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'''Aboubacry Moussa Lam''', also known as '''Boubacar Lam''', was born in 1953<ref name="Works">{{cite web |title=Lam, Aboubacry Moussa 1953- |url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91125435/ |website=WorldCat Identities |publisher=OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.}}</ref> and is a [[Peul]]<ref name="Afro">{{cite web |last1=Gaston |first1=Lafayette |title=Past Afrocentricity: Reassessing Cheikh Anta Diop's Place In the Afrocentric Frame |url=https://www.livefromplanetearth.org/2014/06/past-afrocentricity-reassessing-cheikh.html |website=Live From Planet Earth |publisher=The Liberator Magazine}}</ref> [[Senegalese]] historian, disciple of [[Cheikh Anta Diop]],<ref name="AfrAm">{{cite book |last1=Gordon |first1=Jane |title=A Companion to African-American Studies |date=15 April 2008 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |page=463 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=ODmpx1fgJNIC&pg=PA463&lpg=PA463&dq=Boubacar%20Lam%20egypt#v=onepage&q=Boubacar%20Lam%20egypt&f=false|isbn=9781405154666 }}</ref> who was his primary advisor on his major work, ''De l'Origine Égyptienne des Peuls'', and a Professor of [[Egyptology]] in the Department of History at the [[Cheikh Anta Diop University]].<ref name="Afro"/> Lam has been credited with being the most important Diop scholar<ref>{{cite book |last1=Boehm |first1=Peter |title=Africa Askew - Traversing The Continent |date=27 October 2014 |publisher=Babelcube Inc. |url=https://books.google.com/?id=kthtBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT243&lpg=PT243&dq=%22Aboubacry+Moussa+Lam%22#v=onepage&q=%22Aboubacry%20Moussa%20Lam%22&f=false|isbn=9781633392946 }}</ref> and being "most helpful and inspiring in defining the nature of the [[Afrocentric]] school of thought."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marable |first1=Manning |title=Dispatches from the Ebony Tower: Intellectuals Confront the African American Experience |date=1 March 2001 |publisher=Columbia University Press |pages=195–196 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=bsayWnizUD0C&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=%22Aboubacry+Moussa+Lam%22#v=onepage&q=%22Aboubacry%20Moussa%20Lam%22&f=false|isbn=9780231507943 }}</ref> Boubacar has been active in seeking to recenter Africans back in their own historical and social context.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davidson |first1=Jeanette |title=African American Studies |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |page=37 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=KcJvAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=%22Aboubacry+Moussa+Lam%22#v=onepage&q=%22Aboubacry%20Moussa%20Lam%22&f=false|isbn=9780748686971 |date=2010-10-19 }}</ref> Lam was also a signatory to an appeal to preserve the [[Timbuktu Manuscripts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Timbuktu Manuscripts in DANGER! |url=http://www.bu.edu/wara/timbuktu/ |website=West African Research Association |publisher=Boston University}}</ref> In January 2018, he was listed as a writer and lecturer at Dakar University as well as a participant in the [[Association for the Development of Education in Africa]] (ADEA)'s and the Global Book Alliance (GBA)'s African Publishers and Other Book Industry Stakeholders Regional Meeting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Association for the Development of Education In Africa (ADEA) and the Global Book Alliance (GBA) Report: Regional Workshop for African Book Industry Stakeholders |url=http://www.adeanet.org/sites/default/files/adea_gba_workshop_report.pdf |website=Association for the Development of Education in Africa |publisher=Association for the Development of Education in Africa}}</ref>
'''Aboubacry Moussa Lam''', also known as '''Boubacar Lam''', was born in 1953<ref name="Works">{{cite web |title=Lam, Aboubacry Moussa 1953- |url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91125435/ |website=WorldCat Identities |publisher=OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.}}</ref> and is a [[Peul]]<ref name="Afro">{{cite web |last1=Gaston |first1=Lafayette |title=Past Afrocentricity: Reassessing Cheikh Anta Diop's Place In the Afrocentric Frame |url=https://www.livefromplanetearth.org/2014/06/past-afrocentricity-reassessing-cheikh.html |website=Live From Planet Earth |publisher=The Liberator Magazine}}</ref> [[Senegalese]] historian, disciple of [[Cheikh Anta Diop]], who was his primary advisor on his major work, ''De l'Origine Égyptienne des Peuls'', and a professor of [[Egyptology]] in the Department of History at the [[Cheikh Anta Diop University]].<ref name="Afro"/> Lam has been credited with being the most important Diop scholar<ref>{{cite book |last1=Boehm |first1=Peter |title=Africa Askew - Traversing The Continent |date=27 October 2014 |publisher=Babelcube Inc. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kthtBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Aboubacry+Moussa+Lam%22&pg=PT243|isbn=9781633392946 }}</ref> and being "most helpful and inspiring in defining the nature of the [[Afrocentrism|Afrocentric]] school of thought."