Society of the Righteous Ibadhi Muslim Identity and Transnationalism in Tanzania

"Wortmann delivers a well-researched and comprehensive examination of Istiqaama, the Ibadi faith-based organization in Tanzania that grew in the 1980s and 90s to support local Muslims, re-establish ties with Oman, and in many ways reinvent what it means to be an Ibadi in postcolonial East Africa. Navigating the memory of the 1964 revolution, Wortmann provides a highly nuanced picture of the tensions that can appear as a result of Tanzania's colonial past with Oman as well as the careful work of Tanzanian Ibadis as they reconstruct their tradition. Through Wortmann's work, we witness the newest phase of Ibadism in East Africa."-Adam Gaiser, author of Shurat Legends, Ibadi Identities: Martyrdom, Asceticism, and the Making of an Early Islamic Community