GHC Award Ceremony at Tufts University

“Leadership is Female, is African, is Muslim Woman”
Tisch College Global Humanitarian Citizen Award ceremony footage from Tufts University 10/25/2017

Pearl Robinson's avatar Pearl Robinson on January 10, 2018

Niger’s Ambassador to the United States, Hassana Alidou’s GHC Award ceremony message in French:

 

 

DÜNYA Ensemble from the New England Conservatory performed music by several different Turkish Sufi brotherhoods —
Hakdır Allahım Muhammed mahım             Text & Music: Anonymous
A nefes typically performed by the Bektaşi dervishes influenced heavily by Shiite beliefs
Erler demine destur alalım                             Text: Tahsine Hanım (20th c.) Music: Nusret Tura (d. 1979)
An ilahi with zikir in the style of most Sunni Sufi Turkish brotherhoods
Segah Niyaz Ayini                                              Text & Music: Anonymous
A miniature version of the whirling ritual performed by the Mevlevi dervishe

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Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, specializing in Comparative Politics, Africa, and African-American Politics