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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
03 December 2013
The emergence in the Gambia of the transnational Islamic missionary movement Tablighi Jama‘at is the focus of the ASC seminar by Marloes Janson on Monday 16 December. It explores how a movement originating in South Asia could appeal so tremendously to a West-African Muslim population, particularly women and youth. ‘Converts’ have been willing to abandon their youthful pursuits and transgress generational and gender boundaries for a life devoted to God. The seminar is organized together with the Department of Cultural Anthropology of Leiden University.
Just published: Farmers on the move. Mobility, Access to Land and Conflict in Central and South Mali
03 December 2013
28 November 2013
De 'Wikipedian-in-special-residence' bij het Afrika-Studiecentrum, Hans Muller, geeft op woensdag 11 december van 14:00-16:00 een korte cursus Inleiding Wikipedia. Wat zijn de regels voor het plaatsen van artikelen op Wikipedia? Hoe kunnen we Wikipedia verbeteren met correcties en aanvullingen? Experts, liefhebbers en geïnteresseerden op het gebied van Afrika en meer zijn van harte uitgenodigd voor deze bijeenkomst.
21 November 2013
On Wednesday 27 November, the launch of LeidenGlobal will be celebrated in the Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde. LeidenGlobal is a platform for global expertise. Partners are: the African Studies Centre, the International Institute for Asian Studies, KITLV, the Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Roosevelt Study Centre and Leiden University.
20 November 2013
Due to unforseen circumstances, the seminar on 3 December has been cancelled. The invited speaker, Dr. Abamfo Ofori Atiemo of the University of Ghana, will however be giving a presentation at Wednesday's (4 December) workshop: Modern State Administration and African Religious Cosmologies. The ASC apologizes for the inconvenience.