Arabic-Islamic Poetry in West Africa (in English and Arabic)

Date: 

Monday, May 8, 2023, 4:30pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138

CMES and NELC are pleased to present

Arabic-Islamic Poetry in West Africa: A Student Panel
Presentations in English with Textual Analysis in Arabic

Politics, Piety, and Poetry: The Literary Legacy of Nana Asma’u
Hafsa Abdihakim Hassan, A.B. Candidae, Economics

"If They Depicted Me in Reality”: Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse’s Islamic Love Poem 'Tabibi' (My Doctor)
Nicholas Judt, PhD candidate, Islamic Poetry, Committee on the Study of Religion

Muhammad Mishri’s Contribution to the Intellectual Tradition and Poetic Performance
Amadu Farouk Kutaneh, PhD Candidate, Philosophy of Religion

Contact: Liz Flanagan