Arabic, vector of the Quranic revelation, imposed itself as the canonic language of Islam in Eastern Africa. For centuries, Arabic remained the attribute of the members of the Arabic-speaking elite, acting as traders in the Oceanic networks and as political leaders in the counter-cities. While Kiswahili emerged as an indigenous language, functioning as a trade and social lingua-franca before reaching the margins of Islam, Arabic remained for long the marker of the upper social classes. And it took a long time before the appearance of a Swahili literature. But the upheavals of the late 19th c. – colonial division, establishment of Christian Missions, and the intervention of the South Asian Muslims – led to the contestation of the predominanc...
Al-Balādhurī (d. 892) explains the Arabization of the Umayyad dīwān with an anecdote about a Greek s...
This paper examines how Churches in Southern Sudan have used different varieties of Arabic, includin...
This article investigates how Arabic texts reached multilingual audiences in North India in the eigh...
The focus of the paper is a study of cultural and linguistic contact in West Africa, especially in t...
This paper discusses the interplay between Islam, Arabic and Fulfulde in Cameroon with regard to a d...
This paper discusses the interplay between Islam, Arabic and Fulfulde in Cameroon with regard to a d...
Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from ...
Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from ...
This paper examines the role of the Arabic language in the relations between Morocco and Sub-Saharan...
Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from ...
The chapter looks at the historical background of the language of Arabic and its place within the re...
The chapter looks at the historical background of the language of Arabic and its place within the re...
The chapter looks at the historical background of the language of Arabic and its place within the re...
The speculation on the fact that Quranic language consists of 'ajam or non-Arab languages as well a...
The speculation on the fact that Quranic language consists of 'ajam or non-Arab languages as well a...
Al-Balādhurī (d. 892) explains the Arabization of the Umayyad dīwān with an anecdote about a Greek s...
This paper examines how Churches in Southern Sudan have used different varieties of Arabic, includin...
This article investigates how Arabic texts reached multilingual audiences in North India in the eigh...
The focus of the paper is a study of cultural and linguistic contact in West Africa, especially in t...
This paper discusses the interplay between Islam, Arabic and Fulfulde in Cameroon with regard to a d...
This paper discusses the interplay between Islam, Arabic and Fulfulde in Cameroon with regard to a d...
Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from ...
Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from ...
This paper examines the role of the Arabic language in the relations between Morocco and Sub-Saharan...
Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from ...
The chapter looks at the historical background of the language of Arabic and its place within the re...
The chapter looks at the historical background of the language of Arabic and its place within the re...
The chapter looks at the historical background of the language of Arabic and its place within the re...
The speculation on the fact that Quranic language consists of 'ajam or non-Arab languages as well a...
The speculation on the fact that Quranic language consists of 'ajam or non-Arab languages as well a...
Al-Balādhurī (d. 892) explains the Arabization of the Umayyad dīwān with an anecdote about a Greek s...
This paper examines how Churches in Southern Sudan have used different varieties of Arabic, includin...
This article investigates how Arabic texts reached multilingual audiences in North India in the eigh...