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Title
Humanities Profiled: Dr. Sulayman Nyang at American Muslim Council
Subject
Religion
Islam and culture
Description
E. Ethelbert Miller interviews Professor Sulayman Nyang of the department of African Studies at Howard University in Washington, DC.
Nyang responds to questions about Islam as it is practiced around the world, with a particular attention to clarifying or dispelling common misconceptions.
Nyang served as the Deputy Ambassador of the Gambian Embassy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and as a member of the Academic Council of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Dr. Nyang also co-directed Muslims in the American Public Square (MAPS), a study that examines Muslim, Catholic, mainline Protestant, evangelical Christian, African-American Christian, Hispanic Christian and Jewish communities. Furthermore, he has written extensively on Islamic, African, and Middle Eastern affairs.
Nyang responds to questions about Islam as it is practiced around the world, with a particular attention to clarifying or dispelling common misconceptions.
Nyang served as the Deputy Ambassador of the Gambian Embassy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and as a member of the Academic Council of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Dr. Nyang also co-directed Muslims in the American Public Square (MAPS), a study that examines Muslim, Catholic, mainline Protestant, evangelical Christian, African-American Christian, Hispanic Christian and Jewish communities. Furthermore, he has written extensively on Islamic, African, and Middle Eastern affairs.
Creator
Towner, D.
Source
Program - Humanities Profiled
Publisher
Humanities Council of Washington, DC
Date
2001
11-26-2001
Contributor
Nyang, Dr. Sulayman
Miller, E. Ethelbert
Rights
Copyright Humanities Council of Washington, DC 2001
Format
VHS
.mpg
Language
English
Type
Video
Identifier
05.P.2001
249
Coverage
Washington, DC
Ward2
Downtown
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Original Format
VHS
Duration
01:23:18
Compression
.mpg
Producer
Towner, D.
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