{"id":455,"date":"2021-04-09T10:50:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T14:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ria\/?page_id=455"},"modified":"2025-01-22T09:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:04:57","slug":"hausa-unit-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ria\/hausa\/hausa-unit-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 6: Dr. Mustapha Hashim Kurfi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Title<\/td>Conversation with Dr. Mustapha Hashim Kurfi<\/td><\/tr>
Interviewer<\/td>Malam Muhammad Fu\u2019ad<\/td><\/tr>
Subject<\/td>His life story, works on Hausa Ajami, and signage, posters, and billboards in Hausa Ajami<\/td><\/tr>
Content<\/td>Dr. Mustapha Hashim Kurfi was born in Kaduna to the families of Alhaji Hashim Khalid and Hajiya Khadija Ma\u2019ruf. He has two Masters degrees: MSc. Sociology from Bayero University, Kano, and an M.A. in International Studies from Ohio University, USA. He also earned a PhD. in Sociology from Boston University. His major research interests are religion, Islam in Africa, gender, civil society, and Ajami studies. Dr. Kurfi served as a Senior Teaching Fellow at the African Studies Centers at Ohio University and at Boston University for nearly a decade. He digitized the Hausa, Kanuri, Fulfulde, Nupe Ajami and Yoruba Anjemi manuscripts hosted at the African Ajami Library (AAL<\/a>)<\/em> at Boston University. Dr. Kurfi co-edited with Toyin Falola and Fallou Ngom The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa <\/em>(Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). He has also authored several works in Hausa Ajami including Jagoran Koyon Hausa Ajami a Aiwace<\/em>: A Practical Guide to Learning Hausa Ajami <\/em>(Boston University African Studies Center, 2017) and Jagoran Koyon Hausa Ajami don Lafiyar Al\u2019umma: <\/em>Hausa Ajami Workbook for Public Health (Boston University African Studies Center, 2017). Dr. Kurfi is currently the Associate Dean in-charge of Facilities of the Faculty of Social Sciences, at Bayero University, Kano. In this interview, he provides insights into what it means to have Hausa Ajami on signage, political posters, billboards, as well as in public and private spheres. He provides policy recommendations on how to effectively utilize Hausa Ajami in the public sphere in order to demonstrate the rich cultural identity and heritage of the Hausa people.<\/td><\/tr>
Language<\/td>Hausa<\/td><\/tr>
Script<\/td>Hausa Ajami<\/td><\/tr>
Location<\/td>Kano, Nigeria<\/td><\/tr>
Pedagogical content\/application<\/td>Includes relevant linguistic, stylistic, and cultural skills as identified in our assessment guidebook\/ ACTFL guidelines<\/td><\/tr>
Access condition and copyright<\/td>These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).<\/td><\/tr>
Contributors<\/td>Fallou Ngom, Jennifer Yanco, Mustapha Kurfi, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Alison Parker, and Frank Antonelli.<\/td><\/tr>
Required citation information<\/td>Fallou Ngom (PI), Jennifer Yanco, Mustapha Kurfi, and Daivi Rodima-Taylor. 2023. \u201cConversation with Dr. Mustapha Hashim Kurfi.\u201d https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ria\/hausa\/hausa-unit-6\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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