Students Raise Awareness About War in Congo
Two groups of students at UIUC, Invisible Conflicts and the
class of History 596 have tried to raise awareness about the
war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a conflict
that has claimed more than five million lives. In this issue of
Habari, we salute their work. Click here to read about their
outstanding efforts.
CAS Acting Director Cements Ties in Senegal
In summer 2011, our Acting Director, Dr. Maimouna Barro spent four weeks in Senegal to help put in place linkages for a
future study abroad program to Senegal around the theme 'Islam
in West Africa." She visited several institutions of higher
education in the country including the Université Cheikh Anta
Diop, the West African Research Center (WARC), the Council
for the Development of Social Science Research in
Africa (CODESRIA) in Dakar, as well as her Alma Mater, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis. Read more here.
Krannert Hosts Miriam Makeba Exhibit
This fall the Krannert Art Museum hosted an exhibit of materials
related to the famous South African singer, Miriam Makeba. This
exhibition consists of a collection of recordings by South African
singer Miriam Makeba together with artifacts from the history of
South African music. Miriam Makeba, also known as Mama Africa,
popularized African music around the world. Krannert Curator Tumelo Mosaka reports for Habari. Click here to read more.
African Studies Active in Language Institute
African Studies students played an important role in the Summer
Institute for Languages of the Muslim World. The Institute
offered classes in five languages: Arabic, Persian, Swahili, Turkish
and Wolof. To read more, click here.
Malawi Public Engagement Project Update
The Center for African Studies has continued its history of
outreach work with a public engagement program connected to the
Gates Foundation-funded Sister Cities program between Urbana
and the city of Zomba in Malawi. Read more.
UIUC Works with Cape Town Parents
Jan Brooks from the Department of Human and Community
Development spent a month in Cape Town helping to develop
curriculum for parenting courses targeted at low income parents of
children who are HIV positive or chronically ill. She tells us what
she learned from this moving and complex experience. Click here to
read her story.