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- Migratory Republic: Multispecies Worldmaking in the United Arab Emirates
- Édouard Glissant's Tout-monde: Beyond Universalism and Towards Relationality
- Kinetic Geographies: Thinking through Space and Time across Global Histories
- Anatomy of a Reparation: Disappearance and Ruination after the Age of Empire
- The Flesh and the Bones: Recounting Early Modern Exile from the Indonesian Archipelago
- Meet GSU at the International Education Show 2026
- 69th African Studies Association Annual Meeting
- Meet GSU at Tawdheef x Zaheb 2026
- Meet GSU at Ru’ya Careers UAE 2026
- Joint Postdoctoral Lecture Series with Gladys Kalichini and Reem Kosba
- Language Program Information Session II (Online)
- Language Program Information Session (Online)
- Joint Lecture: Restitution and Reparation in Africa and the Postcolonial Condition
- Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship Lecture – Concluding Session, Spring 2026
- Contrapuntal Objects: Rethinking Restitution Beyond the Original
- Lines of Influence: Africa, Toni Morrison, and the African Diaspora
- How to Study Africa and the African Diaspora: A Question of Method
- River Spirit by Leila Aboulela
- Imagining Asia
- The Middle Passage across Africa to the Middle East: From Slavery to Freedom
- Whose Stories Are Told by Museums with African Collections from Colonial Contexts?
- The Complete Works of Jamal Mohamed Ahmed – Volume 1
- From Scale to Relation: Rethinking Global Studies
- Moorings: Voyages of Capital across the Indian Ocean by Nidhi Mahajan
- Tejumola Olaniyan Writers-in-Residence: Project Presentations
- Ethiopia: Modern Nation – Ancient Roots
- Book Launch: Ethiopia: Modern Nation – Ancient Roots
- Structured luck – Downstream Effects of the US. Diversity Visa Program
- Provenance & Restitution: AfricaMuseum and its Colonial Legacy
- Images of the Past, Questions of the Present
- Restitution and Reparation: Africa and the Post-Colonial Condition Fellowship
- Focal Point
- Sharjah International Book Fair
- 67th ASA ANNUAL MEETING, USA
- Contracts, Conquest and Modernity: Political Theory and the Genealogy of the Modern State in Africa
- Sharjah Festival of African Literature
- African Heritage Religions in Trinidad and the Quest for Religious Freedom and Public Legitimacy
- Ethiopia in the Shadow of Empire: Race, Pan-Africanism, and Global Encounters
- African Studies Association Meeting
- Tawdheef x Zaheb
- Gendered Scripts and Legacies in the Sahelian Space: Pre-Islamic, Islamic, and European Languages
- Restitution and the Postcolonial Museum
- Visit Us: Focal Point 2025
- Ru’ya Careers Fair UAE
- Sharjah International Book Fair
- Decolonizing Ibn Khaldûn: Towards an Epistemic Rupture
- Locating African on the “World” Scene: Images, Inventions and Meanings
- International Education Show
- Sovereignty Out of Self in Afro-dystopia
- African Tale of Animation
- The Gendered Dynamics of Internal African Diasporas in Morocco
- Poetry Night
- Abolition and Manumission in Early 20th Century Ethiopia
- March Meeting 2024: Tawashujat
- Liberated Africans in the Indian Ocean World, 1808-1897
- Congolese Horizons: Weaving Temporalities in Congo Studies
- Sites of Mattering in Johannesburg, Kinshasa, and Lagos
- Gavin Jantjes: To Be Free! A Retrospective 1970–2023
- Sharjah International Education Show
- Ru’ya Careers Fair UAE
- Gendered Digital Citizenship: Redefining Civic Engagement in African Feminist Movements
- Everything is Connected: African Artists and Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale
- New Directions in African Political Economy
- State Cynicism, Violence, Deaths and the (Im)possibility of Politics in a Zimbabwean mining town
- Toni Morrison Fellowship Inauguration Program
- Reimagining Water Museums: Towards Resilient Hydro Trajectories
- Henok Melkamzer: Telsem Symbols and Imagery
- Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present
- Poetry Night | Daren Waka | የግጥም ምሽት
- The African In Me
- Aïda Muluneh’s Homebound: A Journey in Photography
- Revolution and Image-Making in Post-Colonial Ghana (1979-1985)
- Kamala Ibrahim Ishag: State of Oneness
- Ayi Kwei Armah’s Postcolony and the Still-Born Humanisms of Decolonization
- An Intimate History of the African Revolution: Kwame Nkrumah and the Women in Question
- Space, Mobility, and Displacement: The Mulele ‘Rebellion’ in Postcolonial Congo
- Global Music Campus (GMC)
- Development, (Dual) Citizenship and its Discontents in Africa
- Using Geographic Information Systems to Map and Analyze the Itineraries of Enslaved People in the Gulf
- Slave Traders in the Family: Autoarchaeology at Christiansborg Castle (Ghana)
