Muslim women in Mombasa Kenya. 1890-1973
Abstract
This is a social history of Mombasa Kenya that
focuses upon muslim women and their activities. By
examining women's economic, social, and ritual practices,
this dissertation attempts to explain how colonialism
affected Mombasa's Muslim women, how class differences
influenced their experiences how women's activities
helped over came some ethnic and class divisions. and how
slave and free women contributed to the evolution of
Swahili culture.