Hisbah and Sharia Law Enforcement in Metropolitan Kano

@article{Olaniyi2011HisbahAS,
  title={Hisbah and Sharia Law Enforcement in Metropolitan Kano},
  author={Rasheed Oyewole Olaniyi},
  journal={Africa Today},
  year={2011},
  volume={57},
  pages={70 - 96}
}
The reintroduction of Sharia in the twelve states of northern Nigeria between 1999 and 2000 underscores the salience of Islam in the politics and governmentalities of the region. Popular pressure led to the reintroduction of Sharia in Kano, but its trajectory signified usage for administrative convenience and legitimacy prompted by the challenges of democratic change. The reintroduction of Sharia was a convergence of state Islam and popular Islam. Hisbah was established to enforce a distinctive… Expand
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