- Open Conversation between Gnawa and Capoeira (Sharjah Biennial 15)
- March Meeting 2023: The Postcolonial Constellation: Art, Culture, Politics after 1960
- News, Numbers and Race: How statistics racialized the scientific imagination
- Revisiting Economics and Its Africa Problem
- World Arabic Language Day
- Edges of Egypt, Interiors of Africa
- Call for Book Reviews and Essays for “Monsoon” Journal of the Indian Ocean Rim
- Contesting Precarity from the Margins: The Politics of Dignity and Citizenship in South Africa and Morocco
- Visit Us At The Focal Point Art Fair 2023
- Gavin Jantjes: To Be Free! A Retrospective 1970–2023
- Genres of Captivity: Gender, Punishment and Historiography in the African Post Colony
- “She Speaks Our Language”: Toni Morrison’s Diasporic Resonance
- Interact With The Africa Institute At The 66th Asa Annual Meeting, Usa
- Lisa Simone
- Song of the Pharaoh: Book Launch & Performance
- M.anifest
- Alemayehu Eshete feat. Bethlehem Bekele
- Elisabeth Efua Sutherland
- Hewale Sounds featuring Ghanaian singer Ruth Ama Williams
- A Decolonial Feminism
- Love and Revolution in the Twentieth-Century Colonial and Postcolonial World
- Afro-Arab Cinema program
- Global Ghana: Sites of Departure/Sites of Return
- Global Ghana: Sites of Departure/Sites of Return
- Global Ghana: In Search of Africa’s Black Star
- Fati’s Choice
- Envisioning a Post-cinematic Pan-Africanist Aesthetics
- Somi
- Oumou Sangaré
- Youssou N’Dour
- Intertwined Ecologies and Interconnected Histories: The Indian Ocean Rim
- Colorful Threads: The Interwoven Worlds of Art and Culture in the Western Indian Ocean
- The Wolof is an African Language in Ghost Letters: Translation, Form, History and Black Lives Matter
- Pandemics, Epistemic Communities and African Futures in the World: Decolonizing the Disciplines
- Interact with The Africa Institute at the 65th ASA Annual Meeting, USA
- Visit us at the Focal Point Art Fair 2022
- Western Sudan Community Museums Project
- Bait Al Oud Orchestra
- Visit us at the Focal Point Art Fair 2022
- Bait Al Oud – Khartoum Orchestra
- Beyond Shinqit: How a Saharan Islamic tradition went global
- Ambivalent memories of imperial legacies
- Legacies of Race and Slavery In the Atlantic and Indian Oceans
- Reimagining Mobilities/Immobilities in the Indian Ocean: Inaugural Program
- Talking about Trees
- Mulatu Astatke
- Modern Sudanese Poetry: An Anthology
- Peter Adjaye (aka AJ Kwame)
- Global Ghana: Sites of Departure/Sites of Return
- Africa and The Challenge of COVID-19 – East Africa
- Global Africa: African and African Diaspora Studies in the 21st Century
- Axis of Solidarity : Landmarks, Platforms, Futures
- 5-plus-1 : Rethinking Abstraction
- ETHIOPIA: Modern Nation – Ancient Roots | Sharjah
- Ethiopia: Modern Nation – Ancient Roots
- Africa and The Challenge of COVID-19 – West Africa
- Week 01 | Foundations of African Cinema
- Week 04 | Continuity and Change
- Week 02 | Cinema Cultures in Africa
- GLOBAL GHANA: Inaugural Program
- A History of Arab Graphic Design
- Mohamed El Amin
- Week 03 | Historicizing the Decolonizing Principle
- Jihan El-Tahri
- Idrissou Mora-Kpai
- I’m Not Your Negro
- Aïda Muluneh
- Global Museum Launch Middle East Premiere
- The Sphinx Contemplating Napoleon
- Manthia Diawara
- John Akomfrah
- The Diasporic Shock of Elsewhere in African and African American Literature
- Film Screening + Talk: "The Man Died"
- Creative Careers Days
- Africa || Asia as Method
Fellowships
Graduations
Leaderships
News
- Sabrina Moura Receives Positive Women Award Dubai 2026 for Contributions to Arts and Culture
- Fall 2026 Fellows Announced for Restitution and Reparation Fellowship
- MA Student Daniel Mbizi Selected for Doha Debates Ambassador Program
- MA Student Lubacha Deus Connects Research and Publishing at Sharjah Booksellers Conference
- Ph.D. Students Explore Memory and Belonging at BLACKBIRD Screenings
- MA Student Abdou Diouf Publishes Research on African Environmental Ethics
- Alya Burhaima Connects Doctoral Research with Sharjah Museum Policy
- MA Student Halifet Yusuf Presents Research on Africa–Gulf Connections in Nairobi
- GSU President Hoor Al Qasimi named to TIME100 Art 2026
- MA student Amer Ahmed explores Africa’s economic future at AIM Congress 2026
- Ph.D. students explore community-centered heritage conservation at Summer Majlis
- Ph.D. student Alia Al Shamsi nominated for Emirates Woman Awards 2026
- Heritage, identity, and recovery in Sudan: Mohamed Faroug presents two papers in Munich
- Aliyu Lawal explores language and poetic practice at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
