The Black Islam in the Americas Symposium endeavors to foster contemplation of the geographies and politics of Black Islam configured in diasporic historical connections between Africa and the Americas. The seminar will begin with a keynote lecture by Aminah McCloud, professor of religious studies at DePaul University on Friday, February 16 at 5:15pm. Please see ii.umich.edu/isp for details.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
9:00-10:30 Panel 1: Black Muslims and US Geopolitics
10:45-12:15 Panel 2: Narratives of Black Muslim Trajectories
1:15-2:45 Panel 3: Black Atlantic Muslim Dialogues and Exchanges
3:00-4:30 Panel 4: New World Muslims and the African Past

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
9:00-10:30 Panel 5: Community Activism and Black Muslim Lives
10:45-12:15 Closing Remarks, Su’ad Abdul Khabeer

The conference is organized by the Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar (IISS) with support from the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University.