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Authored Books

Topan, Farouk (2000) Siri (The Secret). Nairobi: Jomo Kenyatta Foundation. (Fasihi yetu, 5)

Edited Book or Journal Volume

Caplan, Patricia and Topan, Farouk, eds. (2004) Swahili Modernities. Culture, Politics and Identity on the East Coast of Africa. New Jersey: Africa World Press.

Book Chapters

Topan, Farouk (2008) 'Tanzania: the Successful Development of Swahili as a National and Official Language.' In: Simpson, Andrew, (ed.), Language and National Identity in Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Topan, Farouk (2004) 'From Mwana Kupona to Mwavita: Representations of female status in Swahili Literature.' In: Caplan, Patricia and Topan, Farouk, (eds.), Swahili Modernities. Culture, poilitics and identity on the East Coast of Africa. New Jersey: Africa World Press, pp. 213-227.

Topan, Farouk (2004) 'Urban Folklore: The Swahili of Zanzibar.' In: Peek, Philip M. and Yankah, Kwesi, (eds.), African Folklore. An Encyclopaedia. London: Routledge, pp. 485-486.

Topan, Farouk (2003) 'Islam in African Literature.' In: Gikandi, Simon, (ed.), Encyclopaedia of African Literature. London: Routledge, pp. 242-245.

Topan, Farouk (2000) 'Being Muslim in East Africa: a Swahili Perspective.' In: Salter, T and King, Kenneth, (eds.), Africa, Islam and Development: Islam and Development in Africa - African Islam, African Development. Edinburgh: Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh, pp. 283-297.

Topan, Farouk (2000) 'East African Languages.' In: France, Peter, (ed.), The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 129-132.

Topan, Farouk (2000) 'Swahili Literature.' In: Killam, D and Rowe, R, (eds.), The Companion to African Literatures. Oxford: James Currey; Indiana University Press, pp. 278-281.

Topan, Farouk (2000) 'Swahili and Isma'ili perceptions of Salat.' In: Headley, Stephen and Parkin, David, (eds.), Islamic Prayer across the Indian Ocean. London: Curzon Press, pp. 99-115.

Topan, Farouk (2000) 'Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North.' In: Hay, Margaret Jean, (ed.), African Novels in the Classroom. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, pp. 241-250.

Topan, Farouk (1998) 'Comment devient-on Musulman?' In: Le Cour Grandmaison, Colette and Crozon, A., (eds.), Zanzibar Aujourd'hui. Paris: Karthala, pp. 299-305.

Topan, Farouk (1998) 'Langue et culture swahili à Zanzibar.' In: Le Cour Grandmaison, Colette and Crozon, A., (eds.), Zanzibar Aujourd'hui. Paris: Karthala, pp. 247-258.

Topan, Farouk (1996) 'Muslim perceptions in a Swahili oral genre.' In: Harrow, Kenneth W., (ed.), The Marabout and the Muse. London: Heinemann and James Currey, pp. 116-123. (Studies in African literature)

Journal Article

Topan, Farouk (2001) 'Islamic Religious Poetry in Africa.' Journal of African Cultural Studies (special issue), 14 (1). pp. 1-119.

Topan, Farouk (2001) 'Projecting Islam: Narrative in Swahili Poetry.' Journal of African Cultural Studies, 14 (1). pp. 107-119.

Topan, Farouk (1997) 'Biography writing in Swahili.' History in Africa, 24. pp. 299-307.