The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues
Africa's Sources of Knowledge in Ajami Scripts
Fallou Ngom, associiate professor, Boston University, will address the myth of illiteracy in Islamized areas of Africa. It uncovers important sources of African knowledge written in the modified classical Arabic script known as Ajami. The event is sponsored by The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and co-sponsored by Middle East Studies and the Departments of Africana Studies, History, and French and Italian.