Religious Studies

Events

Islam and the Indian Ocean: From Fatimid Egypt to India’s Deccan

Type of Event: Lectures and Discussion
Presenter: Dr. Omar Ali, Eric Johnson, Carley Burroughs

January 27, 2016
4:30-5:30pm
EUC Dogwood Room

Presenters:

Dr. Omar Ali (African American and African Diaspora Studies, History, UNCG) on his new book: Islam in the Indian Ocean World: A Brief History with Documents(Boston, MA: Bedford St. Martin’s Press, 2016)

Eric Johnson (Senior, History, UNCG) on his senior capstone HIS 511c paper:”Textiles and Capitalism in the Fatimid Era”

Carley Burroughs (Senior, History, UNCG) on her senior capstone HIS 511 paper: “Medieval Egypt: Merchants and the Mamluk Regime”