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West Africa and the Maghreb

 

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Islam in Africa April 23

April 23, 2018
TIME: 11am-12:30pm
LOCATION: HDS, Andover Hall 103
  • Events are free
  • Open to the public
  • Lunch provided
Performing Realization: The Sufi Music Videos of the Taalibe Baye of Dakar  by Oludamini Ogunnaaike, Assistant Professor at William & Mary.

 

 

FALL 2018 SCHEDULE:

TIME: 12pm-2pm

LOCATION: Harvard Divinity School, Andover Hall 117

  • Events are free
  • Open to the public
  • Lunch provided
Sheikh Ahmadu Bamba and the Poetics of Exile
November 30, 2017
Sana Camara, Professor of French, Truman State University will present on his research in Senegal.
 
Intra-and Interfaith Peace Building during a time of insurgency: Finding Consensus Among Muslims in Nigeria
November 16, 2017
Darren Kew, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts will present on his ongoing research in Nigeria. 
 
Shariah in Trial: The Reenactment of Islamic Penal Law in Nigeria
November 9, 2017
Sarah Eltantawi, Assistant Professor of Comparative Religion, Evergreen State College will present on her research on Islamic law in Nigeria. 
 
Transnational Terrorist Networks. The Case of Boko Haram
November 2, 2017
Alex Thurston, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University will present on his research. 
 
Islam, Christianity and Traditional Religions in Africa
October 26, 2017
Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University, will present on his PhD research. 
 
Omani Religious Institutions in Contemporary Tanzania
October 19, 2017
Kimberly Wortmann Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University, will present on her PhD research. 
 
Islam and the West African Diaspora in the United States
October 12, 2017
Ousmane Kane, Professor of Islamic Studies, HDS, will present on his ongoing research.
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Upcoming Events

2019 Apr 24

Cheikh Tijani Ould Isselmou, University of Arizona

Date: 

Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

Rockefeller Hall 117, Harvard Divinity School

Free & open to the public | Lunch is provided

The colonial encounter and the making of secularized Shari'a in 20th century Mauritania
2019 May 01

Laura Cochrane, Central Michigan University

Date: 

Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

Rockefeller Hall 117, Harvard Divinity School

Free & open to the public | Lunch is provided

Everyday Faith in Sufi Senegal. London, New York: Routledge Press, 2017.
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