Education & Scholarship
Sulayman S. Nyang
African-studies scholar and public intellectual
1944–2018Sulayman S. Nyang was a Gambian scholar whose work examined Islam, African political thought and religious identity. He taught at Howard University and chaired its African Studies Department, after a period in Gambian diplomacy. His books and public teaching helped connect African and Muslim experiences with debates in the United States and beyond.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Published Islam, Christianity and African Identity in 1984.
02Chaired Howard University's African Studies Department from 1986 to 1993.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01American Learning Institute for Muslims biography02Georgetown University profile03Biographical reference
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