Sunday, May 8 Gilman Building, Room 496, Tel Aviv University 14:00 - 14:15 Gathering and Greetings 14:15 - 15:45 Eric Lob, Florida International University The Islamic Republic of Iran's Foreign Policy and Construction Jihad’s Developmental Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa Discussant: Liora Hendelman-Baavur, Tel Aviv University

16:15 - 17:45 Miriam Nissimov, Tel Aviv University Africa in Iran: An Historical Overview Discussant: Haggai Ram, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Monday, May 9 Rotem Hall, Beit HaStudent, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 10:00 - 10:15 Gathering and Greetings 10:15 - 11:45 Abdul-Mumin Saad, Federal College of Education, Yola, Nigeria Political Islam and Conflicts in Nigeria:  The Way Out Discussant: Lynn Schler, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

12:15 - 13:45 Terje Østebø, University of Florida, Gainesville Islam and Political Discourses in Contemporary Ethiopia Discussant: Irit Back, Tel Aviv University

16:15 - 17:45 Samir Ben-Layashi, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sapir College Moroccan Islam as a Regulator of Makhzan Discussant: Terje Østebø, University of Florida, Gainesville

Islam in Africa: Continuities, Challenges and Changes

May 8-9, 2016