Africa & Asia

Here is my blog of political and anthropological reflections. Much of my professional career was in West Africa (and some of my childhood as well), but I also know East, Central and North Africa quite well. I have visited most Arab-speaking countries from Morocco to the Persian Empire. I know both Iran and Afghanistan, and many of the surrounding countries in Central and Southern Asia.

With terrorism, peace, sexual violence and injustice in the mix, this will be an eclectic series of articles !

This blog is a supplement to the monthly Richmond Chiwara Newsletter, a monthly online publication of the Virginia Friends of Mali

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Posts tagged Islam

TEACHING ABOUT MALI

Originally this document was a teacher handout for a Mali Exhibit in Richmond VA, for the Standard of Learning in Virginia’s Elementary Schools.

AfricaElisabeth DrummNovember 22, 2020Mali, Lion King, Sunjata Keita, Musa, polygamy, goddess, Niger River, Segou, Soso Empire, Ghana Empire, Timbuktu, gold, salt, democracy, Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate, Islam, Djenne, mosque, Friday mosque

The Most Vulnerable: Women with AIDS and Islam in Mali (book review) (2017)

An important new book by anthropology professor friend and colleague Dr. Christopher Brooks, Virginia Commenwealth University, reviewed here by Dr Robin Poulton

AfricaElisabeth DrummOctober 22, 2020Mali, aids, christopher brooks, Salim Coumaré, Segou, Islam, vcu, Nyéléni

Africa & Asia

With terrorism, peace, sexual violence and injustice in the mix, this will be an eclectic series of articles !

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