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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
01 February 2016
The religious movement of the Ahmadiyya was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, a 19th Century Indian Muslim scholar. It reached West Africa in the 1920s. The Ahmadis seek restoration of true Islam and disseminate their message discreetly via medical centres, schools and development projects. On 25 February visiting fellow Kathrin Langewiesche (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität) will situate the Ahmadiyya movement in the context of modern Islamic movements and examine the importance of active faith spreading in Islamic countries.
29 January 2016
President Zuma of South Africa and President Putin of Russia attended China’s victory parade in September 2015. Zuma’s visit reflected a broader shift in South Africa’s foreign policy in favour of China and Russia. The clear pivot towards China and Russia during Zuma’s presidency (2009-present) differs sharply from the more balanced multipolar approach under Nelson Mandela’s presidency (1994-1999), writes Heinrich Matthee in the latest ASC Infosheet.
28 January 2016
ASCL senior researcher Benjamin Soares has been named professor by special appointment of The Anthropology of Islam in Africa and its Diaspora at the University of Amsterdam. The chair was established on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden. Soares, an anthropologist, is a scholar of Islam and Muslim societies in Africa. His research focuses on religious life from the early 20th century to the present. As professor by special appointment, Soares will join the Globalizing Culture and the Quest for Belonging programme of the UvA's Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR). He will stimulate research in the anthropology of Islam and Muslim societies in Africa and elsewhere (photo: Julie Gawron).
26 January 2016
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