- Senior Archivist Contributes to Volume Recognized by African Studies Review
- Postdoctoral Fellows Explore How Art and Heritage Shape Historical Memory
- MA Student Geofrey Mwanza’s mapping project supports archaeological research in Zambia
- The Africa Institute names five senior and postdoctoral fellows for 2026
- The Imagined New III Brings Artists and Scholars Together in Johannesburg
- Second Cohort of Ph.D. Scholars Begins Doctoral Journey
- Scholars Explore Toni Morrison & Cultural Translation at Tokyo Conference
- New Issue of Monsoon Journal Now Available
- Ph.D. Student Kate Qazi Presents at International TESOL Conference
- GSU Strengthens Institutional Processes Through RAK MHSU Visit
- Philathia Bolton Appointed Interim Chair of the Department of Humanities
- Research and Writing Training Strengthens Graduate Students’ Skills
- Ph.D. Student Kate Qazi Explores English Decolonization at TESOL International Conference
- Ph.D. Student Alya Rashid Burhaima Elected to ICOM UAE Executive Board
- GSU and UoS Host Online Training on Advancing Graduate-Level Online Learning
- MA Student Halifet Yusuf Presents Research on Gender Justice at International Conference
- Fellow Philip Kwame Boafo Leads Workshop on Knowledge in Motion at LOATAD
- CAA 2021’s Distinguished Scholar: Dr. Salah M. Hassan
- Launch Of New Senior & Postdoctoral Fellowships Program
- The Africa Institute Presents David Adjaye Campus Design
- The Africa Institute Global Africa Translation Fellowship
- Global Africa Translation Fellowship Awardees 2021
- BOOK BUNK CO-FOUNDERS VISIT THE AFRICA INSTITUTE
- Honoring Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Congratulating Senior Fellow Naminata Diabate On Winning The 2022 Ala First Book Award
- Global Africa Translation Fellowship Awardees 2022
- Talk Highlighting New Publications At Focal Point 2021
- Call for Papers and Participation: ‘The Dakar Translation Symposium: Africa and her Diasporas’ 12-20 June, 2022 Dakar, Senegal
- Carleton College Visit
- Exchanging & Exploring Synergies: NYUAD Professors and Fellows visit The Africa Institute
- Keynote & Book Signing with Co-Author Chika Okeke-Agulu: Celebrating Abstract Artist, El Anastusi
- African Languages and Translation Program hosts hybrid workshop to review groundwork and exchange best practices
- Cultivating Awareness & Talent through The Africa Institute’s Internship Program
- In Conversation with Author of ‘A Decolonial Feminism’
- Inaugural cohort of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program announced
- Seminar discusses role of Students of the World in Congo’s Decolonization during Global 1960s
- Global Africa Translation Fellowship invites applications for 2023 cohort
- Discussing the role of Africa in our Modern World
- Fatema Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellow traces intellectual history of Women in Ethiopian Student Movement through print culture
- First Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship Recipients Named for 2022
- The Africa Institute Sharjah Launches Ghanaian Playwright Mohammed Ibn-abdallah’s Play, ‘Song Of The Pharaoh’ In Accra
- The Africa Institute senior faculty present in 2022’s Pioneers of Contemporary African Art Paris Conference
- The Africa Institute, Serpentine and Sharjah Art Foundation present the first London solo exhibition of pioneering Sudanese artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishag
- The Africa Institute hosts two day Sudan Cultural Program
- The Africa Institute Sharjah launches new literature and cultural studies fellowship in honor of late literary icon Toni Morrison
- Third cohort of Senior and Post-doctoral Fellows announced
- Seminar explores the migrations of contemporary Africa
- Open Call for Senior and Post-doctoral Fellowships 2023-2024
- Deciphering African History, Négritude, Blackness, and more through Wolof Poetry
- First cohort of Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers present initial plans of residency projects
- Understanding African Artist Solidarity in the New Normal
- Unraveling The Story of Barghash with Ali Marzui Senior Fellow
- Okwui Enewzor Postdoctoral Fellow highlights new perspectives of the collapse of Meroitic State
- The Africa Institute and Duke University Press to publish new journal titled Monsoon focusing on the Indian Ocean Rim
- The Africa Institute participates at the 65th ASA Annual meeting in the USA
- Research Seminar discusses Islamic Slave Trade or Slavery in Muslim Societies
- Seminar explores Swahili Literature Writings & its Disruptive Forms
- The Africa Institute speaks at Anthology’s conference panel on Advancing Digital Transformation in Education
- Fatema Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellow shares a historiographical critique of the Ethiopian Revolution
- Analyzing Visuality Outside Hegemonic Eurocentric Themes
- Faculty performs poetic tribute for The Africa Institute and more at the 41st Sharjah International Book Fair
- The first cohort complete their Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers in Residence Fellowship
- The Africa Institute participates in Sharjah’s Focal Point Art Fair 2022
- The Africa Institute and Sudanese Social Center honor Historian Yusuf Fadl Hassan
- Director Salah M. Hassan Featured on Heidi Zuckerman’s Podcast: ‘Conversations About Art’
- Faculty Jean Allman awarded Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award
- Successful Pilot Launch of Four Beginner Languages Courses at The Africa Institute
- Ali A. Marzui Senior Fellow discusses the Meaning and Problems of an Elite Democracy in Africa
- Panel discusses “Unreasonable Collectivity” with Africa Institute’s faculty, Elizabeth W. Giorgis
- The Africa Institute hosts workshop on the Western Sudan Community Museums Project
- Third country-focused season gathers great minds in the field of the Indian Ocean
- The Africa Institute’s future campus wins architectural award at AN’s Best of Design Awards 2022
- The Africa Institute faculty selected among prestigious fellows by International Science Council (ISC)
- Seminar series debate the role and contributions of Arabic and Amharic languages
- Reclaiming the narrative: Student excursion promotes critical thinking about Africa and African diaspora
- Seminar examines globalization of Mauritania’s Islamic tradition between 19th-21st centuries
- OPEN CALL: TEJUMOLA OLANIYAN CREATIVE WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE FELLOWSHIP 2023
- Open Call: Global Africa Translation Fellowship Invites Applications 2024 Cohort
- Open Call: Senior and Post-doctoral Fellowships 2024-2025
- Fatema Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellow examines archives of the afterlives of war from memories of Asmara in a context of cold war (1998-2018)
- GLOBAL AFRICA TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES 2023
- Unearthing the history of Slave Traders in the Family at UNESCO’s World Heritage site, Christiansborg Castle in Ghana
- Professor Elizabeth Giorgis poetry reader at Harvard’s Transition Magazine Issue Launch
- Ali A. Marzui Senior Fellow speaks to young critical thinkers of NYUAD’s Arab Crossroads Studies
- Meet The Africa Institute’s 2023 Senior and Post-doctoral Fellowship Awardees
- The Africa Institute receives SSRC research fund to study Africa’s Indian Ocean islands
- Lost in Translation: The Africa Institute Explores African Literature at Alserkal Avenue’s Pop-up Library
- Critical Heritage, Communities and Nation Building: Professor Engmann Speaks at the United Nations in Ghana
- Historian Jean Allman Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- The Africa Institute Appoints Professor Binyam Sisay Mendisu as Associate Director
- Celebrating the Art of Poetry: Faculty Aliyu Mustapha and Other Accomplished Poets Recite at Sharjah’s Poetry House
- Love and Revolution: New perspectives and New Sources on Kwame Nkrumah
- Seminar Explores Postcolonial Humanisms in African Literature
- Understanding Colorism Across Global Lines: Professor Diabate’s Scholarly Contributions to the Field
- African Environmental Communication: Professor Binyam Mendisu delivers keynote address at UoS symposium
- Ali A. Marzui Fellow, Professor Diabate Explores Gender and Spirituality at Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Arts Biennale
- Professor Abebe Redefining Performance Practice at ‘Stepping Forward’ symposium
- Race, Empire, and the Scientific Imagination: Unraveling the Influence of Statistics
- Charting Literary Crossroads: Professor Meg Arenberg Engages at African Literature Association’s Annual Event
- Mapping the Journeys of Enslaved People in the Gulf: Unveiling Stories of Struggle and Freedom
- Tracing the Tides of History: The Africa Institute’s Symposium Explores Race and Slavery in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans
- Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Seminar Examines Economics’ Perspective on Africa
- South-South Arts Fellowship Explores Global South’s Artistic Connections at The Africa Institute
- The Mulele Rebellion: Navigating Displacement, Mobility, and Memory in Postcolonial Congo
- The Africa Institute Announces Recipients for the 2023 Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship
- Professor Mendisu Leads Discussion on Science Advice and Education Reform at Global Young Academy AGM
- The Africa Institute Cancels David Adjaye’s Campus Project Following Troubling Allegations
- Dual Citizenship in Africa: Challenging Inequalities through Robtel Neajai Pailey’s Lens
- Call for Book Reviews and Essays for “Monsoon” Journal of the Indian Ocean Rim
- The Africa Institute Launches Four Language Courses for Beginners
- Seminar Examines Dignity and Citizenship Politics in Postcolonial Africa
- Tejumola Olaniyan Creative-Writer Jamal Mahjoub Presents Novel Exploring Sudanese Identity
- Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers: Unveiling Stories from the Second Cohort’s Residency Projects
- Meg Arenberg Participates in “Achebe and the Politics of Canonicity” Panel at Princeton Symposium
- Economists for Future Appoints Professor Grieve Chelwa to Advisory Board
- Toni Morrison Senior Fellow unveils the Universal Language of literary icon
- Seminar discusses Carcerality and Culture in context of Postcolonial Africa and the Middle East
- Preserving Roots, Creating Harmony: The Africa Institute and Al-Multaqa Academy’s Strategic Partnership
- Beachfront Narratives: Seminar Explores Egypt’s Coastal Evolution
- Sharjah Ruler Issues Decree Establishing Global Studies University, Including The Africa Institute
- World Arabic Language Day: In Conversation with Pulse 95 FM on the Significance of Arabic
- Aliyu Lawal Moderates ‘Hausa Across the World’: The Africa Institute Partners with HIBAF
- ‘Colorful Threads’ Symposium: Bridging Oceans Through Artistic Narratives of the Indian Ocean Rim
- NYU Abu Dhabi Hosts Okwui Enewzor Fellow Idrissou Mora-Kpai for In-Depth Dialogue on Film, Art, and Creativity
- Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers Fellow Mubanga Kalimamukwento Awarded Morland African Writing Scholarship
- Dr. Ramadan Elkhouly Explores Archival Sources at Sharjah International Book Fair 2023
- Bard College Hosts a Conversation with Okwui Enewzor Fellow Idrissou Mora-Kpai
- The Africa Institute hosts a workshop to review textbooks for African languages
- Speaking of Art: Salah M. Hassan and Hoor Al Qasimi Discuss Gavin Jantjes’ Transformative Art
- Princeton Scholar Explores the Harsh Realities of Zimbabwe’s Mining Towns at The Africa Institute Seminar
- Former Africa Institute Fellow Naminata Diabate Recognized as a Leading African Scholar
- The Africa Institute Honors Toni Morrison’s Legacy with Two-Day Symposium Featuring Performances, Films and Panels
- A Night of Verse: Aliyu Mustapha Lawal at “The New Horizon of Metaphor” in Saudi Arabia
- Unravelling Ethiopia’s Abolitionist Narrative
- Prof Chelwa Participates in Dialogue on Africa’s Debt Crisis at Ghana Conference
- Exploring the Intersection of Knowledge and Identity: African Scholars in Global Discourse
- Exploring Afro-dystopia: Seminar Unveils Sovereignty in Collective Consciousness
- Lecturer Aliyu Mustapha Lawal Presents at First Sharjah International Conference on Arabic Language
- Meg Arenberg Wins Prestigious Translation Award for Zanzibari Novel
- Surafel Wondimu Abebe and Idrissou Mora-Kpai at Art Dubai Modern Talks
- Professor Meg Arenbeg and Translation Fellow Ida Hadjivayanis Lead the Translation Workshop at the Zanzibar Book Fair
- Surafel W. Abebe Co-Edits First Volume of "The Imagined New"
- Open Society Grant: The Africa Institute Receives Major Multi-Year Funding for African Cultural Heritage Fellowship
- Prof. Binyam Sisay Mendisu Champions Inclusive Science Advocacy at INGSA2024
- Hoor Al-Qasimi appointed as the Artistic Director of the 25th Biennale of Sydney
- Lecturer Aliyu Lawal moderates panel at Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 2024
- Professor Grieve Chelwa Joins 65 Global Leaders in Urging New York to Address Debt Crisis
- The Africa Institute (GSU) and University of Sharjah Sign MoU for Academic and Research Collaboration
- Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, The Africa Institute’s Professor-at-Large, Wins 2024 Templeton Prize
- Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Former Tejumola Olaniyan Fellow, Launches Hope Prize in Zambia
- Lecturer Aliyu Lawal Judges ‘Prince of Poets Challenge’ for Young Arabic Learners
- The Africa Institute Engages at the First Toni Morrison Society Summer Symposium on African Diasporic Vision and Legacies
- Light Work and The Africa Institute announce limited season of “Everything is Connected” Podcast
- Introducing Our Master’s in Global African Studies
- New Volume of ‘Monsoon: Journal of the Indian Ocean Rim’ Released
- Carleton College Students’ Visit to The Africa Institute: Bridging Global African Studies
- The Africa Institute Appoints Advisory Board and Professors-at-Large
- El Anatsui’s Vinyl Legacy: Sataan Al-Hassan and Kwame Mintah Explore the Intersection of Music and Art at Efie Gallery
- Grieve Chelwa Co-Convenes Successful Workshop on Political Economy of Inequality in Zambia
- Insights on Hausa Language and Arabic Connections: Lecturer Aliyu Lawal at World Hausa Language Day
- Panel Explores New Perspectives on the 1974 Ethiopian Revolution at ASAUK Conference
- Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship Announces 2024 Awardees
- Announcing the 2024 Global Africa Translation Fellowship Recipients
- Workshop in Ghana Explores Rethinking African Studies: Surafel Wondimu Abebe Contributes Critical Perspectives
- Shifting Boundaries: Gender, Digital Citizenship, and African Feminist Movements
- DAAS in Sharjah: Critical Engagements in Decolonizing Architecture and Art Studies
- Lecturer Aliyu Lawal Presents Research on Familial Eulogies at the Dubai Arabic Language Conference
- Visit from SMA’s SAWA Museum Studies Program Group
- Prof. Mendisu Engages in ASLP’s Decade of Leadership at Future Africa, University of Pretoria
- Yvonne Owuor, Tejumola Creative Writer-in-Residence, Keynoted Conference on Literature and Peace Promotion
- The Africa Institute, GSU Participates in SAWA Conference 2024, Plans Future Collaboration
- Addis Ababa University and Global Studies University Sign MoA to Advance Research and Curriculum Development
- Global Experts Gather to Explore New Directions in African Political Economy at The Africa Institute, Honoring Thandika Mkandawire
- Scholars from Across Africa and the Diaspora Explore The Africa Institute’s MA Program and Engage in Major Conference
- The Africa Institute Hosts Postdoctoral Fellows from Stellenbosch University for Academic and Cultural Program
- Exploring Coastal Ecologies and Economies: The Africa Institute Concludes Symposium on the Indian Ocean Rim
- Rémy Ngamije, Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellow, Launches New Book
- Global Studies University President Hoor Al Qasimi Tops the ArtReview Power 100 for 2024
- New Release: Monsoon: Journal of the Indian Ocean Rim – Volume 2, Issue 2
- Elizabeth W. Giorgis Examines Ethiopian Women’s Histories at Johannesburg’s ‘Other Universals’ Conference
- Faculty Grieve Chelwa Recognized Among “10 African Scholars to Watch in 2025”
- Henok Melkamzer’s Telsem Art Explored in New Monograph by Elizabeth W. Giorgis, Co-Published with Skira
- Celebrated African Authors Visit The Africa Institute During Sharjah Literature Festival
- The Africa Institute Hosts 6th Edition of Congo Research Network Conference on Temporalities in Congo Studies
- Reimagining African Museums: A Lecture on Restitution, Reparation, and Postcolonial Futures
- Ruler of Sharjah Inaugurates First Cohort of Master’s Students at Global Studies University
- Postgraduate Students Explore Sharjah Biennial 16
- Grieve Chelwa Appointed to Papal Commission on Debt and Development in the Global South
- Former Bangladeshi Ambassador Discusses Global Diplomacy with MA Students
- Global Studies University Receives CAA Accreditation for Ph.D. and M.A. Programs
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Delivers Lecture on Sino-Moroccan Relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- From Country-Focused Season to Print: Ethiopia: Modern Nation – Ancient Roots Launches
- Prof. Dagmawi Woubshet Discusses Ethiopia: Modern Nation – Ancient Roots on Pulse 95 Radio
- Imagined New – Volume III: Confronting Violence and Catastrophe: War, Grief and Hope
- Bridging Theory and Practice: Diplomacy Students Tour Qasr Al Watan
- In Memoriam: Professor Elizabeth W. Giorgis (1956–2025)
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Named Recipient of the 2025 Global South Award
- Global Studies University Appoints Distinguished Board of Trustees
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Appointed Interim Chair of the Department of Humanities
- The Africa Institute Publishes 7th Title: The Agawats of the Two Holy Mosques
- Artists and Scholars Gather for The Imagined New" in Sharjah
- SOAS Professor Stephen Chan Delivers Lecture on African Diplomacy
- MA Students Explore Early Histories at Sharjah Archaeology Museum
- Celebrating Easter, Strengthening Community: A Student-Led Gathering
- Senior Fellow Majid Hannoum Discusses Race and Migration in Morocco at NYU Abu Dhabi Colorism Conference
- Mental Wellness Session Addresses Anxiety and Homesickness
- Didier Gondola, Ali Mazrui Fellow, Examines Restitution and the AfricaMuseum’s Colonial Past
