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May 13, 2025

Monsoon Journal Selected for Prestigious AUPresses Design Show

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May 12, 2025

Shape the Future of Museums: Apply for the SAWA Museum Studies Program 2025–2026

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May 1, 2025

Ambassador of Guinea Visits Global Studies University to Discuss Academic and Cultural Collaboration

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April 30, 2025

Global Studies University Librarian Debuts Novel ‘Embers’ for Arabic Readers at Abu Dhabi Book Fair

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April 26, 2025

Professor John Thabiti Willis Joins Experts to Explore Sound and Heritage in Dubai

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April 25, 2025

Didier Gondola, Ali Mazrui Fellow, Examines Restitution and the AfricaMuseum’s Colonial Past

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April 24, 2025

SOAS Professor Stephen Chan Delivers Lecture on African Diplomacy

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April 23, 2025

Celebrating Easter, Strengthening Community: A Student-Led Gathering

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April 22, 2025

MA Students Engage with Her Excellency Hoor Al Qasimi in Special Lecture on Historical Thinking and the Arts

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April 21, 2025

MA Students Explore Early Histories at Sharjah Archaeology Museum

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April 19, 2025

Senior Fellow Majid Hannoum Discusses Race and Migration in Morocco at NYU Abu Dhabi Colorism Conference

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April 18, 2025

Historian Didier Gondola Reimagines Lumumba in Keynote at Columbia University

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April 17, 2025

Mental Wellness Session Addresses Anxiety and Homesickness

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April 16, 2025

The Africa Institute Publishes 7th Title: The Agawats of the Two Holy Mosques

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April 15, 2025

Professor Zaynab El Bernoussi Appointed Interim Chair of the Department of Humanities

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April 12, 2025

Artists and Scholars Gather for “The Imagined New” in Sharjah

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April 8, 2025

Global Studies University Appoints Distinguished Board of Trustees

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Zaynab El Bernoussi Named Recipient of the 2025 Global South Award

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March 18, 2025

In Memoriam: Professor Elizabeth W. Giorgis (1956–2025)

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March 15, 2025

Bridging Theory and Practice: Diplomacy Students Tour Qasr Al Watan

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March 13, 2025

Imagined New – Volume III: Confronting Violence and Catastrophe: War, Grief and Hope

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March 7, 2025

From Country-Focused Season to Print: Ethiopia: Modern Nation – Ancient Roots Launches

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March 5, 2025

Zaynab El Bernoussi Delivers Lecture on Sino-Moroccan Relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Prof. Dagmawi Woubshet Discusses Ethiopia: Modern Nation – Ancient Roots on Pulse 95 Radio

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February 25, 2025

Former Bangladeshi Ambassador Discusses Global Diplomacy with MA Students

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Grieve Chelwa Appointed to Papal Commission on Debt and Development in the Global South

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February 13, 2025

Postgraduate Students Explore Sharjah Biennial 16

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February 6, 2025

Reimagining African Museums: A Lecture on Restitution, Reparation, and Postcolonial Futures

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February 5, 2025

Global Studies University Receives CAA Accreditation for Ph.D. and M.A. Programs

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February 4, 2025

Ruler of Sharjah Inaugurates First Cohort of Master’s Students at Global Studies University

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January 31, 2025

The Africa Institute Hosts 6th Edition of Congo Research Network Conference on Temporalities in Congo Studies

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Celebrated African Authors Visit The Africa Institute During Sharjah Literature Festival

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January 30, 2025

Henok Melkamzer’s Telsem Art Explored in New Monograph by Elizabeth W. Giorgis, Co-Published with Skira

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January 15, 2025

Faculty Grieve Chelwa Recognized Among “10 African Scholars to Watch in 2025”

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2024

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December 23, 2024

New Release: Monsoon: Journal of the Indian Ocean Rim – Volume 2, Issue 2

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December 12, 2024

Global Studies University President Hoor Al Qasimi Tops the ArtReview Power 100 for 2024

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Rémy Ngamije, Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellow, Launches New Book

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Exploring Coastal Ecologies and Economies: The Africa Institute Concludes Symposium on the Indian Ocean Rim

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November 30, 2024

The Africa Institute Hosts Postdoctoral Fellows from Stellenbosch University for Academic and Cultural Program

