Episode 042
Senegal, Women in Islam, Public Intellectuals, and David Robinson
Penda Mbow (University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar), prominent historian and public intellectual of Senegal, on women and Islam, intellectual history in Muslim Africa, and civil society in Senegal. She also discusses the significant contribution and role of David Robinson in African and Senegalese historiography.
Introduction
Significance of David Robinson
Intellectuals in Muslim Society
Women in Religious Associations in Senegal
The Meanings of Public Intellectualism
Outro