Thursday, October 29, 2015

Tijānī Waẓīfa

Opening Address and Keynote
Imam Fodé Dramé

Friday, October 30, 2015

Panel I: Sufi Texts, Senegalese Tafsir, & Unseen Worlds
Brandi Hughes, Chair
Panelists Amir Syed, Oludamini Ogunnaike, Jeremy Dell, Alexander Knysh

Panel II: Egyptian Mysteries, Early Muslims, & Mediterranean Worlds
Nancy Florida, Chair
Panelists Ian Moyer, Imam Dawud Walid, Muhammad Mendes, Ali Hussain

Panel III: Invisible Blacks, Red Seas, & the Indian Ocean Worlds
Hillina Seife, Chair
Panelists Imam Dawud Walid, Muhammad Tayssir Safi, Nathaniel Matthews, Ousseina Alidou

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Panel IV: Islamic Spirits, African Pasts, & Diaspora Politics
Ousman Kobo, Chair
Panelists Robyn D’Avignon, Kaaronica Evans-Ware, Abdoulaye Niang, Jenna Krajeski

Discussant Panel – Brandi Hughes
American Culture, University of Michigan

Discussant Panel – Ousmane Kobo
History and Islamic Studies, Ohio State

Discussant Panel – Shaykh Kafani Cissé
Ṭarīqa Tijāniyya, Medina-Baye Senegal & Detroit, MI