“I Cannot Write My Life: New Perspectives on the Life and Writings of Omar ibn Said"
Dr. Lo’s project offers new perspectives on Omar Ibn Said’s life in North Carolina from 1808 through his death in 1863, and his Arabic writings that encompass 17 documents held in local and national repositories. It also examines Omar’s condensed references, omissions, quotations and Qur’anic verses to reflect a complex background in his West African and Islamicate culture. Over the course of the fellowship term, Dr. Lo will collaborate with journalists in North Carolina, Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and elsewhere, to make Omar ibn Said’s life and works more accessible to both a local and global audience.
More info: https://www.acls.org/research/fellow.aspx?cid=4B543E9D-B261-EB11-BB23-000D3A33F654
Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies