AFRICAN INTELLECTUALS AND THE STATE OF THE CONTINENT:
ESSAYS IN HONOR OF SULAYMAN S. NYANG
Edited By: Olayiwola Abegunrin and Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
The Festschrift dates back several centuries. It is, in the classical sense, a collection of work to honor and to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of distinguished scholars and intellectuals. In this instance, this Festschrift is in honor of a distinguished scholar and Pan-Africanist, Professor Sulayman S. Nyang, whose career and intellectual pursuits spans more than 45 years.
Professor Sulayman S. Nyang joined Howard University, shortly after graduating from the University of Virginia with the Masters of Arts in Public Administration and went on to obtain a Ph.D. in Government in 1974. Professor Nyang's contributions to African affairs, transcends the scope of the academic world as he has served as First Secretary and Head of Chancery of the Gambian Embassy in Saudi Arabia 1975-1977, and consultant to the World Bank and United Nations agencies. In addition, he has served as President of InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, DC, and member of board of many academic journals, and organizations of Islam and African affairs.
Professor Nyang has published copiously on a variety of issues affecting Africans in Africa, the diaspora, and beyond. He has written and collaborated with other scholars to write dozens of books and book chapters and more than 100 articles on Islam, African politics, cultural, and development affairs. He is a dedicated scholar who works tirelessly for African causes, and mentors younger scholars, through intellectual collaboration, and encouragement to foster continuity in the field. He is truly deserving of this honor.
It is for these and other reasons that we raise this academic-toast in his honor. In pursuant of this object, we are soliciting essays that address issues relating to the African continent and its people. In particular, we solicit essays that address any of the following topics:
· Africa and the Early Years of the Abrahamic Religions
· Islam, Christianity and the African Identity
· Muslims in America: The Last Fifty Years
· Bridging the Gap between Christianity, Islam and Judaism
· Ali Mazrui and Sulayman Nyang: Four Decades of Mutual Admiration
· Sulayman S. Nyang and Interfaith Dialogue in America
· The Shaping of African Studies in American Colleges and Universities
· Democracy and Political Liberalization in Sub-Saharan Africa
· Military Coup and Political Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa
· Sulayman: Photographs as Memories
· African Intellectuals in Exile
· Intellectual Pursuit in Sub-Saharan Africa
· The Gambia in the Pre and Post-Colonial Eras
· The Gambia Today: Democracy or Authoritarianism
· Ethnonationalsim and Ethnoregionalism as Challenges to Pan-Africanism
· Progress or Stagnation in Africa's Educational Sector
· Senegal and The Gambia and the Challenges of Integration and Confederation
· Agrarian Cultures in Times of Globalization
· Social Media, Politics and Democracy in Africa
· Terrorist and Terrorism in Post-911 Africa
· China in Africa: A Source of Fear or Comfort?
· Xenophobia and Nativism in Sub-Saharan Africa
We also encourage contributors to write on themes and subthemes not listed above. The only condition is that their subject matter must cover and be related to the overarching theme of the book. Those without a PhD are also encouraged to submit papers, and there is no preference in terms of academic discipline.
Guidelines for Contributors:
1. Interested contributors/authors should send a 200-250 word abstract along with a short bio of 75-100 words in a WORD document to the lead editor Professor Abegunrin (layiabegunrin@yahoo.com) and then copy the associate editor Dr. Abidde (Sabidde@gmail.com) by 30 August 2016. Final decision will be made and contributors informed by 15 September 2016.
2. The complete chapter, 20-30 double spaced pages (inclusive of data, notes and bibliographies), is due by 15 November 2016.
3. For samples of acceptable formatting, refer to http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. For anything not covered there, refer to the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., chapters 16 and 17.
Olayiwola Abegunrin
New Carrollton, Maryland
Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
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