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Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa - ISITA

Founded in 2000 by John O.

Hunwick and Rex Sèan O’Fahey, ISITA is the only research center in North America specifically devoted to the study of Islam in Africa.

04/02/2020

A few highlights from Hamza Yusuf Hanson's Talk at Northwestern University.

Thanks to Jim Ziv for taking the photographs at the event.

18/09/2019

This week in Boston, ISITA teams up with Ousmane Kane at Harvard Divinity School to present a conference, "Africa, Globalization, and the Muslim Worlds," with keynote address by ISITA's director Zekeria Ahmed Salem and performance by the Baraka Boys. View the program here: https://isita.buffett.northwestern.edu/events-programming/program-africa-globalization-msm-worlds.pdf. Join us if you are in the area!

14/08/2019

Passing on this great opportunity for those going to the African Studies Association Annual Meeting (Boston, Nov. 21-23, 2019): Pipeline for Emerging African Studies Scholars Writing Workshops, with 10 spots reserved for scholars working on topics related to Islam in Africa. Apply by Sept. 9

Details at this link:

18/06/2019

ISITA's latest News and Events bulletin includes tributes to R.S. O'Fahey, new collaborations, upcoming conferences, opportunities, and more! Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/a0ab889c64f5/isita-news-events-june-2019?e=09ca76c4b1
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20/05/2019

Thank you to all who wrote tributes for Rex Seán O’Fahey. You can read "In Memoriam" and the tributes on our website at https://isita.buffett.northwestern.edu/about/in-memoriam-r.s.-ofahey.html.

ISITA is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of its cofounder, Rex Seán O’Fahey (1943-2019), Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Bergen, Norway. An internationally recognized authority on the history of the Sudan and a scholar of Sufism, Dr. O’Fahey died on April 9 in Oslo. O...

14/05/2019

"To Invoke the Invisible: Islam, Spiritual Mediation, and Social Change in the Sahara" is the title of Erin Pettigrew's talk, Weds. 5/15 at noon in collaboration with The Program of African Studies. Find details here:

To Invoke the Invisible: Islam, Spiritual Mediation and Social Change in the Sahara Erin Pettigrew, History and Arab Crossroads Studies, NYU Abu Dhabi Abstract This talk focuses on invisible forces and entities – secret knowledge and spirits – to bring into view important social and...

06/05/2019

Ramadan greetings from ISITA to our friends throughout the world.

22/04/2019

ISITA is deeply saddened at the passing of R.S. O'Fahey, professor emeritus of history at the University of Bergen and one of ISITA's cofounders. Read more about his life and scholarship here: https://isita.buffett.northwestern.edu/about/in-memoriam-r.s.-ofahey.html

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Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00

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