NEWS / EVENTS
Islam in America
December 7 , 2004
Dr. Carolyn Moxley Rouse, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University and author of Engaged Surrender: African American Women and Islam, will be visiting Rutgers-Newark to discuss Islam in America on Tuesday, December 7th, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm in the Dana Room, located on the fourth floor of Dana Library. Topics will include Muslim women repositioning the veil; Islam and the Black encounter; and Jihad (struggle) in Urban America. There will also be a short film screening on Black women and the veil. This presentation is sponsored by the Department of African-American and African Studies. A copy of her book, Engaged Surrender: African American Women and Islam, is currently on reserve at Dana Library.
Black Atlantic Seminar Series in Newark
"Black Politics in Brazil: New Developments and Old Challenges"
February 18, 2004
Ollie Johnson, NEH Visiting Lecturer in African American Studies at Alfred University, will discuss his paper "Black Politics in Brazil: New Developments and Old Challenges on Wednesday, February 18th, from 2:30 to 3:50 pm in the History Conference Room 324 Conklin Hall. This seminar is sponsored by RCHA and hosted by the Department of African-American and African Studies.
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