Episode 82 - Islam In West Africa, Racism & Arabisation of Islam | Mustafa Briggs

Arab Superiority Complex, Islamic Scholarship, Shaykh Ahmad Bamba, Orientalism, Female Scholarship, Mansa Musa

We touch on all these diverse topics with Mustafa Briggs.

Mustafa Briggs is a Graduate of Arabic & International Relations from the University of Westminster whose dissertation focused on Arabic Literature and Literacy in West Africa.

Started an MA in Translation at SOAS with a specialisation in Arabic and Islamic Texts, before going onto al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt where he is currently doing another degree in Islamic Studies & Arabic.

Rose to international acclaim for his 'Beyond Bilal: Black History in Islam' lecture series, he has done tours all over the world, at universities such as Harvard, Yale, Cambridge and Oxford.

Host : Tanzim & Ryma

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