Symposium: "Islamism in Africa, South of the Sahara"Symposium: "Islamism in Africa, South of the Sahara"http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/164851Stokes 102 - Humanities Center2011-03-25T09:30:002011-03-25T19:00:00
March 25, 9:30AM
Stokes 102 - Humanities Center
Professor Emeritus of Political Science Harvey Glickman is hosting a symposium on "Islamism in Africa, South of the Sahara" Ideas, Ideology, Interactions in Society, Polity and Culture
Description
Since the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania and the U.S. retaliatory strike against purportedly Al Qaeda assets in Sudan, sub-Saharan Africa has emerged as a frontier of Islamist opposition to existing governments as well as violent jihadism. The collapse of Somalia, the threat of a takeover there by the extremist Islamic Courts movement, the piratical attacks by Islamist splinter groups in the states of Mali and Mauretania, and lethal rioting in Nigeria and Tanzania, indicate that all of Muslim Africa may be vulnerable to destabilization by violent Islamists.
This symposium examines the extent, dynamics and future potential of Islamism and radical, violent Islamist groups in selected states of sub-Saharan Africa. Panelists inquire into the spread and appeal of Islamist ideology in sub-Saharan Africa; they trace briefly the history and spread of Islam in pre-colonial and colonial Africa, the history and origins of Islamism as a political ideology in its particular African miliieu, and they suggest the conditions that permit sub-Saharan Africans to offer a hearing to Islamist ideas. Finally, they ponder the policy implications of sub-Saharan Islamism for international politics and domestic governments, as well as its threat potential for all of Africa south of the Sahara.
Symposium Schedule:
Hurford Humanities Center/Stokes 102:
Welcoming Remarks: Fri. (Mar. 25) 9:30 –10 AM:
Harvey Glickman, Pol. Sci. Haverford.
Panel: Fri. (Mar. 25) 10 AM-12 noon
Chair & Discussant: Alex Otieno, Arcadia U.; “Islamism and Muslim Society in East Africa: Cases”
Lee Cassanelli, “Islamism, Business and Commerce in the Horn of Africa;”
Ali Dinar, “ Islamism in Power and Challenging Power in Sudan.”
Harvey Glickman,”Islamism in Tanzania.”
Bryn Mawr Room, Dining Center:
Lunchtime speaker: 12:15 – 2 PM Fri. (Mar. 25): Bryn Mawr Room, Dining Center
Jessica Piombo: “Islamism, Africa and International Security”
Invited student participants: All Pol. Sci. majors; Africana Studies Concentrators—Haverford and Bryn Mawr.
Hurford Humanities Center/Stokes 102:
Panel: Fri. (Mar. 25) 2:15-4 PM: “Islamism in Politics in West Africa” Stokes Hall
Chair: Harvey Glickman, Haverford.
Cheikh Babou, “Islamism and Senegal: Rise and Retreat;”
Susanna Wing , “ Islamism in Mali;”
John Ayoade, “Islamism in Nigeria.”
Discussant: Kalala Ngalamalume, History, Bryn Mawr.
Closing Address: Fri. (Mar. 25) 4:30- 6 PM
Ken Menkhaus, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Political Science at Davidson College
Steven Metz, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College.
CPGC Cafe/Stokes 104:
Closing Reception: 6-7PM
Panelists:
Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D. - Associate Director of African Studies Center at UPenn (Sudan)
Cheikh Anta Babou, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of History at UPenn (Senegal)
Lee Cassanelli, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of History at UPenn (Somalia)
John Ayoade, Ph.D. - Professor Emer. of Political Science at UPenn (Nigeria)
Susanna Wing, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Political Science at Haverford (Mali)
Harvey Glickman, Ph.D. - Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Haverford College (Tanzania)
Jessica Piombo, Ph.D. - Associate Professor at Naval Post Graduate School; Regional Coordinator for Sub-Saharan Africa; and Co-Director, RSEP Planning and Content (Islamism and International Security in Africa)
Alex Otieno, M.P.H., Instructor of Sociology and International Peace and Conflict Resolution at Arcadia University
Kalala Ngalamulume , Ph.D. - Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Bryn Mawr College
Ken Menkhaus, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Political Science at Davidson College
Steven Metz, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College.
Sponsoring Organizations:
Haverford Political Science, and Anthropology Depts., Africana Studies (Haverford & Bryn Mawr), African Studies Consortium of Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore, U.of Penna.; Haverford Center for Peace and Global Citizenship; Haverford Hurford Humanities Center, Haverford Distinguished Visitors Committee, Haverford Middle East Initiative.
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