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<strong>Professor</strong> <strong>SULAYMAN</strong> S. <strong>NYANG</strong>, <strong>Ph</strong>.D.<br />
African Studies Department, <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong>, 2400 6 th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059<br />
Tel: 202-806-238-2328/301-572-7607/snyang@howard.edu<br />
<strong>Professor</strong> Sulayman Nyang is a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. Originally<br />
from the Republic of the Gambia in West Africa, his career as an Africanist and professor of<br />
African Studies spans more than 32 years. He joined the faculty of the African Studies<br />
Department at <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong>, shortly after graduating from the <strong>University</strong> of Virginia with<br />
the Masters of Arts in Public Administration and went on to obtain a <strong>Ph</strong>.D. in Government in<br />
1974, while lecturing as Assistant <strong>Professor</strong> at <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong>. Nyang has held<br />
administrative academic positions at <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong>, and as Chairperson and Acting<br />
Director, contributed to several expert panels on African Affairs, handling a wide range of<br />
topics, including cultural, political, religious and social affairs. Nyang contributions to African<br />
affairs, transcends the scope of the academic world as he has served as First Secretary and Head<br />
of Chancery of the Gambian Embassy in Saudi Arabia, and consultant to the World Bank and<br />
United Nations agencies. He has held several positions as chairperson or member of the board of<br />
academic journals, and organizations of Islam and African affairs. He was the Lead Developer<br />
of the “African Voices Project” for the Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute, and<br />
Co-Principal Investigator of “Muslims in the American Public Square,” Project, an initiative to<br />
foster greater understanding of Islam and Muslims in the US. <strong>Professor</strong> Nyang has published<br />
profusely on a variety of issues affecting Africans in Africa, the diaspora, and beyond. He has<br />
written or collaborated with other Africanists to write 11 books, and more than 70 articles on<br />
Islam, African political, cultural, and development affairs. He is a dedicated scholar who works<br />
tirelessly for African causes, and mentors younger scholars, through intellectual collaboration,<br />
and encouragement to foster continuity in the field.<br />
Education:<br />
<strong>Ph</strong>.D. Government, <strong>University</strong> of Virginia, 1974<br />
M.A. Public Administration, <strong>University</strong> of Virginia, 1971<br />
B.A. Political Science, Hampton <strong>University</strong>, 1969<br />
Languages: English, Arabic, Wollof, Mandingo.<br />
Experience:<br />
Co-Principal Investigator 1999-2002<br />
Muslims in the American Public Square Project<br />
Center for Muslim/Christian Understanding<br />
Georgetown <strong>University</strong>, Washington, DC.<br />
<strong>Professor</strong> African Studies/Lead Developer 1993-1999<br />
African Voices Project<br />
Chairperson, and <strong>Professor</strong> 1986-1993<br />
African Studies, <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Washington, DC<br />
Associate <strong>Professor</strong> 1978-1986<br />
African Studies, <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Washington, DC<br />
First Secretary/Head of Chancery 1975-1978<br />
Gambia Embassy, Saudi Arabia<br />
Acting Director/Assistant <strong>Professor</strong> 1972-1975<br />
African Studies and Research<br />
Teaching Assistant and Thomas Jefferson Fellow 1970-1972<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Virginia
Honors<br />
<strong>Professor</strong> Nyang has rendered service to the following organizations to promote dialogue and<br />
foster knowledge about African affairs globally, among Africans, and people of African descent:<br />
Board Membership:<br />
African Studies Association, US and Canada.<br />
American Muslim Council (1999-2002).<br />
Council on American Islamic Relations, Washington, DC.<br />
Center for Balanced Development, Herndon, Virginia.<br />
The World Council of Muslims for Inter-religious Dialogue.<br />
Journal of Islamic Studies, Karachi, Pakistan.<br />
Free Slaves<br />
Advisory Board of the Religion and Ethics Weekly TV Program run by Bob Abernethy<br />
Advisory Board of the American Muslim Council, Washington, DC 1992-99.<br />
Academic Advisory Council of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown<br />
<strong>University</strong>, Washington, D.C.<br />
Editorial Board of American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, US.<br />
Editorial Board of Current Bibliography on African Affairs, US.<br />
Editorial Board of Journal of Asian and African Affairs, US.<br />
Editorial Board of Journal of Third World Spectrum, Washington, D.C, US.<br />
Editorial Board of <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong> Journal of Negro Education<br />
Editorial Board of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Birmingham, UK<br />
Editorial Board of Journal of Islamic Law, US.<br />
Editorial Board of Islamic Horizons, organ of the Islamic Society of North America<br />
Other Positions:<br />
Chairperson, Africa/International Committee of the Montgomery County Chapter of the National<br />
Association for the Advancement of Colored People.<br />
Chairperson, African Studies Department, <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong> – (1986-93)<br />
Lead Developer, Project of the Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,<br />
Washington, DC.<br />
President of the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, 1996-Present.<br />
Vice President, American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies, Villanova <strong>University</strong>.<br />
First Henry Luce Forum Visiting <strong>Professor</strong>, <strong>University</strong> of Hartford, and the Hartford Seminary<br />
External Reviewer, African and Southeast Asian universities.<br />
External Examiner, US, and Canadian universities.<br />
Senior Consultant, Timbuktu Project, District of Columbia School Board.<br />
Consultant, UN Human Rights Center, Geneva, Switzerland, UNDP and The World Bank.<br />
Member, Dream Team of Scholars, Tannenbaum Foundation, and participated in a conference:<br />
“Seeking the Religious Roots of Pluralism,” April 1997, New York City, NY.<br />
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Lectures and Mass Media Appearances:<br />
Keynote Address at the Eid el-Adha Celebrations held at the National Parliament of Canada,<br />
Ottawa, March 29, 2000.<br />
Member of 3-person panel to open “The African Voices” exhibition at the Museum of Natural<br />
History, December 15, 1999.<br />
Keynote Address at the International Conference organized by the South African Center for<br />
Training and Development, April 27, 1999<br />
The Grayson Kirk Distinguished Lecture at Miami <strong>University</strong>, Oxford, Ohio, November, 1998.<br />
The Ismail al-Faruqi Lecture at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Muslim Social<br />
Scientists in Chicago, November 1998<br />
Special Lecture on "Islam in America" at Chautauqua, New York, 1995.<br />
Distinguished <strong>Professor</strong> Lecture at York College, York, PA. 1993<br />
Distinguished <strong>Professor</strong> Lecture at York College, York, Pennsylvania 1992.<br />
Guest on African Affairs, CNN, International.<br />
Host of Africa Plus Weekly Cable TV Program focusing on African affairs<br />
Member of Distinguished Panelist with other world personalities at the Annual<br />
Seminar/Workshop Program of the World Bank and IMF.<br />
Publications<br />
Books:<br />
1999 Nyang, Sulayman S., Islam in the United States of America, Chicago, Illinois: ABC<br />
International, Inc.<br />
_______1995 and Evan Hendricks A Line in the Sand: Saudi Arabia's Role in the Gulf War,<br />
Washington, D.C: P.T. Books.<br />
_______1993 and Olupona Jacob Religious Plurality in Africa: Essays in Honor of John S.<br />
Mbiti, Berlin & New York: Mouton de Gruyther.<br />
_______1990 and Henry Thompson, (eds), Islam. Its Relevance Today, Barrytown, New York:<br />
Unification Theological Seminary.<br />
_______1984. Islam, Christianity and African Identity, Brattleboro, Vermont: Amana Books.<br />
_______ 1984, Reflections on the Human Condition, Lawrenceville, Virginia: Brunswick<br />
Publishing Company.<br />
_______ 1981, Ali A. Mazrui: The Man and His Works, Lawrenceville, Virginia: Brunswick<br />
Publishing Company.<br />
_______Forthcoming, Seven Essays on Islam in America, Chicago, Illinois: Kazi Publications.<br />
_______Forthcoming, Studies in Gambian Politics.<br />
_______Forthcoming, and Abdoulaye Saine, (eds), State and Society in the Gambia<br />
_______Forthcoming, and Akwasi Osei, (eds), Kwame Nkrumah: The Man and His Times.<br />
Chapters in Books:<br />
