News

August 8, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Peaceful voting and an impressive turnout are buoying this East African country’s clergy, who made a energetic effort to quell the often fatal violence...
May 11, 2017
Despite heading a diocese in a region of northern Nigeria known as a Boko Haram stronghold, Bishop Matthew Kukah insists that there is no real Muslim/Christian divide in his...
Accra Workshop Attendees
May 3, 2017
Twenty-four academics and religious leaders gathered at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra on March 9-11 to examine the issues of religion, society, and freedom in the context...
Accra Workshop Attendees
May 3, 2017
Twenty-four academics and religious leaders gathered at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra on March 9-11 to examine the issues of religion, society, and freedom in the context...
Panel for Religion and Democratic Pluralism: The Indonesian Model Event
April 28, 2017
Talk hosted by the program on April 28 on Religion and Democratic Pluralism: The Indonesian Model. Indonesia has over 250 million people. Its territory comprises of more than...
April 13, 2017
On 12 April 2017, the Council on African Studies will be hosting a lecture and conversation with Samar Al-Bulushi on “Citizen-Suspect: Navigating the Transnational Security...
April 13, 2017
On 20th April 2017, the Council on African Studies will be hosting a lecture and conversation with Lamin Sanneh on the topic “Is Jihad Overrated? Lessons from West African...