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November 28, 2024

Scholars from Across Africa and the Diaspora Explore The Africa Institute’s MA Program and Engage in Major Conference

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November 19, 2024

Global Experts Gather to Explore New Directions in African Political Economy at The Africa Institute, Honoring Thandika Mkandawire

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November 7, 2024

Addis Ababa University and Global Studies University Sign MoA to Advance Research and Curriculum Development

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The Africa Institute, GSU Participates in SAWA Conference 2024, Plans Future Collaboration

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October 31, 2024

Yvonne Owuor, Tejumola Creative Writer-in-Residence, Keynoted Conference on Literature and Peace Promotion

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Prof. Mendisu Engages in ASLP’s Decade of Leadership at Future Africa, University of Pretoria

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October 28, 2024

Visit from SMA’s SAWA Museum Studies Program Group

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October 17, 2024

Lecturer Aliyu Lawal Presents Research on Familial Eulogies at the Dubai Arabic Language Conference

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September 24, 2024

DAAS in Sharjah: Critical Engagements in Decolonizing Architecture and Art Studies

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September 23, 2024

Workshop in Ghana Explores Rethinking African Studies: Surafel Wondimu Abebe Contributes Critical Perspectives

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September 20, 2024

Shifting Boundaries: Gender, Digital Citizenship, and African Feminist Movements

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September 19, 2024

Announcing the 2024 Global Africa Translation Fellowship Recipients

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Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship Announces 2024 Awardees

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September 12, 2024

Panel Explores New Perspectives on the 1974 Ethiopian Revolution at ASAUK Conference

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September 3, 2024

Insights on Hausa Language and Arabic Connections: Lecturer Aliyu Lawal at World Hausa Language Day

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August 22, 2024

Grieve Chelwa Co-Convenes Successful Workshop on Political Economy of Inequality in Zambia

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August 20, 2024

Elizabeth W. Giorgis Examines Ethiopian Women’s Histories at Johannesburg’s ‘Other Universals’ Conference

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July 30, 2024

The Africa Institute Appoints Advisory Board and Professors-at-Large

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July 23, 2024

New Volume of ‘Monsoon: Journal of the Indian Ocean Rim’ Released

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July 11, 2024

Introducing Our Master’s in Global African Studies

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July 8, 2024

Light Work and The Africa Institute announce limited season of “Everything is Connected” Podcast

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July 4, 2024

The Africa Institute Engages at the First Toni Morrison Society Summer Symposium on African Diasporic Vision and Legacies

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July 3, 2024

Lecturer Aliyu Lawal Judges ‘Prince of Poets Challenge’ for Young Arabic Learners

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June 20, 2024

Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Former Tejumola Olaniyan Fellow, Launches Hope Prize in Zambia

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June 5, 2024

Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, The Africa Institute’s Professor-at-Large, Wins 2024 Templeton Prize

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June 4, 2024

The Africa Institute (GSU) and University of Sharjah Sign MoU for Academic and Research Collaboration

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May 30, 2024

Professor Grieve Chelwa Joins 65 Global Leaders in Urging New York to Address Debt Crisis

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May 17, 2024

Hoor Al-Qasimi appointed as the Artistic Director of the 25th Biennale of Sydney

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May 16, 2024

Prof. Binyam Sisay Mendisu Champions Inclusive Science Advocacy at INGSA2024

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May 9, 2024

Open Society Grant: The Africa Institute Receives Major Multi-Year Funding for African Cultural Heritage Fellowship

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May 4, 2024

Lecturer Aliyu Lawal moderates panel at Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 2024

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April 25, 2024

Lecturer Aliyu Mustapha Lawal Presents at First Sharjah International Conference on Arabic Language

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April 18, 2024

Exploring Afro-dystopia: Seminar Unveils Sovereignty in Collective Consciousness

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April 11, 2024

Exploring the Intersection of Knowledge and Identity: African Scholars in Global Discourse

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April 4, 2024

Carleton College Students’ Visit to The Africa Institute: Bridging Global African Studies

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April 3, 2024

Meg Arenberg Wins Prestigious Translation Award for Zanzibari Novel

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March 30, 2024

Prof Chelwa Participates in Dialogue on Africa’s Debt Crisis at Ghana Conference

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March 28, 2024

Unravelling Ethiopia’s Abolitionist Narrative

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March 4, 2024

Surafel Wondimu Abebe and Idrissou Mora-Kpai at Art Dubai Modern Talks

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February 29, 2024

The Africa Institute Honors Toni Morrison’s Legacy with Two-Day Symposium Featuring Performances, Films and Panels

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February 27, 2024

El Anatsui’s Vinyl Legacy: Sataan Al-Hassan and Kwame Mintah Explore the Intersection of Music and Art at Efie Gallery

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February 20, 2024

A Night of Verse: Aliyu Mustapha Lawal at “The New Horizon of Metaphor” in Saudi Arabia

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January 30, 2024

Former Africa Institute Fellow Naminata Diabate Recognized as a Leading African Scholar

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January 24, 2024

Princeton Scholar Explores the Harsh Realities of Zimbabwe’s Mining Towns at The Africa Institute Seminar

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January 23, 2024

Speaking of Art: Salah M. Hassan and Hoor Al Qasimi Discuss Gavin Jantjes’ Transformative Art

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2023

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December 18, 2023

World Arabic Language Day: In Conversation with Pulse 95 FM on the Significance of Arabic

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December 17, 2023

‘Colorful Threads’ Symposium: Bridging Oceans Through Artistic Narratives of the Indian Ocean Rim

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December 14, 2023

Aliyu Lawal Moderates ‘Hausa Across the World’: The Africa Institute Partners with HIBAF

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December 11, 2023

Bard College Hosts a Conversation with Okwui Enewzor Fellow Idrissou Mora-Kpai

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December 5, 2023

Beachfront Narratives: Seminar Explores Egypt’s Coastal Evolution

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Preserving Roots, Creating Harmony: The Africa Institute and Al-Multaqa Academy’s Strategic Partnership

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November 24, 2023

NYU Abu Dhabi Hosts Okwui Enewzor Fellow Idrissou Mora-Kpai for In-Depth Dialogue on Film, Art, and Creativity

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November 23, 2023

The Africa Institute hosts a workshop to review textbooks for African languages

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November 20, 2023

Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers Fellow Mubanga Kalimamukwento Awarded Morland African Writing Scholarship

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November 11, 2023

Dr. Ramadan Elkhouly Explores Archival Sources at Sharjah International Book Fair 2023

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November 6, 2023

Surafel W. Abebe Co-edits first volume of ‘The Imagined New’ (or What Happens When History is a Catastrophe?)

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October 26, 2023

Toni Morrison Senior Fellow unveils the Universal Language of literary icon

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October 22, 2023

Professor Meg Arenbeg and Translation Fellow Ida Hadjivayanis Lead the Translation Workshop at the Zanzibar Book Fair

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October 19, 2023

Seminar discusses Carcerality and Culture in context of Postcolonial Africa and the Middle East

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October 12, 2023

Economists for Future Appoints Professor Grieve Chelwa to Advisory Board  

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October 5, 2023

Professor Arenberg Engages in Princeton’s Achebe Symposium Discussions

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September 27, 2023

Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers: Unveiling Stories from the Second Cohort’s Residency Projects

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September 21, 2023

Tejumola Olaniyan Creative-Writer Jamal Mahjoub Presents Novel Exploring Sudanese Identity

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September 19, 2023

Seminar Examines Dignity and Citizenship Politics in Postcolonial Africa

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Sharjah Ruler Issues Decree Establishing Global Studies University, Including The Africa Institute

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September 14, 2023

The Africa Institute Launches Four Language Courses for Beginners

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August 8, 2023

Call for Book Reviews and Essays for “Monsoon” Journal of the Indian Ocean Rim

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July 11, 2023

The Africa Institute Cancels David Adjaye’s Campus Project Following Troubling Allegations

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July 3, 2023

The Africa Institute Announces Recipients for the 2023 Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship

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June 22, 2023

South-South Arts Fellowship Explores Global South’s Artistic Connections at The Africa Institute

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June 20, 2023

Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Seminar Examines Economics’ Perspective on Africa

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June 16, 2023

Tracing the Tides of History: The Africa Institute’s Symposium Explores Race and Slavery in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

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June 11, 2023

Inspiring Evidence-informed Policies: Professor Mendisu’s Insights on Science Advice and Education

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May 30, 2023

Charting Literary Crossroads: Professor Meg Arenberg Engages at African Literature Association’s Annual Event

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May 25, 2023

Race, Empire, and the Scientific Imagination: Unraveling the Influence of Statistics

