The trouble is not that we are never happy--it is that happiness is so episodic ... I cannot see what holds it all together" (Ruth Benedict, 1912)

Talks

Forthcoming talks

Past talks

The "Returnee"­ Ulama and Reformed Islam in northern Ghana

Where: St. Olaf College History, Holland Hall 501 Organized by the Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors Society) When: 12th November 2009, 4pm - 5pm

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Islamic Reform Movements in 20th Century Ghana and Burkina Faso

Where: Program of African Studies, Conference Room, Northwestern University, 620 Library Place Evanston IL 60208 When: 19th October 2009, 4pm - 6pm

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The Growth of National Consciousn­ess in West Africa, 1940—1960

Where: University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign , African Institute for Educators [AIE], African Studies Center When: 2nd July 2008

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Islam in West Africa: Processes of Islamizati­on

Where: University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign , International Summer Institute [ISI], African Studies Centre When: 25th June 2008

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The ‘Returnee’­ Ulama and Islam in Ghana: Reform and its Malcontent­s

Where: Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center [CIMIC], Urbana, IL When: 21st May 2008

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Contesting­ Islam: Wahhbism and Muslim Education in Ghana

Where: University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign , Brown Bag, African Studies Center When: 24th October 2007

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Legitimacy­ and landscape:­ Wahhabism and Muslim Identity in northern Ghana, 1950—2005

Where: Social Science Research Council Workshop, Portland Maine. Dates: 14th October 2007 - 17th October 2007

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