Visiting family & friends in Mali (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
Exploring Mali (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
Thursday, October 23, 6:00 p.m.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tonight at the MET, Dr. Henry Louis Gates will speak with Malian Minister of Culture N’Diaye Ramatoulaye Diallo and Ousseina Alidou, Director of the Center for African Studies at Rutgers University. N’Diaye Ramatoulaye Diallo, has forged a remarkable path for women in Mali, as only the second female minister of culture in the country’s history. Minister Diallo, Alidou, and Dr. Gates will explore the role of women in Mali’s current and future government, as well as women’s role in Mali’s identity and the current initiatives aimed at advancing the political participation of women.
