Pan-Africanism in Dialogue

Mary Nyangweso is the J. W. H. Peel distinguished Chair in Religious Studies at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. Her specialty is African religions, Islam, religion and sexuality, religion and gender rights and religion and healthcare. She is author of Female Genital Cutting: Mutilation or Cultural Right? (2014). Female Circumcision: The Interplay Between Religion, Gender and Culture in Kenya (2007) co-author of Religion, Gender-Based Violence, Immigration, and Human Rights, (Routledge, 2019). Her book ‘Transnational Africa: Culture and Religion in the Diaspora is forthcoming.Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha is a tenured Professor at California State University Northridge (Los Angeles) where he teaches, since 2003, a variety of courses including “Religion, Logic and Media,” and “American Religious Diversity.” Prior to CSUN he taught “African Philosophy” at Haverford College, and various courses at Temple University (Philadelphia) and Montclair State University (in New Jersey). Educated in Africa, Europe and the US, Dr Mutombo received training in Philosophy, Egyptology, Christian theology and Religious Studies. He received his Doctorate at Temple University with a thesis on “Philosophical and theological foundations of an African vision of Human Rights.” He is the Founder of the “Bumuntu Peace Institute.”

• 1. Introduction Part 1. Theoretical Reflection 2. A Dialogue-Based Approach Towards Inclusive Pan-Africanism 3. Pan-Africanize or Wither Away! Reflection on the Geopolitical Challenges of the 21st Century Part 2. Gender 4. Gender, Women, and Pan-Africanism: A Reflection on the Role of Women in Pan-African Experience 5. Pan-Africanism and the Cultural Implications of Discriminating Against Women in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria 6. Women and Politics: Challenges and Triumphs in a Patriarchal Zimbabwe 7. Pan Africanism and Indigenous Resistance to European Hegemony in Awka Ibom Area, 1881-1929 Part 3. Leadership 8. Pan-Africanism and Leadership in Africa: A Rale of Paradox in Theory and Practice 9. A Dialogue on Pan-Africanism and Transformative Patriotism Part 4. Education 10. A Gendered Pan-African Education: Confronting Social Inequality in the 21st Century Africa 11. Pan-African in Action: Expanding Horizons for African Students Part 5. Religion 12. Religious Origins of Pan-Africanism: Reclaiming African Values for Future Prospects 13. Religious Pan-Africanism: Reconstructing the Bible from a Tool of African Colonization to a Proof of Racial Recognition 14. Pan-African Engagements in Contemporary Societies: The Contribution of the Religious and Moral Values of the Akan of Ghana Part 6. Ecology and Climate Change 15. Pan-Africanism and Greening the African Continent through Green Finance: The Role of Central Banks 16. Applying Ubuntu to Environmental Governance: Practices, Case Studies, and Policy Pathways in Africa Part 7. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations Chapter 17. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations