare responsibilities in male-headed households are in some cases shifted to women. The need to make crucial economic decisions due to adverse adjustments in the formal sector of the economy is a plausible factor. This has been found to decrease women's economic earnings. The bid to cope with household management and survival has forced women into the informal sector of the economy. This has reshaped women's work and it has also accentuated gender inequalities. The aim of this paper was to review empirical cases on the subject matter in Nigeria and Malaysia employing secondary data to see the situations of women and different strategies employed in these countries by women as regards home survival. This was done in order to see what Nigerian Muslim women, in particular, may learn from their Malaysian counterpart about household management and survival especially considering the fast modern development of Muslim women in Malaysia. The study found out that Muslim women in Malaysia are better off in home survival strategies than their Nigerian counterparts due to technological development, government assisted programs and loans for single mothers and women entrepreneurs. Therefore, Nigerian governments at the federal and state as well as the municipal arms should assist women, including Muslim women's single mothers, unemployed and entrepreneurs. Muslim women, especially, entrepreneurs should also embrace their technological knowledge like their Malaysian counterparts to enhance their economic development and sustainability.
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