______ 2003. "Continuities and Discontinuities in Islamic Culture," in Abdul Aziz Said and<br />
Meena S. Funk, (eds), Cultural Diversity and Islam, New York: <strong>University</strong> Press of America<br />
_____ 2003. "Islamic Education in the United States of America" in Shireen Hunter & Huma<br />
Malik, (eds), Integrating Muslim Communities in Europe and the United States. A Transatlantic<br />
Dialogue, Washington, D.C: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 23-28.<br />
______ 2003. and Douglas Johnston, (eds), "Conflict Resolution As A Normative Value in<br />
Islamic Law: Applications to Sudan” in Douglas Johnston, (eds), Faith-Based Diplomacy.<br />
Trumping Real Politik, New York: Oxford <strong>University</strong> Press. 210-227.<br />
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______ 2002. "The Experience of African-American Muslims" in Shireen Hunter & Huma<br />
Malik, (eds), Islam in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Perspective Washington,<br />
D.C: Center for Strategic International Studies. 38-43.<br />
______ 2002 "Continental African Muslims in the United States of America," in Yvonne Z.<br />
Haddad, (eds), Muslims in the West. From Sojourners to Citizens, New York: Oxford <strong>University</strong><br />
Press.<br />
______ 2002 "Religion and the Maintenance of Boundaries: An Islamic Perspective," in Sohail<br />
H. Hashmi, (eds), Islamic Political Ethics, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton <strong>University</strong> Press,<br />
102-112.<br />
_____ 2001."Religion and the maintenance of Boundaries: An Islamic Perspective," in David<br />
Miller and Sohail H. Hashmi, (eds). Boundaries and Justice, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton<br />
<strong>University</strong> Press. 203-212.<br />
_____ 2001. "Convergence and Divergence within the American Muslim Movement," in Charles<br />
Selengut, (eds), Jewish-Muslim Encounters: History, <strong>Ph</strong>ilosophy and Culture, St. Paul,<br />
Minnesota: Paragon House.180-196.<br />
_____ 2000 "A Letter to A Muslim College Student" in AMSA’s publication called Letters to<br />
the Muslim College Student, Richardson, Texas: AMSA Publishers.14-17.<br />
_____ 2000, "American Pluralism, Islam and the Challenges Interfaith Dialogue on the<br />
American Campus," in Victor H. Kazanjian and Peter Laurence, Education as Transformation.<br />
Religious Pluralism, Spirituality: A New Vision for Higher Education in America, New York:<br />
Peter Lang.<br />
_____ 1999. "Concluding Remarks" at the Second Workshop on Conflict Resolution in Africa,<br />
organized by the Center for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, in association with the Institute<br />
for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, George Mason <strong>University</strong>, Fairfax, Virginia. March 27th,<br />
1999. 14-20.<br />
_____ 1999. "Ali A. Mazrui: The Man and His Works" in Abdul Samed Bemath, (compiled) The<br />
Mazruiana Collection. A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography of the Published Works of Ali<br />
A. Mazrui, Trenton, New Jersey. 9-40.<br />
_____ 1998. "Muslim-Christian Relations in Africa: Problems and Prospects" in Kenneth King,<br />
(eds), Running, Reporting and Researching Africa, Edinburgh, Scotland: African Studies Center,<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Edinburgh.<br />
_____ 1997. "Muslim Intellectual Emigre in the United States," in M. Taher.(eds), Encyclopedic<br />
Survey of Islamic Culture, New Delhi, India: Vedams Books. Volume 14, Chapter 14.<br />
_____ 1997. " African Muslims " in David Levinson and Melvin Ember, (eds), American<br />
Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation, New York: Macmillan Reference USA. 20-27.<br />
_____ 1997. "The Islamic State and Economic Development," in M. Taher, (eds), Encyclopedic<br />
Survey of Islamic Culture, New Delhi, India: Vedams Books. Volume 8, Chapter 6.<br />
_____ "Scriptural Faith and Ethnicity: Some Lessons from the Islamic Experience, " in Paul<br />
Peachey, George McLean and John Kromkowski, (eds), Abrahamic Faiths, Ethnicity and Ethnic<br />
Conflicts, Washington, D.C: The Council for Research in Values & <strong>Ph</strong>ilosophy. 237-252.<br />
______ 1995. "Elijah Muhammad," in John Esposito, (ed), Oxford Encyclopedia of The Modern<br />
Islamic World, New York: Oxford <strong>University</strong> Press.<br />
______ 1995. "The Islamic Society of North America," in John Esposito, (ed), The Oxford<br />
Encyclopedia of the IslamicWorld, New York: Oxford <strong>University</strong> Press.<br />
______ 1995. " Islam in the Gambia," in John Esposito, (ed), The Oxford Encyclopedia of the<br />
Modern Islamic World, New York: Oxford <strong>University</strong> Press.<br />
______ 1995. "Ethnic Relations in the Gambia: An Historical Perspective," in Feraidom Shams,<br />
(eds), State and Society in Africa, Lanham, Maryland: <strong>University</strong> Press of America.<br />
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_____ 1995. "Christian-Muslim Relations in the United States of America,” in Yvonne Haddad<br />
and Wadi Haddad, (eds), Christian-Muslim Encounter, Gainesville, Florida: <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Florida Press.<br />
_____ 1995. "Challenges Facing Christian-Muslim Dialogue in the United States," in Yvonne Y.<br />
Haddad and Wadi Z. Haddad, (eds), Christian-Muslim Encounters, Gainesville: <strong>University</strong> Press<br />
of Florida. 328-341.<br />
_____ 1994. "Cultural Consequences of Development," in Ismail Serageldin and June Tabaroff,<br />
(eds), Culture and Development in Africa, Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.<br />
_____ 1994. "The Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Black Quest for Identity in the U.S." in<br />
Adib Rashad (James Miller), (eds), Elijah Muhammad and the Ideological Foundations of the<br />
Nation of Islam Hampton, Virginia: U.B. & U.S. Communications Systems. 250-261.<br />
_____ 1993. "Gambia" in Joel Krieger, (eds), The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World,<br />
New York: Oxford <strong>University</strong> Press.<br />
______1992. "Sir Dawda Kairabna Jawara," in Harvey Glickman, (ed), Political Leaders of<br />
Contemporary Africa South of the Sahara, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. 95-100.<br />
______1992. " Islam in the United States of America: A Review of the Sources," in Michael A.<br />
Koszegi and J. Gordon Melton, (eds), Islam in the United States of America: A Source Book,<br />
New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 3-24.<br />
______ 1991. "Convergence and Divergence in an Emergent Community: A Study of<br />
Challenges Facing U.S. Muslims,” in Yvonne Z. Haddad, (eds), The Muslims of America New<br />
York: Oxford <strong>University</strong> Press. 236-49.<br />
______ 1991. "Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa," in Kortright Davis and Elias<br />
Farajaje-Jones, (eds), African Creative Expressions of the Divine, Washington, D.C: <strong>Howard</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> School of Divinity. 181-192.<br />
_____1990. "Enhancing the World Through Dialogue: Interfaith Panel Discussion on the<br />
Holocaust," Views expressed on a panel with <strong>Professor</strong> John Roth of Claremont McKenna<br />
College and Martin Hertz of New York, published in Tikkun Olam (Official Proceedings of the<br />
National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods), November 7-11. 84-85.<br />
______1988. "Reverend Moon's Vision and the Activities of the Unification Movement in the<br />
Contemporary World," in Frederick Sontang & Thomas Walsh, (eds.), Unificationism and<br />
Modern Society, New York: International Cultural Foundation. 93-104.<br />
______1988. " West Africa", in Shireen T. Hunter, (eds), The Politics of Islamic Revivalism,<br />
Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana <strong>University</strong> Press. 204-226.<br />
______1988. " Islam in North America," in Peter Clarke, (eds), The World's Religion: Islam<br />
London and New York: Rutledge. 214-223.<br />
______1985. "Islam in Africa." in Dobers, Erl, Khoury, Ndam Njoya (eds.), Development and<br />
Solidarity: Joint Responsibility of Muslims and Christians, Main, Germany: V. Hase & Keohler.<br />
Published for the Institute for International Solidarity, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, 84-104.<br />
______1985. "The Islamic Concept of Sin," in Durwood Foster and Paul Mojzes (eds), Society<br />
and Original Sin, New York: Paragon House Publishers. 52-61.<br />
______1985. "The Islamic Concept of Sin," in Durwood Foster & Paul Mojzes, (eds), Society<br />
and Original Sin: Ecumenical Essays on the Impact of the Fal, New York: Paragon House<br />
