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Spring Quarter 2023 Hybrid Speaker Series

March 27, 2023

ISITA's Spring Quarter 2023 speaker series showcases new books and innovative research about Islam and Africa. Live talks take place on Northwestern's Evanston campus, with a Zoom option available for those who cannot attend in person. 

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 from 12-1 pm Central Time

"Shari'a Inshallah: Finding God in Somali Legal Politics"

A book discussion with author Mark Fathi Massoud (politics, University of California, Santa Cruz)

Location: Program of African Studies Conference Room, 620 Library Place, Evanston Campus

Lunch will be served.

No advance registration required to attend in-person.

Register to attend by Zoom and/or view the talk abstract and speaker bio in Planit Purple (Northwestern University's events calendar).  

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 from 12-1 pm Central Time

"Bringing Transnationalism Back In in the Comparative Politics of Africa and the Middle East: Labor Migration, Remittance Flows, and the Politics of Trust"

A book discussion with author Khalid Mustafa Medani (political science, Islamic Studies, and African Studies, McGill University.

Location: Program of African Studies Conference Room, 620 Library Place, Evanston Campus

Lunch will be served.

No advance registration required to attend in-person.

Register to attend by Zoom and/or view the talk abstract and speaker bio in Planit Purple (Northwestern University's events calendar).