Since May 2021, we have invited several scholars for a series of talks and discussions about religion, morality, and Boko in West Africa.
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Historicizing Piety: Changing Modes of Islamic Religiosity in West Africa
By Prof. Robert Launay, 26 June 2023, 2-4 pm Abstract Piety has been the subject of recent debates in the study of Islam throughout the world. The hijab is often (though not always) at the center of these debates: what it means or does not mean to those who wear it, what kind of religious…
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Les nouvelles formes du militantisme islamique en Afrique au Sud du Sahara : du réformisme contestataire au djihadisme radical
On January 12, 2023, our guest Ibrahim Moussa gave a presentation on “Les nouvelles formes du militantisme islamique en Afrique au Sud du Sahara : du réformisme contestataire au djihadisme radical.” Résumé Dans le monde arabe et musulman, l’islam a très souvent servi de catalyseur aux mouvements contestataires d’ordre politique ou social. Au Maghreb par…
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Ibraheem Yaqoub El-Zakzaky: Shia Islam, Society and the Rise of Iconic Figure in Contemporary Northern Nigeria
From 6 to 22 December, Remoboko had the opportunity to host Dr Danladi Abah from the Department of History & International Studies, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria. On 7 December, he presented the paper “Ibraheem Yaqoub El-Zakzaky: Shia Islam, Society and the Rise of Iconic Figure in Contemporary Northern Nigeria” at the workshop Iconic Figures…
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Religiosity on Campus: A study of Charismatic Christian and Muslim Groups in Selected Universities in Northern Nigeria
On September 8, 2022, our guest Chikas Ishaku Tsilpi gave a presentation on “Religiosity on Campus: A study of Charismatic Christian and Muslim Groups in Selected Universities in Northern Nigeria.” Abstract Universities in northern Nigeria are witnessing a proliferation of Charismatic Christian and Muslim groups. These groups, which usually serve as platforms for spiritual strengthening…
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La Turquie en Afrique de l’Ouest : entre diplomatie religieuse, éducation et aide au développement
On July 21, 2022, our guest Issouf Binaté gave a presentation on “La Turquie en Afrique de l’Ouest : entre diplomatie religieuse, éducation et aide au développement.”
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Education and the Yoruba Muslims of Southwest Nigeria since 1889
On July 11, 2022, our guest Mutiat Titilope Oladejo gave a presentation on “Education and the Yoruba Muslims of Southwest Nigeria since 1889.” Mutiat Titilope Oladejo is lecturer of the Department of History, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Leibniz Moderner Orient, Berlin, Germany. She is a fellow of…
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Ancestral Spirituality and Religious Competition Among Students in Burkina Faso
Our sixth Boko Café session took place on June 29th, 2021 between 4-6pm (Berlin time) with our guest Dr. Lassane Ouedraogo, an AIAC Inaugural Fellow at the New School, New York. He gave a presentation on “Ancestral Spirituality and Religious Competition Among Students in Burkina Faso.”
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Students, the Church, and Decolonization in the Congo
Our fifth session Boko Café took place on June 22th, 2021 between 3-5pm (Berlin time) with our guest Dr. Pedro Monaville, a historian of modern Africa and a professor of History at NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE. He gave a presentation on “Students, the Church, and Decolonization in the Congo.” Dr. Monaville’s current research project focuses…
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Religions et pouvoirs étatique en Afrique francophone : les paradoxes d’une laïcité importée
Our fourth Boko Café session took place on June 15th, 2021 between 4-6pm (Berlin time) with our guest Dr. Guy Bucumi, a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at Faculté de droit de l’Université de Sherbrooke, Canada. He gave a presentation on “Religions et pouvoirs étatique en Afrique francophone: les paradoxes d’une laïcité importée.”
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Black Consciousness on a Black Campus: Christianity and Politics at the University of the North, South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s
Our third Boko Café session took place on June 10th, 2021 between 12-2pm (Berlin time) with our guest Dr. Anne Heffernan. She is a professor of history at Durham University, England. She presented her research on “Black Consciousness on a Black Campus: Christianity and Politics at the University of the North, South Africa in the…
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Les étudiants ouest africains en Turquie. Mobilité estudiantine et circulation de compétences
Our second Boko Café session took place on June 1st, 2021 between 4-6pm (Berlin time) with our guest, Dr. Issouf Binaté. He is a professor of history at Université Alassane Ouattara of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. He presented his research on “Les étudiants ouest africains en Turquie. Mobilité estudiantine et circulation de compétences.”
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Politics of violence and higher education in Niger: 1960-beginning of 1990s
Our first session took place on May 13th, 2021 between 4-6pm (Berlin time) with our guest, Dr. Tatiana Smirnova. She is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre FrancoPaix (UQAM) and an associate researcher at the Sahel Research Group (University of Florida). She presented her research on “Politics of violence and higher education in Niger: 1960-beginning…