Jumoke,Wonderful news.But I am not surprised.Great Honour indeed.Though we've not met,Twas apparent from our first contacts some 10 years ago.Twas your Light, bright and very beautiful,It lifted my heart and enlarged my spirit.I was aware that my prime deity, the Orisa Osun was very near.And twas Falola, yet again, who triggered this connection.You see we share a reach that extends Beyond the Boundaries.It is a reach, but also a base.And during all times, both smooth and rough—as they have been for you and so many others—They provide that vital steadying rudder, thatDeep centreboard In these stormy seas, these turbulent waters of life.My congratulations dear Jumoke,With love and all best wishes,Baba m
Date: Friday, 28 February 2020 11:44
To: USA-AFRICA dialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>, Yoruba Affairs <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Honor: Dr. Jumoke Yacob-Haliso
Dr. Jumoke Yacob-Haliso has been appointed as the first African to ever chair the FTGS Executive Committee of the ISA in its 30 years of existence. The list of past chairs of the section is a list of the founders and doyens of feminist international relations, and it is indeed a great honor for her to join that list.
The ISA represents 100 countries with over 7,000 members worldwide. It is the most respected, most widely known, and at 61 years old, one of the oldest interdisciplinary associations in the field of international, transnational and global affairs.
Dr. Yacob-Haliso and Punam Yadav (UCL) were elected as joint Chairs of the Executive Committee of the Feminist Theory and Gender Studies Section (FTGS) for the 2020-2023 term.
Websites:
FTGS: https://www.isanet.org/ISA/Sections/FTGS
ISA: https://www.isanet.org/ISA/About-ISA
Ser her expansive project, The Handbook of African Women’s Studies https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007%2F978-3-319-77030-7
A huge congratulations.
Toyin Falola
Department of History
The University of Texas at Austin
104 Inner Campus Drive
Austin, TX 78712-0220, USA
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