Dr. Salim Faraj, PH.D

Dr. Salim Faraji is Associate Professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He earned his Ph.D. at Claremont Graduate University in Religious Studies and History. Dr. Faraji’s research and scholarship represents the cutting edge of Africana Transdisciplinarity, transgressing the traditional boundaries of Religious Studies, African History, Nubian Studies, Ancient History, African Diaspora Studies, Martial Arts and Youth Development & Educazione. He is the author of The Roots of Nubian Christianity Uncovered: The Triumph of the Last Pharaoh and co-author of The Plan: A Guide for Women Raising African American Boys from Conception to College e The Plan Workbook. He is also a co-author of the book, The Origin of the Word Amen: Ancient Knowledge the Bible Has Never Told and a contributing author to the Encyclopedia of African Religion e la Oxford Dictionary of African Biography. He is a researcher and practitioner of African and African American martial arts and is currently revising his work MontuScholar: Mysticism and Martial Arts in Africa and the African Diaspora.
Dr. Faraji is also Vice President of Building Libraries for Africa a non-profit organization dedicated to providing libraries and literary resources for rural villages in Africa. He also presents a ministerial background having completed his Master of Divinity at the Claremont School of Theology and formerly served in the United Methodist and Unitarian Universalist Churches. He is currently a licensed minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Churches and a practicing African Traditional Priest who has been initiated in both Akan traditions of Ghana, West Africa and the classical traditions of the Nile Valley. He has made several trips to West Africa and Egypt.

E-mail: Salim@CUI.edu

EVENTO
Masters in International Studies Africa Program (Information Session)
Quando: Tuesday May 26th 6pm to 8pm
Dove: Concordia University, Irvine 1530 In. Concordia Irvine, CA 92612

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