Aksum and Medina: African Diaspora and Early Islam
September 16 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
CSAAD Africa~Diaspora Forum Series
Dr. Hamza Zafir
University of Washington
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
20 Cooper SQ, 5 FL, Room 503
New York City, NY 10003
Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/93654463712
Join the Center for the Study of Africa and African Diaspora (CSAAD) this September to discuss Dr. Hamza Zafer’s exploration of Islamic origins in the Red Sea domain of Aksum. Drawing from linguistic evidence, material culture, and narrative accounts, Dr. Zafer explores the African empire’s influence on the Medinan polity of the early seventh century. Dr. Zafer investigates, as a legacy of Aksumite imperialism in Arabia, early Muslim accounts of Abyssinian leaders within the Quranic community.
For accommodations, please contact the Program Manager for the Center for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora at ac8829@nyu.edu.
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