Islamic Conservatism and Interreligious Conflict in sub-Saharan Africa

• In Event: New Directions in the Study of Religion and Politics in Africa

Brief Overview

This paper offers new insights into the causes and consequences of rising Islamic conservativism in Africa, shedding light on the effects of transnational diffusion of puritanical religious ideas on social cohesion in religiously diverse countries.

Author

• Aala Abdelgadir, Stanford University