Concept, Praxis, and Legacy:
Cheikh Anta Diop, Molefi Kete Asante
and the Afrocentric Project

October 17 -18, 2008
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Panel 2: Confronting Challenges to Afrocentricity

  • Chair: Kirk Mark, OISE, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Shaza Ismail, Helwan University, Cairo
    “Molefi Kete Asante and Agency in the Lives of Ancient Egyptian Women”
  • Dr. Charles Verharen, Howard University
    “Cheikh Anta Diop’s Survival Ethics: The Case of Cuba”
  • Dr. Martell Teasley, Florida State University
    “Christianity, Islam and the Development of Afrocentric Agency:
    A Critical Review and Critique”
  • Dr. Jerome Schiele, Morgan State University
    “The Burden of Afrocentricity in an Era of Increasing Oppression:
    Implications for Sustaining the African Studies Project”

Dr. Shaza Ismail, Helwan University, Cairo
“Molefi Kete Asante and Agency in the Lives of Ancient Egyptian Women”