Collaboration with Boston University on Ajami in West Africa comes to fruition
Posted June 8, 2024
From 2019 to 2022, ISITA’s associate director Rebecca Shereikis and Northwestern University Libraries collaborated with a team led by Fallou Ngom and Daivi Rodima-Taylor...
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Student reflections on learning Swahili
Posted June 8, 2024
On June 2nd, 2004, I was born in the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Does that mean...
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ISITA-CSMC workshop emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches to manuscript studies
Posted June 7, 2024
A November 16–18, 2023 workshop at the University of Hamburg marked another stage in the ongoing collaboration between ISITA, the Herskovits Library of African...
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African queens regnant
Posted May 25, 2024
By: Esmeralda Kale, LaRay Denzer, Gene Kannenberg, Jr…. From the very beginning of African history, many women have acted as queens, assuming roles of...
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Student reflections on learning Swahili
Posted April 24, 2024
Lauren Gomez Without a doubt, embarking on my journey to learn Swahili has been one of my most enriching experiences...
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