BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:The Contemporary History Institute hosts Dr. Yunus Dumbe discus sing “Blind Love and Naivety: An Appraisal of the Influences of Social Netw ork in the Biographies of Radicalized Students in University Campuses in Gh ana” on Nov. 30 at 4:45 p.m. in Bentley Hall 132.\n\n \n\nDumbe is Senior L ecturer in Religious Studies at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Tec hnology in Kwasi\, Ghana\, as well as holding a Glidden Visiting Professor at Ohio University during the Fall of 2023. His research focuses on religio us movements and more specifically Islamic movements in sub-Saharan Africa\ , utilizing ethnographic methods and surveys to examine religious issues. H is research interest includes Islam in Africa\, Islamic revival and convers ion\, religion and politics\, history of religions in Africa\, the politics of Islamic NGOs humanitarian activities\, Islamic radicalization and terro rism.\n\n \n\nDumbe has published more than a dozen peer-reviewed academic articles in publications such as the Annual Review of Islam in Africa\, the Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam\, and the Political Science Jo urnal. He holds a Ph.D. in the Study of Religions from the University of Gh ana\, Legon and has taught at the University of Cape Town in South Africa\, the Islamic University College in Accra\, Ghana\, and Södertörn University Stockholm\, Sweden.\n\n \n\nThis event is free and open to the public and all are welcome to attend. DTEND:20231130T230000Z DTSTAMP:20241122T130237Z DTSTART:20231130T214500Z GEO:39.326372;-82.102202 LOCATION:Bentley Hall\, 132 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Contemporary History Institute | Dr. Yunus Dumbe\, Nov. 30 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44703451393079 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/contemporary_history_institute_dr_yunus _dumbe_nov_30 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR