Thank you to the following co-sponsors of this conference:
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Arts@TheCore, UNC Chapel Hill
- Carolina Center for Global Initiatives, UNC Chapel Hill
- Carolina Performing Arts
- Chancellors Global Education Fund through UNC Global
- Department of Religious Studies, UNC Chapel Hill
- Institute for the Arts and Humanities
- West African Research Center, Dakar
- University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar
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Conference organizers:
- Djim Dramé, Laboratoire d’Islamologie, IFAN CH. A. University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar
- Carl Ernst, William R. Kenan, Jr., Distinguished Professor, UNC Department of Religious Studies; Co-Director, Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations
- Michael Figueroa, Assistant Professor, UNC Department of Music
- Youssou N’Dour, Musician
- Penda M’Bow, Assistant Professor of Medieval History, University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar; President, Mouvement citoyen
- Mamarame Seck, Research Professor, l’Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire, University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar
- Cemalnur Sargut, President of Turkish Women’s Cultural Association, Istanbul (TURKKAD)
- Ousmane Sene, Director, West African Research Center
- Ibrahima Thioub, Rector, University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar