Recap: Baraza with Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah
On April 9th, 2021 the Center for African Studies, the Islam in Africa Working Group, the Center for Global Islamic Studies, the Department of Religion, and the Henry Luce Foundation […]
Recap: Islam | Africa with Dr. Ousseina D. Alidou
On December 1 the CAS Islam | Africa Working Group hosted Dr. Ousseina D. Alidou from Rutgers University. Her lecture titled, “COVID-19 Pandemic, Hausa Muslim Poetic Narratives, Compassion and Resistance” […]
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Recap: Islam | Africa with Dr. Musa Ibrahim
Last Tuesday, Musa Ibrahim (University of Florida) gave a lecture for the Islam in Africa Working Group titled, “Exploring Kannywood as a Driver and Space for Contestations and Negotiations between […]
Recap: Islam in Africa with Hassan Muhammed Kawo
On Tuesday August 22, Hassan Muhammed Kawo gave an Islam in Africa presentation titled, “The Nature of the Islamic Literary Heritage in Ethiopia: Arabic and Ajami Texts.” Hassan Muhammed Kawo is a […]
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Recap: Islam in Africa Roundtable “Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) as a Dilemma for African Muslims”
On Monday November 14th, Dr. Terje Ostebo (Religion), Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim(Political Science), and Dr. Sue O’Brien (History) participated in a roundtable titled, “Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) as a Dilemma for African Muslims”. The roundtable was […]