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For more information, contact [email protected] afas.wustl.edu Professor Zain Abdullah is the author of Black Mecca: The African Muslims of Harlem. His work has appeared in many journals, and he has been quoted in many news outlets including the New York Times and Reuters-Worldwide Religious News. Dr. Abdullah is associate professor in the Religion Department at Temple University, and his awards include grants from the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the National Museum of African Art, and the Ford Foundation for a new book on Black Muslim conversion and the Nation of Islam in mid-20th century America. Wednesday, March 23, 2016 4:00pm DUC 276

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Page 1: 4:00pm DUC 276diversity.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/... · author of Black Mecca: The African Muslims of Harlem. His work has appeared in many journals, and he has been quoted

For more information, contact [email protected] afas.wustl.edu

Professor Zain Abdullah is the author of Black Mecca: The African Muslims of Harlem. His work has appeared in many journals, and he has been quoted in many news outlets including the New York Times and Reuter s -Wor ldw ide Religious News. Dr. Abdullah is associate professor in the Religion Department at Temple University, and his awards include grants from the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the National Museum of African Art, and the Ford Foundation for a new book on Black Muslim conversion and the Nation of Islam in mid-20th century America.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 4:00pm

DUC 276