- Global Studies University Librarian Debuts Novel ‘Embers’ for Arabic Readers at Abu Dhabi Book Fair
- MA Students Engage with Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi in Special Lecture on Historical Thinking and the Arts
- Ambassador of Guinea Visits Global Studies University to Discuss Academic and Cultural Collaboration
- Historian Didier Gondola Reimagines Lumumba in Keynote at Columbia University
- Professor John Thabiti Willis Joins Experts to Explore Sound and Heritage in Dubai
- Shape the Future of Museums: Apply for the SAWA Museum Studies Program 2025–2026
- Monsoon Journal Selected for Prestigious AUPresses Design Show
- Inside The Flying Saucer: A Hands-On Museum Studies Experience for MA Students
- Global Studies University and University of Liverpool Explore Academic Collaboration
- New Volume Co-Edited by Emery Kalema Explores Power in Central Africa Across the Long Twentieth Century
- UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and World Champion Poet Emtithal Mahmoud Visits The Africa Institute, Global Studies University
- Grieve Chelwa Leads African Voice at Global Debt Justice Consultation in London
- MA Students Participate in Academic Writing Workshop with Professor Carli Coetzee
- Volume 3, Issue 1 of Monsoon Journal Now Available, Featuring New Research on the Indian Ocean Rim
- MA Students Explore African Heritage at Louvre Abu Dhabi
- Surafel Wondimu Abebe Discusses ‘Time-Space of Waiting’ at ALA 2025 in Nairobi
- Zaynab El Bernoussi’s Keynote Featured in Leading Sociology Journal
- Grieve Chelwa on Debt, Development, and Human Rights in UN Podcast
- Advancing Data-Driven Research: Faculty Participation in SICSS–Lake Como
- Bilal Al-Omar Publishes Arabic Translation in Peer-Reviewed Journal
- Former Fellow Nidhi Mahajan Publishes Moorings: Voyages of Capital across the Indian Ocean
- Surafel Abebe Inspires Dialogue on Decolonizing Humanism in Kingston, Jamaica
- MA Student Lubacha Deus Publishes New Kiswahili Novel SANKARA II
- Inaugural Fellows Named for Restitution and Reparation Fellowship
- Introducing Our Inaugural Ph.D. Cohort in Global Studies – Fall 2025
- Welcoming Our New Faculty – Fall 2025
- Pluriversal International Relations Journal Launches in Partnership with Bristol University Press
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Presents New Book at ANU’s Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
- Fellow Njabulo Chipangura Co-Authors New Book with Cambridge University Press
- Ali A. Mazrui Senior Fellow Majid Hannoum on Decolonizing Ibn Khaldûn
- Sharjah Ruler meets first cohort of Ph.D. students at GSU
- MA Students Explore Museum Practices at Sharjah Art Foundation
- Professor Faroug Ali Participates in International Seminar on Nile Valley Heritage
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Named One of the Middle East’s Most Admired Professors to Watch
- Meet the 2025 Senior and Postdoctoral Fellows
- Grieve Chelwa Leads Inaugural Convening of Blueprints Scholars in Lusaka
- Grieve Chelwa Participates in UN Expert Roundtable on Beyond GDP and Human Rights
- Professor Ousseina Alidou Awarded 2025 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize
- 2025 Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Announced
- Meet 2025 Global Africa Translation Fellow Awardees
- New Two-Volume Publication Highlights the Writings of Okwui Enwezor
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Speaks at AZHAB Forum and Discusses New Book
- Ph.D. Student Kate Qazi Presents at International TESOL Conference
- Aliyu Mustapha Lawal Presents at the Dubai Arabic Language International Conference
- Creative Writing Fellow Sofia El Khyari Wins Best Animation, Reaches 100th Festival Selection
- Arabic Poetry and Global Voices: Aliyu Lawal at the Sharjah International Book Fair
- Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi Appointed Ambassador Extraordinary for Arab Culture
- Launch of Arabic Publication of Jamal Mohamed Ahmed’s Collected Works at Sharjah International Book Fair
- Creative Writing Fellow Leila Aboulela Showcases New Arabic Editions at SIBF
- Njabulo Chipangura Presents on Decolonial Museum Practices at Rome Conference
- Raising Awareness: Diabetes Awareness Month at Global Studies University
- Learning Beyond the Classroom: MA Students Visit Sharjah Islamic Civilization Museum
- Aliyu Lawal Reads Arabic Poetry at Sharjah House of Poetry
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Discusses UN Diplomacy at University of Bonn Conference
- GSU Strengthens Institutional Processes Through RAK MHSU Visit
- Postdoctoral Fellow Rosette Sifa Vuninga Presents Research at Salzburg Global Workshop
