List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Preliminary Remarks Muslim Women in Kenya: A Sketch Methodology Outline of the Book Chapter 1: Bi Swafiya Muhashamy-Said: A Pioneer in Reforming Chuo (Madrasa) Nursery Curriculum in Kenya and Beyond Introduction The Colonial Beginning: A Historical Background to Muslim Education Postcolonial Developments: Muslim Education The New Vision: Modern Integrated Madrasa Nursery Curriculum Conclusion Chapter 2: The Ma''had Tradition of Mwalim Azara Mudira Introduction Creating a Women''s Space for Islamic Teaching and Learning in Kenya Muslim Women Educators: A Background The Making of Mwalimu Azara Mudira and the Founding of Ma''had Conclusion: The Impact of Islamic Reformist Women Chapter 3: Muslim Women Members of Parliament: A Minority within a "Tribe" of Women Women and Representative Politics: A Brief Overview Muslim Women MPs: A Minority within a "Tribe" of Women Muslim Women Parliamentarians Confronting Adversity within Muslim Communities Unmarried Young Muslim Women in Parliament How Muslim Women MPs Transform Parliament and Schools Dress Politics in Parliament: Inscribing Kenyan Muslim Diversity Achieving Success within Their Constituencies Public Health Education: The HIV Pandemic and Community Sensitization Conclusion Chapter 4: Judge Abida Ali Aroni, First Muslim Woman Justice of the Kenya High Court Introduction Muslim Women''s Rights Activist of Mixed Heritage within Kenyan Ethnic Politics Lessons from the Muslim Women Sisters Network Secular Accommodation of the Kadhi Courts Bargaining with Patriarchy Gender and the Dialectics of Religious and Secular Literacy Building with Progressive Muslim Male Lawyers and Other Women''s Rights Advocates.