"EAST AFRICAN ISLAMIC WRITTEN TRADITIONS IN THE ERA OF STEAM AND PRINT"

Event Type

Lecture

Sponsor

Department of History and Center for African Studies

Date

Oct 2, 2020   2:00 - 3:30 pm  

Speaker

Professor Scott Reese, Northern Arizona University

Registration

Registration

Contact

Terri Gitler

E-Mail

tgitler@illinois.edu

Phone

217-333-6335

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This is the second lecture in the series "Timbuktu Talks," presented by the Center for African Studies.  The series is hosted by Professor Mauro Nobili of the Department of History.  The city of Timbuktu in Mali epitomizes the intellectual vibrancy of African Muslim societies.  These lectures explore past and contemporary aspects of Islamic Africa.