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Live! At the Library: Omar ibn Said and the Arabic Writings of Enslaved African Muslim Scholars

10/08/2026

4 PM โ€“ 6:30 PM

Free

Library of Congress: James Madison Memorial Building

101, James Madison Memorial Building, 199 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA

๐Ÿ“œ Omar ibn Said and the Arabic Writings of Enslaved African Muslim Scholars puts a curated display of the Omar ibn Said collection on view, followed by a discussion with Professors Carl Ernst and Mbaye Lo on the Arabic manuscripts left by Said, Abdurrahman, and Sana See. Thursday 10/8. Free.

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