#  Conference | West Africa and the Maghreb: Reassessing Intellectual Connections in the 21st Century 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **September 13, 2018** 

 05:30PM - 07:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Sperry Room**  



 

 



 

 *Convened by the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professorship on Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society, Harvard Divinity School.*

 *Co-sponsored by the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Religion in Public Life in Africa and the African Diaspora.*

 For full conference program, please [click here](https://scholar.harvard.edu/ousmanekane/program-0) or see below for the Day 1 agenda.

###  Day 1

 5.30–5.45pm **Welcome Address**  
**David N. Hempton**, *Dean, Harvard Divinity School.*

 5:45–7:00pm **Keynote Lecture**  
"The Transformation of the Pilgrimage Tradition in West Africa"  
**Ousmane Kane**, *Executive Committee; Faculty Associate.* Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society, Harvard Divinity School; Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University.



 

 

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 See also:- [ 2018-2019 ](/academic-year/2018-2019)
- [ Weatherhead Research Cluster on Religion in Public Life in Africa and the African Diaspora ](/event-categories/weatherhead-research-cluster-religion-public-life-africa-and-african-diaspora)
 
 

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