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May 18, 2023

Understanding Colorism Across Global Lines: Professor Diabate’s Scholarly Contributions to the Field

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May 17, 2023

Seminar Explores Postcolonial Humanisms in African Literature

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May 4, 2023

Love and Revolution: New perspectives and New Sources on Kwame Nkrumah

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Celebrating the Art of Poetry: Faculty Aliyu Mustapha and Other Accomplished Poets Recite at Sharjah’s Poetry House

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April 27, 2023

Historian Jean Allman Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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The Africa Institute Appoints Professor Binyam Sisay Mendisu as Associate Director

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Critical Heritage, Communities and Nation Building: Professor Engmann Speaks at the United Nations in Ghana

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April 26, 2023

Lost in Translation: The Africa Institute Explores African Literature at Alserkal Avenue’s Pop-up Library

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April 19, 2023

The Africa Institute receives SSRC research fund to study Africa’s Indian Ocean islands

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Meet The Africa Institute’s 2023 Senior and Post-doctoral Fellowship Awardees

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April 12, 2023

The Mulele Rebellion: Navigating Displacement, Mobility, and Memory in Postcolonial Congo

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April 6, 2023

Ali A. Marzui Senior Fellow speaks to young critical thinkers of NYUAD’s Arab Crossroads Studies

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March 29, 2023

Ali A. Marzui Fellow, Professor Diabate Explores Gender and Spirituality at Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Arts Biennale

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March 15, 2023

African Environmental Communication: Professor Binyam Mendisu delivers keynote address at UoS symposium

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March 2, 2023

Unearthing the history of Slave Traders in the Family at UNESCO’s World Heritage site, Christiansborg Castle in Ghana

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February 22, 2023

Dual Citizenship in Africa: Challenging Inequalities through Robtel Neajai Pailey’s Lens

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February 20, 2023

Mapping the Journeys of Enslaved People in the Gulf: Unveiling Stories of Struggle and Freedom

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February 19, 2023

Professor Abebe Redefining Performance Practice at ‘Stepping Forward’ symposium

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February 17, 2023

Professor Elizabeth Giorgis poetry reader at Harvard’s Transition Magazine Issue Launch

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February 16, 2023

GLOBAL AFRICA TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES 2023-2024

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February 1, 2023

Open Call: Global Africa Translation Fellowship Invites Applications 2024 Cohort

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Open Call: Senior and Post-doctoral Fellowships 2024-2025

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OPEN CALL: TEJUMOLA OLANIYAN CREATIVE WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE FELLOWSHIP 2023

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January 31, 2023

Fatema Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellow examines archives of the afterlives of war from memories of Asmara in a context of cold war (1998-2018)

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January 25, 2023

Seminar examines globalization of Mauritania’s Islamic tradition between 19th-21st centuries

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January 19, 2023

Reclaiming the narrative: Student excursion promotes critical thinking about Africa and African diaspora

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January 12, 2023

Seminar series debate the role and contributions of Arabic and Amharic languages

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January 11, 2023

The Africa Institute faculty selected among prestigious fellows by International Science Council (ISC)

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2022

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December 20, 2022

The Africa Institute’s future campus wins architectural award at AN’s Best of Design Awards 2022

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December 18, 2022

Third country-focused season gathers great minds in the field of the Indian Ocean

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December 14, 2022

Panel discusses “Unreasonable Collectivity” with Africa Institute’s faculty, Elizabeth W. Giorgis

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December 8, 2022

The Africa Institute hosts workshop on the Western Sudan Community Museums Project

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December 7, 2022

Ali A. Marzui Senior Fellow discusses the Meaning and Problems of an Elite Democracy in Africa

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November 29, 2022

Successful Pilot Launch of Four Beginner Languages Courses at The Africa Institute

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November 22, 2022

The Africa Institute participates in Sharjah’s Focal Point Art Fair 2022

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November 20, 2022

Director Salah M. Hassan Featured on Heidi Zuckerman’s Podcast: ‘Conversations About Art’

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November 18, 2022

The Africa Institute participates at the 65th ASA Annual meeting in the USA

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November 14, 2022

The first cohort complete their Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers in Residence Fellowship

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November 9, 2022

Analyzing Visuality Outside Hegemonic Eurocentric Themes

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November 8, 2022

Faculty Jean Allman awarded Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award

