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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

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.