Publishers<br />
______1984. and Samir Robbo, "Bernard Lewis and Islamic Studies” in Islam, Islamists and<br />
Orientalism, Brattleboro, Vermont.<br />
______1984. "Millennialism in African Traditional Thought," in Joseph Bettis and S. K.<br />
Johannessen, (eds), The Return of the Millennium, Barrytown, New York: New Era Books,<br />
181-206.<br />
______1980. and Abdulai S. Vandi, "Pan-Africanism in World History ," in Molefi<br />
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Kete Asante and Abdulai S. Vandi, (eds), Contemporary Black Thought: Alternative Analyses in<br />
Social and Behavioral Science, Beverly Hills/London: Sage Publications. 243-257.<br />
______1975. "A Short Bibliographic Essay on U.S. Policy Toward Southern Rhodesia," in<br />
Mohamed El-Khawas and Francis Kornegay, Jr American-Southern African Relations<br />
Bibliographic Essays, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. 32-46.<br />
______ "Postscript to Ali A. Mazrui: The Man and His Works" in Abdul Samed Bemath, 41-50<br />
______ "The Impact of U.S. Constitutionalism in Africa: A Gambia Case Study," in Kenneth W.<br />
Thompson, (ed), The U.S. Constitution and Constitutionalism in Africa, Charlottesville,<br />
Virginia: The White Burkett Miller Center of Public Affairs, <strong>University</strong> of Virginia.<br />
Introduction and Forward to Books:<br />
_____2000. Forward to Javed A. Mohammed, Wisdom: Heart of Gold, Pyramid Connections<br />
_____1998. Forward to Angela Nwaneri (eds) Nigeria: Visions for the Future, Ibadan, Nigeria:<br />
Macmillan Nigeria Publishers Limited.<br />
_____1998. Forward to Amir Nashid Ali Muhammad, Muslims in America: Seven Centuries of<br />
History (1312-1998) Collections and Stories of American Muslims, Beltsville, MD, Amana<br />
Publications. vii-viii.<br />
_______1997 Forward to Islam and Trade in Sierra Leone, (eds), Alusine Jalloh and David E.<br />
Skinner, Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press. xiii-xv.<br />
______ 1996. Forward to Muslims in America. Opportunities and Challenges, edited by Asad<br />
Husain, John Woods and Javed Akhter, Chicago, Illinois: International Strategy and Policy<br />
Institute, ix-xvii.<br />
______1995. Introduction to Islam, Black Nationalism and Slavery: A Detailed History, (eds),<br />
Adib Rashad, Beltsville, Maryland: Writers' Inc. 1-5.<br />
______1992. Forward to Getachew Metaferria and Maiginot Shifferew, Ethiopian Immigrants<br />
in the United States, Buffalo, New York: Edwin Mellen<br />
______1991. Forward to Farid Numan, Muslim Population in the United States of America,<br />
Washington, D.C. American Muslim Council.<br />
_____1991. Forward to Ibrahim Mohamed Fofanah, Middle East Conflict, Lawrenceville,<br />
Virginia: Brunswick Publishing Company. xi-xii.<br />
Articles:<br />
______2002. “Islam and the Evolution of Our Concept of Human Rights," in Thomas G. Walsh,<br />
(eds), The State of the Muslim World Today, New York: Paragon House.<br />
______2000. "Muhammad: The Universal Man of All Times," The World & I Main Currents in<br />
Human Thought, January.<br />
______2000. "Jewish-Muslim Relations in the United States: Convergence and Divergence,"<br />
Dialogue & Alliance, Vol.14(1) Spring/Summer, 100-116.<br />
______1998. “The African Immigrant Family in the United States of America,” CAPCR<br />
Newsletter, Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution, Volume 1.<br />
______1998. "Islam in America: An Historical Perspective," The American Muslim Quarterly,<br />
Vol.1(2) 1-30.<br />
______1998. "Conceptualizing Globalization," The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences,<br />
Vol.15(3) fall,129-132.<br />
______1997. “The Slave and the Master, Why Are There Slaves in Africa: A Brief Note on the<br />
Question of Slavery in Sudan and Mauritania,” Djembe, a Danish Internet Magazine, No.19,<br />
January. Article was originally posted to the Gambia-l on the Internet in December 1996.<br />
______1997. "Seeking the Religious Roots of Pluralism in the United States of America: An<br />
American Muslim Perspective," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Vol. 34(3) 402-417.<br />
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______1997. “Islam in Contemporary Indonesia”, Proceedings of a Workshop sponsored by the<br />
United States Indonesia Society at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies,<br />
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., March, 11.<br />
