Based on his current research, Professor Minawi will discuss how Ethiopian and Ottoman imperialism on the African Red Sea Coast was reflected in the inter-imperial competition for holy real estate in Jerusalem. He will trace how some of the holiest sites for Christians became global battlegrounds for imperial influence, reflecting European, Ottoman, and Ethiopian geopolitics from the tip of the Horn of Africa through Bab el-Mandab, to the island of Suakin.
Speaker
Professor Mostafa Minawi
