Acronyms

ABF:

Ahlul Bayt Foundation

ASP:

Afro-Shirazi Party

BAKWATA:

The National Muslim Council of Tanzania

BMMT:

Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania

CCM:

Chama cha Mapinduzi

EAMWS:

East African Muslim Welfare Society

FBO:

faith-based organization

GMO:

Grand Mufti’s Office (Zanzibar)

ICT:

Information and Communication Technology Commission

IMCOT:

Istiqaama Muslim Community of Tanzania

MERA:

(or MARA) Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs (Sultanate of Oman)

NGO:

nongovernmental organization

SMZ:

Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar

TANU:

Tanganyikan African Union

TDCF:

The Table and Desk Foundation

TOEFL:

Test of English as a Foreign Language

UAE:

United Arab Emirates

VETA:

Vocational Education and Training Authority

ZNP:

Zanzibar Nationalist Party