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Visiting Calligrapher Instructs and Inspires
In October 2023, ISITA hosted Mohameden Ahmedou, a Mauritanian master calligrapher and historian of the Arabic script.
ISITA Hosts Visiting Scholar from Japan
Anthropologist Seiji Nakao of Kyoto University to spend a year in residence as an ISITA visiting scholar.News
Workshop emphasizes multi-disciplinary approach to manuscript studies
ISITA organizes symposium in honor of Lansine Kaba
Upcoming Events
May
8
2024
In Search of "Tunga": Prosperity, Almighty God, and Lives in Motion in a Malian Provincial Town - André Chappatte
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 620 Library Place, 620 Library Place
A talk by André Chappatte (Global Studies, University of Geneva) about his recent book, In Search of Tunga: Prosperity, ...
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- Arabic Literature of Africa Series are regional overviews of the major authors writing in Arabic in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Publications resulting from ISITA initiatives includes books, articles, and papers that are the product of ISITA conferences or initiatives.