After a hugely successful 20 city Europe tour, followed by a quick stop in Nigeria, Mustafa Briggs is heading to the US to deliver his ‘Beyond Bilal: Black History in Islam’ lecture series for Black History Month.
The presentation aims to explore the deep rooted relationship between Islam and Black History, from Black Prophets and prominent figures in the Qur’an, to the unknown black Sahaba and scholars of the early generations. Mustafa uncovers the history of Islam in Africa, the legacy of contemporary African Islamic scholarship and its role in the international relations of the Muslim World, as well as the importance and legacy of female scholarship in the West African Islamic Tradition.
During this leg of the tour, he will also be joined by award-winning poet, author, speaker, community activist, international television host and founder of the ‘Do it for The Deen initiative’ Youssef Kromah, who was first featured as a spoken-word poet on Russel Simmon’s HBO series Brave New Voices and later as a guest speaker on CNN’s Who’s Black in America.
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For any updates on the tour see Mustafa’s Instagram feed.
Mustafa Briggs is a graduate of Arabic and International Relations from the University of Westminster whose dissertation focused on Arabic Literature and Literacy in West Africa. Mustafa started an MA in Translation at SOAS, University of London with a specialisation in Arabic and Islamic Texts, before going onto al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt where he is currently doing another degree in Islamic Studies and Arabic.
Mustafa rose to international acclaim for his ‘Beyond Bilal: Black History in Islam’ lecture series which saw him explore and uncover the deep rooted relationship between Islam and Black history; and the legacy of contemporary African Islamic Scholarship and its role in the international relations of the muslim world as well as the vital role female scholarship plays in the West African Islamic tradition, which he presented at over 25 Universities across 3 continents, including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Yale.
Mustafa has also been featured on international media outlets such as AlJazeera and Islam Channel to discuss themes such as Islamic history and Blackness and Islam and is currently working on publishing translations of traditional West African Islamic texts, as well as his own books.
