Film Screening: "Timbuktu"
AVACGIS Film Series
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 7:30 PM EDT
Research Hall, Room 163
Not far from the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, now ruled by religious fundamentalists, proud cattle herder Kidane lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima, his daughter Toya, and Issan, their twelve-year-old shepherd. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the jihadists determined to control their faith. Music, laughter, cigarettes, and even soccer have been banned. The women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family are being spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu, but their destiny changes abruptly after a tragic accident.
Film screening followed by discussion with Muhammad Fraser-Rahim (United States Institute of Peace)
Muhammad Fraser-Rahim is a program officer for Africa programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Mr. Fraser-Rahim's areas of expertise include security sector reform, countering violent extremism (CVE) and community oriented policing in Africa. Prior to joining USIP, Mr. Fraser-Rahim worked for the United States Government for more than a decade providing strategic advice and executive branch analytical support on CVE to the White House and the National Security Council. Mr. Fraser-Rahim has conducted original research in more than 40 countries on the African continent, and has worked as a conflict mediator, ESL instructor and adjunct professor on topics related to Africa, CVE and international relations. He is a Ph.D. candidate at Howard University in African Studies with a focus on Islamic Thought, Spirituality and Modernity, and holds a master’s degree from Howard University in History, and a bachelor’s degree in History from the College of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
Pizza and refreshments served
Sponsored by the African & African-American Studies Program and the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies.
