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In a message dated 11/13/99 6:47:27 AM Central Standard Time,
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Forgotten Roots: The Early History of Africans and Islam in the Americas
A lecture program sponsored by the Badr Foundation, the New Brunswick
Islamic
Center (Masjid al Huda) and the Islamic Society of Rutgers University
with
Sulayman Nyang--Professor of African Studies at Howard University in
Washington, D.C.
Sylviane Diouf--a writer specializing in the culture and history of people
of
African descent in the Americas, author of the book: Servants of Allah:
African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas.
Hamza Yusuf--one of the most noteworthy scholars of Islam in the West. He
completed most of his Islamic studies in the African nation of Mauritania
Allan Austin-- retied professor of English and Afro American studies at
Springfield College in Springfield, MA. Author of African Muslims in
Antebellum America: A Sourcebook, and African Muslims in Antebellum
America:
Transatlantic Stories and Spiritual Struggles
Plus: a special exhibit--original Arabic manuscripts written by African
Muslims while they were enslaved in the Americas
Friday December 3, 1999---7:00 pm
at the Auditorium at the Allison Road Classroom building---Busch
Campus,Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Tickets are $15 and are available at selected locations or by mail
Please: we ask that you do not bring children--everyone admitted must have
a
ticket.
Space is limited---get your tickets asap insha'allah.
for more information
email: [log in to unmask]
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phone/fax: (732) 418-0427
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