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Muslim Africa and Changing Global Interconnections
The Islam in Africa Working Group – along with the Center for Global Islamic Studies & the Department of Religion – at the University of Florida present: A Symposium on Muslim Africa and Changing Global Interconnections April 1-2, 2021 | University of Florida In the context of the rapidly changing global geopolitics of the last few
Research and Pedagogy on South Asia: A Symposium for Faculty and Graduate Students in Florida
Hosted by the Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at the University of Florida Organizers: Professor Vasudha Narayanan and Bhakti Mamtora, Prea Persaud, Dustin Hall, and Rodney Sebastian (graduate students). Twenty four presentations by faculty and graduate students from UF, FIU, USF, FSU, UCF, and Rollins College, as well as a professional musician
Negotiating Gender and Sexualities in Muslim Africa
The symposium explores the lived experiences related to gender and sexualities among Muslims living in diverse societies in contemporary Africa. We acknowledge and invite discussions of sub-cultures of sexual and gender non-conformity and the ritual traditions that include gender play and subversion across Muslim Africa. Speakers include: Dr. Rudi Gaudio, Dr. Rosa De Jorio, Dr.