______1997 "Demilitarization and the Quest for Democracy in Africa ," A Commentary on<br />
Fighting Retreat: Military Political Power and Other Barriers to Africa's Democratic Transition<br />
Washington, D.C: Demilitarization for Democracy, 45-47.<br />
______1997 " African Muslims " in David Levinson and Melvin Ember, (eds), American<br />
Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation, New York: Macmillan Reference. 20-27<br />
______1996 " A Note on the Idea of Senegambia," Jali Baa, Vol. 1 (2) 7-8.<br />
______1995. "Senegambia-Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," Jali Baa, Vol. 1(11).11-12.<br />
______1993 "Somalia: The Real Story," Al-Talib, UCLA pages 10-11, 16, 18, February.<br />
______1993 "Muslim-Christian Dialogue," The Message, 31-33.<br />
______1992. Book review of Louis Kriesberg's International Conflict Resolution: The<br />
U.S.-U.SS.R and Middle East Cases, published in Mediterranean Quarterly, Fall, Vol. 3(4) 138-<br />
141.<br />
______1992 "The New World Order: The Muslim Response," The Message International,<br />
29-31.<br />
______1991 "The Gulf War and Its Consequences for the Middle East," Journal of Asian &<br />
African Studies, Vol.3(1) July, 1-6.<br />
______1990. “Political Change in South Africa," Journal of Asian & African Affairs, Vol. 2 (1).<br />
7-8.<br />
______1990. "Muslim: Players, Not Spectators" The Message International, September, 17-19.<br />
______1990 and Feraidoon Shams, "Fanon and Shariati on Alienation," Journal of Asian and<br />
African Affairs, Vol. 2(1) July, 125-134.<br />
______1990 Book review of Emma S. Etuk's Destiny is not a Matter of Chance, published in<br />
Journal of Asian and African Affairs, Vol. 2(2) December, 211-215.<br />
______1989. "Islam & the African-American Community," Islamic Horizons, Vol. 18(7-8)<br />
July-August, 38-43.<br />
______1987. "Panafricanism Revisited," African Concord, August 20, 13-14.<br />
______1987 "Frantz Fanon: Prophet of the Third World," African Concord, April 30, 47-48.<br />
______1986. "The Gambia: Politics Among Friends," African Concord, 17-18.<br />
______1986. "Black Lips, White Words," Africa Events, November, 41-43.<br />
______1986 and Mumtaz Ahmad, "United Nations at the Crossroads," Arabia, The Islamic<br />
World Review, January, 16-17.<br />
______1986 "Youth and Politics in the Gambia," African Concord June 19, 22-23.<br />
______1986 "Islamophobia and France in Africa," Africa Events, November.<br />
______1986 "History of Muslims in North America," Al-Ittihad, September, 39f.<br />
______1986 Book review of Robin Wright's Sacred Rage London: Andrew Deutsch, published<br />
in African Concord October 2, 38.<br />
______1986. Book review of James H. Cone's My Soul Looks Back Maryknoll, New York:<br />
Orbis, African Concord (May 22).<br />
______1986. A review article of Ali A. Mazrui's The Africans, London: BBC, published in<br />
Africa Events, Sept.-Oct., 39-43.<br />
______1985. "The Gambia: Independently Approaching Democracy," Arabia, August, 30-31.<br />
______1984 "Pakistan and the Organization of Islamic Conference," Journal of South Asian and<br />
Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 7(3). (A longer version of the paper appeared in the American<br />
Journal of Islamic Studies, Vol.1(2).<br />
______1984. Two entries on Edward Wilmot Blyden and Kwame Nkrumah respectively in The<br />
Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders of the World, Harold Josephson, (eds), Greenwood Press.<br />
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______1984 and Samir Robbo, "Bernard Lewis and Islamic Studies," Search: Journal of<br />
Arab/Islamic Studies, Vol. 5(1-2).<br />
______1984 "Sekou Toure's Islamic Connections," Arabia<br />
______1984 "Pakistan's Role in the Organization of the Islamic Conference," Journal of South<br />
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol.7(3)14-33.<br />
______1984 Book review of Clifton E. Marsh, From Black Muslims to Muslims, <strong>Ph</strong>iladelphia:<br />
Scarcerow Press, Inc., published in Arabia, London May, 1986 and in <strong>Ph</strong>ylon, Atlanta, 1986,<br />
Vol.XLVII(2).<br />
______1983. A Review Essay on Arabs in the New World, Saudi Gazzette. Also published in<br />
The American-Arab Affairs Journal.<br />
______1982. "Saudi Arabian Foreign Policy Towards Africa," Horn of Africa, Vol.V(2) 3-17.<br />
______1982. A review article: Dunstan M.Wai, “The African-Arab Conflict in the Sudan,”<br />
The Horn of Africa, Volume 5(1) 68-70.<br />
