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African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam

Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam. By Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006. Pp. vii, 199. $65.00 / £42.50 cloth. Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im's latest book builds on his earlier work on Shari'a and human rights, this time contextualized within constitutionalism. The book is clearly written, carefully worded, and every term meticulously defined. The author identifies as the limitation of political power for the protection of rights and liberties, where African constitutionalism refers to contributions of societies to principles of constitutional gover…