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Silsila: “AFRICAN MUSLIMS IN BRAZIL AND LATIN AMERICA: AN ANTERIOR HISTORY”

"AFRICAN MUSLIMS IN BRAZIL AND LATIN AMERICA: AN ANTERIOR HISTORY" Wednesday, February 3rd 12:30pm-2:30pm Part of the Silsila Spring 2021 Lecture Series, Translations Link to Register here. 12.30-12.45 Introduction, Finbarr Barry Flood, Silsila/NYU 12.45-1.15 Michael Gomez, NYU, "African Muslims in the New World: A Context" 1.15-1.45 Margarita Rosa, Princeton University, "African Muslims and the Du’as of the 1835 Slave Revolt" 1.45-2.30 Questions and Discussion   Michael Gomez Title: African…

Andrés Bello Chair Professor Keila Grinberg Second Public Lecture | Passados Presentes: Slavery and Memory Tourism in Rio de Janeiro

King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center 53 Washington Square South, New York

Venue: KJCC Auditorium // 53 Washington Square South, New York Reception to Follow Recently, slavery has become an important theme in memory tourism. Just last year, in Rio de Janeiro, the Valongo wharf, which was the arrival place of the highest number of enslaved Africans in the Atlantic, was recognized as a UNESCO site, and is now being visited by…

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