______1982 Review of John Anamaleze, Jr., The Nigerian Press: The People’s Conscience,<br />
New York: Vantage Press, 1979 in Africa Report, 56. January-February.<br />
______1981. "The World of Islam. The Impact of Islam on Black Africa," UNESCO Courier,<br />
August/September, 31-33.<br />
______1981 and Robert Cummings, "Black Colleges and Universities. The International Student<br />
and the Challenges," The Academic Affairs Bulletin Office of the Vice President for Academic<br />
Affairs, <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong> Volume V(1) April, 11-15.<br />
______1981 "The Politics of Defection: An Enquiry into the Demise of the Gambia United<br />
Party," African Studies, Taiwan, Vol. 8, 34-57.<br />
______1980. "Islam in America," a text delivered as a lecture on "Sunrise Semester," New York<br />
<strong>University</strong> Television Show on National CBS Television.<br />
______1980 Review of Bernard Fonlon, Genuine Intellectual, Yaounde, Cameroon, in Journal<br />
of African Studies, UCLA, Volume 7(2) 134-35, Summer.<br />
______1979. "Islam and Modern Ideologies," Rabetah Journal Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Vol.6,<br />
No. 5.<br />
______1979. "Frantz Fanon and the African Revolution: A critical Study," New Directions,<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong> Alumni Magazine, April, 1979<br />
______1977 "Ten Years of Gambia's Independence," Presence Africaine, No.104<br />
______1977 "Islam in the Gambia, " The Journal, Rabetah al-Alam al-Islami,Vol..4 (6) 26-32.<br />
______1977 "Islam and Technological Man," Rabetah Journal, Makkah, Saudi Arabia Vol.6,<br />
No.4.<br />
______1976. "Recent Trends in Gambian Politics," L'Afrique et Asie Modernes, CHEAM,<br />
France No. 109.<br />
______1976. "Literature and the Cosmic Schizophrenic Tendencies of Man," Catholic Library<br />
World, Vol. 48(2) September, 65-70.<br />
______1976 "The Islamic State and Economic Development," Islamic Culture, India, Vol. 50,<br />
No.1 January.<br />
______1976 "Literature and the Cosmic Schizophrenic Tendencies of Man," Catholic Library<br />
World, Vol.48, No.2.<br />
______1976 "An African Scholar Looks at America's Bicentennial," Core Magazine New York,<br />
Bicentennial Issue.<br />
______1976 " A Contribution to the Study of Islam in the Gambia," Pakistan Historical Journal,<br />
February.<br />
______1976 "Histoire de Developpement des Partis Politiques en Gambie," Revue Francaise d'<br />
estudes Politiques Africaines, Vol. 11(129).<br />
______ 1976 "Politics in a Schizoid World," Pan African Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2.<br />
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______1975. Review of Ali A. Mazrui, World Culture and the Black Experience Seattle,<br />
Washington: Washington <strong>University</strong> Press, in Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies,<br />
Volume 17(1) 159-161, March 1974.<br />
______1975. "Politics in Post Independence Gambia," Current Bibliography on African Affairs,<br />
Summer.<br />
______1975. "Politics in Post Independence Gambia," Current Bibliography on African Affairs,<br />
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______1975. "Gambia: A State in Search of Viability," Africana Marburgensia, Gerrmany,<br />
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______1975. " Islam and Panafricanism," L'Afrique et Asie Modernes CHEAM , France<br />
No.104.<br />
______1975. "Historical Development of Political Parties in the Gambia," African Studies” The<br />
Program of African Studies, National Chengchi <strong>University</strong>, Republic of China, No. 4, January,<br />
145-173.<br />
______1975 "Road to Nationhood: Cabral's Political Thought," New Directions , Vol. 2(2)<br />
18-23.<br />
______1974. "Tourism and Gambia's Viability Problem," L'Afrique et Asie Modernesd,<br />
CHEAM, France, No.101.<br />
______1974. "The Southern African Problem and African Security," Pan African Journal,<br />
Summer.<br />
______ "Message to Muslim People in North America," The American Muslim, Volume II (9),<br />
5-6.<br />
______Book review of Omer Beshir Mohamed's Terra Media: The Sudanese Studies Association<br />
Newsletter, Vol. 7(2) 4-9.<br />
______Book review of Khair El-Din Haseeb's The Arabs and Africa, Canadian Journal of<br />
African Studies, Vol.20(2) 290-292.<br />
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