Meet our Visiting Scholars
ISITA is hosting two visiting scholars in winter and spring who are studying Islamic intellectual history in northern Nigeria.
We facilitate scholarship on the Islamic tradition of learning in Africa and promote awareness of the role of Islam in African societies.
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Conference Expands Ideas on Islam in Global Africa
ISITA teamed up with Harvard Divinity School to organize an international conference, “Africa, Globalization, and the Muslim Worlds,” in September 2019.
News
Read The Daily Northwestern's Coverage on Hamza Yusuf's Talk
Read coverage of ISITA-Harvard’s “Africa, Globalization, and the Muslim Worlds” conference in the Senegalese press.
Events
Mar
4
2020
Intellectual Networks and Islamic Realization in 18th Century North Africa (Zachary Wright)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 620 Library Place, 620 Library Place
Join the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa and the Program of African Studies as we provide lunch and...
Apr
15
2020
Africanization: The Bridge to Edward Blyden's Final Intellectual Transformation
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 620 Library Place, 620 Library Place
Join the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa and the Program of African Studies as we provide lunch and...