Arabic-Islamic Poetry in West Africa: A Student Panel

Date: 

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

Location: 

CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present Arabic-Islamic Poetry in West Africa: A Student Panel. 

Presentations in English with Textual Analysis in Arabic with

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

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

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