- Restitution, Repatriation, and Africa’s Heritage: A Campus Exhibition
- Grieve Chelwa Appointed to Jury for Africa NextGen Economist Prize
- Senior Morrison Fellow Explores Africa’s Influence in Toni Morrison’s Work
- MA in Global African Studies Students Present Research at Inaugural Showcase
- MA Student Mantate Mlotshwa Leads Panel at South–South Social Movements Convergence 2025
- MA Student Afomiya Ayalew Presents Research on Global South Futures at Young Cultural Diplomacy Forum
- Migration, Memory, and Knowledge: A Conversation with Faisal Garba
- MA Student Mantate Mlotshwa at African Women in Media Conference, Ethiopia
- MA Student Farah Fawzi Ali Featured in Abu Dhabi Exhibition Rays, Ripples, Residue
- Binyam Mendisu Participates in INGSA Governing Board Meeting in Ottawa
- Monsoon Publishes Volume 3, Issue 2: Crossing the Indian Ocean
- MA Student Ezzeldin Hajjaj Joins Scholar at Risk Fellowship at University of Luxembourg
- Aliyu Mustapha Lawal Awarded Ph.D. in Arabic Literature and Criticism
- MA in Global African Studies Welcomes Second Cohort During Orientation Week
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Named One of “10 African Scholars to Watch in 2026” by The Africa Report
- Postdoctoral Fellow Kristina Wright Publishes New Book on Transcultural Art Exchange
- Philathia Bolton Appointed Interim Chair of the Department of Humanities
- MA Student Mantate Mlotshwa Participates in Women’s Democracy Network Conference in Ghana
- MA Student Farah Ali Joined Panel on Diaspora and Material Memory in Ras Al Khaimah
- Seminar Explores “Rethinking What It Means to Study Africa”
- Career Success Workshop for Second-Year MA in Global African Studies Students
- Research and Writing Training Strengthens Graduate Students’ Skills
- Career Connections and Community Engagement at Art Jameel
- Exploring Language-in-Education: Binyam Sisay Mendisu at African Languages Conference
- Ph.D. Student Kate Qazi Explores English Decolonization at TESOL International Conference
- MA Student Amer Ahmed Wins First Place at AI for Sustainability Hackathon 2026
- Mantate Queeneth Mlotshwa, MA Student, Co-Hosts Virtual Discussion on Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Amendment (No. 3) Bill
- Ali A. Mazrui Senior Fellow Behnaz Mirzai Named Finalist in 50th Annual PROSE Awards
- Students Examine Museum Sustainability and Transcultural Practice at Jameel Arts Centre
- MA Students Connect Classroom Learning to Museum Practice at Zayed National Museum
- MA Student Moses Akunor Presents Research on Community Engagement at J.H. Kwabena Nketia Archives
- GSU and University of Sharjah Host Online Training on Advancing Graduate-Level Online Learning
- MA Student Halifet Ayemohammed Presents Research on Gender Justice at International Conference
- MA Student Afomiya Ayalew Leads Forum at Young Artists Forum – Istanbul 2026
- GSU Appoints Maha Bashri as Director of Research and Programming
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Nominated to ISA Global Africa Section Leadership
- Aliyu Lawal participates in ‘Al Safa Library Talks’ on cultural diversity
- Grieve Chelwa Participates in International Conference on Sovereign Debt in Senegal
- Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi establishes Sharjah Design Council
- Regina Minael Fupi Presents Research at Mwalimu Nyerere International Symposium
- Alya Burhaima Contributes to International Museum Day Programming in the UAE
- Ph.D. Student Nasra Mohamed Presents Research on Environmental Knowledge in Somali Poetic Drama
- Faculty Leads Preconference at ICA Annual Conference 2026
- MA Student Participates in AfOx 10th Anniversary at the University of Oxford
- Grieve Chelwa Appointed to Global Development Advisory Group
- MA Student Selected Among Winning Entries in Berlin Climate Journalism Fellowship
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Advances Global South Research During Fellowship in Brazil
- Zaynab El Bernoussi Presents at CEEISA 2026 Conference in Sarajevo
- Reading Sharjah: Ph.D. Student Sultan Al Hussain Al Hammadi Leads Public Course
- H.H. Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi Appointed President of Sharjah Museums Authority
- MA Student Sandile Mdlongwa Delivers ALIPC Keynote
- MA Student Halifet Yusuf Presents Paper at University of Pretoria Conference
- Postdoctoral Fellow Faroug Ali’s New Book Rethinks the Collapse of the Meroitic State
- Regina Fupi Presents Research on Kiswahili and the Legacies of Slavery
- Ph.D. Student Brings Berbera’s History to Life at Hargeysa International Book Fair
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