o:id
	12730
url
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/12730
o:resource_template
	Journal article
o:resource_class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
dcterms:title
	The Association des Étudiants Musulmans du Niger (AEMN): Shaping Good Muslims, Producing a Muslim Elite. Islamic Activism in the Educational Landscape in Niger
dcterms:subject
	student
	Abdou Moumouni University
	Niamey
	Association des Étudiants Musulmans du Niger
dcterms:publisher
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/25085
dcterms:date
	2022
dcterms:type
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/8475
dcterms:identifier
	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115232514 Q115232514
	iwac-reference-0000230
dcterms:language
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/8322
dcterms:abstract
	Over the past three decades, African students have created several religious associations that reconfigured the social and political landscapes of sub-Saharan universities. Scholars often focused on this type of religious activism and yet didn’t study the associations’ educational agenda comprehensively. This article intends to fill this gap by examining the socioreligious activities of the Association des Étudiants Musulmans du Niger (AEMN) and the impact of its educational discourse at the Université Abdou Moumouni (UAM) in Niamey, Niger. Mainly relying on empirical data gained through participant observation and interviews, it explores the ways the association pervades and shapes the educational landscape, notably by establishing partnerships beyond the university. The association’s leaders, so it appears, promote an educational ethos that redefines the role of academia and its benefits for the Nigerien society. Correlating students’ religiosity with academic performance, they try to reconcile Islamic values with scientific knowledge in the process of producing the future elites of the nation.
dcterms:spatial
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/540
bibo:authorList
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/westafrica/item/1681
bibo:issue
	1
bibo:pageEnd
	127
bibo:pageStart
	108
bibo:volume
	4

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