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Upcoming Events for Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)

The Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA) is the first research center in the United States devoted entirely to the study of Islam and Africa.

Contact:
Rebecca Shereikis
(847) 491-2598
Email | Website

April 2026

Apr

2026

ISITA | The Social Life of Soyayya: Romance Literature and Gendered Islamic…

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM 620 Library Place, Seminar Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Apr

2026

ISITA | The Chronicles of Two West African Kingdoms - Zachary Wright, Ali Diakite,…

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Harris Hall, 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general) Arts/Humanities Religious/Spiritual Global/Multicultural Community Engagement Social Sciences

Apr

2026

ISITA | Black Muslim Freedom Dreams: Sufism and Islamic Learning in West Africa…

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Community Room, Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL 60201

Academic (general) Arts/Humanities Religious/Spiritual Global/Multicultural Community Engagement Social Sciences

Apr

2026

Islamic Education in West Africa: Panel Discussion

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh, Block Auditorium, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general) Arts/Humanities Religious/Spiritual Global/Multicultural Social Sciences