Professor Lamin Sanneh will join a book discussion on his latest publication: Beyond Jihad: The Pacifist Tradition in West African Islam in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In the book, Professor Sanneh examines the origin and evolution of Muslim African pacifist tradition and focuses on the ways in which Islam spread and took hold apart from jihad. He argues that Islam was successful in Africa not because of military might but because it was adapted by Africans themselves.
The event will begin with preliminary remarks by Professor M. Amin Abdullah who will be joined by a number of reviewers.
The event will take place on January 12, 2017 at 2PM in LPPM Room, 2nd floor.
Sponsored by Ul-Jamiah, the Journal of Islamic Studies and Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat UIN Sunan Kalijaga.