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Fatema Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellow shares a historiographical critique of the Ethiopian Revolution

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November 5, 2022

The Africa Institute and Sudanese Social Center honor Historian Yusuf Fadl Hassan

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November 4, 2022

Faculty performs poetic tribute for The Africa Institute and more at the 41st Sharjah International Book Fair

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November 2, 2022

Seminar explores Swahili Literature Writings & its Disruptive Forms

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November 1, 2022

Research Seminar discusses Islamic Slave Trade or Slavery in Muslim Societies

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October 19, 2022

The Africa Institute and Duke University Press to publish new journal titled Monsoon focusing on the Indian Ocean Rim

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October 18, 2022

The Africa Institute speaks at Anthology’s conference panel on Advancing Digital Transformation in Education

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Okwui Enewzor Postdoctoral Fellow highlights new perspectives of the collapse of Meroitic State

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October 17, 2022

Unraveling The Story of Barghash with Ali Marzui Senior Fellow

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September 29, 2022

Understanding African Artist Solidarity in the New Normal

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First cohort of Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers present initial plans of residency projects

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September 26, 2022

Deciphering African History, Négritude, Blackness, and more through Wolof Poetry

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September 22, 2022

Open Call for Senior and Post-doctoral Fellowships 2023-2024

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September 15, 2022

Seminar explores the migrations of contemporary Africa

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September 13, 2022

Third cohort of Senior and Post-doctoral Fellows announced

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September 8, 2022

The Africa Institute Sharjah launches new literature and cultural studies fellowship in honor of late literary icon Toni Morrison

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August 4, 2022

The Africa Institute, Serpentine and Sharjah Art Foundation present the first London solo exhibition of pioneering Sudanese artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishag

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July 18, 2022

THE AFRICA INSTITUTE SHARJAH LAUNCHES GHANAIAN PLAYWRIGHT MOHAMMED IBN-ABDALLAH’S PLAY, ‘SONG OF THE PHARAOH’ IN ACCRA

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July 13, 2022

First Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship Recipients Named for 2022

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June 29, 2022

Fatema Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellow traces intellectual history of Women in Ethiopian Student Movement through print culture

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June 23, 2022

Discussing the role of Africa in our Modern World

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Global Africa Translation Fellowship invites applications for 2023 cohort

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June 21, 2022

Seminar discusses role of Students of the World in Congo’s Decolonization during Global 1960s

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June 9, 2022

In Conversation with Author of ‘A Decolonial Feminism’

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June 8, 2022

Cultivating Awareness & Talent through The Africa Institute’s Internship Program

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June 1, 2022

African Languages and Translation Program hosts hybrid workshop to review groundwork and exchange best practices

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May 23, 2022

Exchanging & Exploring Synergies: NYUAD Professors and Fellows visit The Africa Institute

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CONGRATULATING SENIOR FELLOW NAMINATA DIABATE ON WINNING THE 2022 ALA FIRST BOOK AWARD

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April 16, 2022

The Africa Institute senior faculty present in 2022’s Pioneers of Contemporary African Art Paris Conference

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April 13, 2022

Carleton College Visit

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March 23, 2022

Call for Papers and Participation: ‘The Dakar Translation Symposium: Africa and her Diasporas’ 12-20 June, 2022 Dakar, Senegal

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March 8, 2022

Keynote & Book Signing with Co-Author Chika Okeke-Agulu: Celebrating Abstract Artist, El Anastusi

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2021

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December 13, 2021

TALK HIGHLIGHTING NEW PUBLICATIONS AT FOCAL POINT 2021

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GLOBAL AFRICA TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES 2022-2023

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November 7, 2021

Honoring Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

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August 11, 2021

BOOK BUNK CO-FOUNDERS VISIT THE AFRICA INSTITUTE

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July 28, 2021

Global Africa Translation Fellowship Awardees 2021-2022

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July 27, 2021

The Africa Institute Global Africa Translation Fellowship

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July 26, 2021

The Africa Institute Presents David Adjaye Campus Design

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April 7, 2021

LAUNCH OF NEW SENIOR & POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM

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CAA 2021’s Distinguished Scholar: Dr. Salah M. Hassan

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2020

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August 5, 2020

Inaugural cohort of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program announced

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December 14, 2019

The Africa Institute hosts two day Sudan Cultural Program

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