Higher Education in a Nomadic Society: The Maḥḍara Institution in Bilād Shinqīṭ (Mauritania)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
A Talk by Abdel Wadoud (Deddoud) Ould Abdallahi, Professor of History, University of Nouakchott, Mauritania. Lunch will ...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
A Talk by Abdel Wadoud (Deddoud) Ould Abdallahi, Professor of History, University of Nouakchott, Mauritania. Lunch will ...
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
Arabic Education in Ilorin (Nigeria) and its Contemporary Contexts A Talk by Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, Visiting Scholar, P...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
A talk by Rabiat Akande (law, York University) about her recent book, Entangled Domains: Empire, Law and Religion in Nor...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
A talk by André Chappatte (Global Studies, University of Geneva) about his recent book, In Search of Tunga: Prosperity, ...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Online
This virtual panel discussion convenes leading experts to delve into the causes and dynamics of the current war and huma...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
A talk by Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst about their recent book, I Cannot Write My Life: Islam, Arabic, and Slavery in Omar ib...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
A talk by Andrea Brigaglia, University of Naples, "L'Orientale." You may join the talk in person (lunch will be served) ...
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, Evanston
Join ISITA for a roundtable discussion highlighting the work of scholars from a variety of disciplines who are using tec...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
Join ISITA for a talk by Rémi Dewière (Northumbria University). Lunch will be served at the talk. [This talk will be fol...
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
This half-day symposium celebrates the life and work of historian and Northwestern alumnus Lansiné Kaba (PhD 1972), who ...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
Join ISITA for a talk by Cole M. Bunzel about his recent book, Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement (Pr...
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Come try your hand at Arabic calligraphy in this special workshop led by master calligrapher Mohameden Ahmedou. To see a...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
Join the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa for a talk by Mohameden Ahmedou. Lunch will be served dur...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
Join us for a talk by Dr. Seiji Nakao, anthropology, Kyoto University and ISITA Visiting Scholar. Lunch will be served d...