Symposium: Islamic Knowledge in Africa


Nov
27
2012

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  • Speaker: Butch Ware
  • Host Department: Islamic Studies Program
  • Date: 11/27/2012
  • Time: 4:00 PM - 6:30PM

  • Location: Hussey Room, Michigan League  (Show map)

  • Description:

    Dr. Rudolph Ware, University of Michigan
    Traditional Islamic schooling and scholarly production in precolonial
    West Africa

    Dr. Zachary Wright, Northwestern University, Qatar
    Sufism and Islamic Learning in West Africa

    Dr. Felicitas Becker, University of Cambridge
    Dynamics of Islamic Knowledge in East Africa

    Dr. Ousman Kobo, Ohio State University
    Modern Forms of Islamic Knowledge in Africa, Continuities and Ruptures-Ousman

    Moderator:
    Dr. Pauline Luong-Jones, University of Michigan

    Informal Discussion to follow