Part I: Conceptualizations; Chapter 1. Introduction: Past Present Continuous: Postcolonial Experience, Intellectual Practice, and the Struggle for Meaning; Chapter 2. Muslim Publics, Postcolonial Imaginations, and the Dynamics of Self-Positioning; Part II: Readings; Chapter 3. Colonial Experience and Future Anticipations: Sheikh Al-Amin Mazrui and Swahili Islamic Pamphlets, 1930-32; Chapter 4. The Voice of Justice: An Islamic Newspaper in Postcolonial Kenya, 1972-82

Chapter 5. "Get Educated with Stambuli!": An Open Discussion Platform on Local Islamic Radio, 2005-07Chapter 6. Conclusion: Toward the Understanding of Understanding Elements of a Swahili Intellectual Tradition; References; Index; About the Author