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marable |first1=Manning |title=Dispatches from the Ebony Tower: Intellectuals Confront the African American Experience |date=1 March 2001 |publisher=Columbia University Press |pages=195–196 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bsayWnizUD0C&dq=%22Aboubacry+Moussa+Lam%22&pg=PA195|isbn=9780231507943 }}</ref> Boubacar has been active in seeking to recenter Africans back in their own historical and social context.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davidson |first1=Jeanette |title=African American Studies |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |page=37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KcJvAAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Aboubacry+Moussa+Lam%22&pg=PA37|isbn=9780748686971 |date=2010-10-19 }}</ref> Lam was also a signatory to an appeal to preserve the [[Timbuktu Manuscripts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Timbuktu Manuscripts in DANGER! |url=http://www.bu.edu/wara/timbuktu/ |website=West African Research Association |publisher=Boston University}}</ref> In January 2018, he was listed as a writer and lecturer at Dakar University as well as a participant in the [[Association for the Development of Education in Africa]] (ADEA)'s and the Global Book Alliance (GBA)'s African Publishers and Other Book Industry Stakeholders Regional Meeting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Association for the Development of Education In Africa (ADEA) and the Global Book Alliance (GBA) Report: Regional Workshop for African Book Industry Stakeholders |url=http://www.adeanet.org/sites/default/files/adea_gba_workshop_report.pdf |website=Association for the Development of Education in Africa }}</ref>


In the 1980s, Aboubacry discovered Senegalese oral history that was initially compiled by the [[Toucouleur people|Tuculor]] noble, Yoro Dyâo, not long after [[World War I]], which documented migrations into [[West Africa]] from the [[Nile Valley]]; ethnic groups, from the [[Senegal River]] to the [[Niger Delta]], retained traditions of having an eastern origin.<ref name="AfrAm"/> The primary focus of Lam's work has been on Cheikh Anta Diop’s migrations theory.<ref name="Afro"/> Continuing the African intellectual tradition of [[Africana Studies]], Lam has used his linguistic skills for the purpose of translation and to assist in the recovery of African memory.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Black Studies Is Not: Moving from Crisis to Liberation in Africana Intellectual Work1 |url=http://sdonline.org/55/what-black-studies-is-not-moving-from-crisis-to-liberation-in-africana-intellectual-work1/ |website=Journal of the Research Group on Socialism and Democracy Online |publisher=Journal of the Research Group on Socialism and Democracy Online}}</ref> His linguistic work has helped establish connections between the [[Egyptian language|ancient Egyptian language]] and [[Sub-Saharan African|black African]] [[Languages of Africa|languages]], primarily [[Kongo-Saharan]] languages.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Imhotep |first1=Asar |title=AKAN AND EGYPTIAN SYMBOL COMPARISONS: PART 1 |url=https://www.asarimhotep.com/documentdownloads/Akan_and_Egyptian_Symbol_Comparisons.pdf |website=AsarImhotep.com |publisher=The MOCHA-Versity Institute of Philosophy and Research}}</ref> In particular, much of his work has focused on the cultural and linguistic similarities between West Africans (e.g., [[Peul]], [[Serer people|Serer]], [[Wolof people|Wolof]]) and [[ancient Egypt]].<ref name="Afro"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Cantone |first1=Cleo |title=Making and Remaking Mosques in Senegal |date=3 April 2012 |publisher=BRILL |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=FcIyAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=%22Aboubacry+Moussa+Lam%22#v=onepage&q=%22Aboubacry%20Moussa%20Lam%22&f=false|isbn=9789004217508 }}</ref> His research and demonstration of the [[Nile]] origin of the Peul has exampled the possibility of interactions between [[Africa|Africans]] in the western and eastern [[Sahel]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Asante |first1=Molefi |title=The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony |date=2007 |publisher=Routledge |page=97 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=ssQodjYZgDsC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=%22Aboubacry+Moussa+Lam%22#v=onepage&q=%22Aboubacry%20Moussa%20Lam%22&f=false|isbn=9780415771382 }}</ref> He has also made the case for [[Kemet|kmt]]{{dn|date=November 2018}} deriving from the skin color of [[Nile Valley Civilizations|Nile Valley]] Africans, who are viewed as [[Black people|black]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fani-Kayode |first1=Femi |title=Who Are The Yoruba People? (Part 3) |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/137358-who-are-the-yoruba-people-part-3-by-femi-fani-kayode.html |website=Premium Times |publisher=Premium Times Services Limited}}</ref>
The primary focus of Lam's work has been on Cheikh Anta Diop's migrations theory.<ref name="Afro"/> Continuing the African intellectual tradition of [[Africana Studies]], Lam has used his linguistic skills for the purpose of translation and to assist in the recovery of African memory.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Black Studies Is Not: Moving from Crisis to Liberation in Africana Intellectual Work1 |url=http://sdonline.org/55/what-black-studies-is-not-moving-from-crisis-to-liberation-in-africana-intellectual-work1/ |website=Journal of the Research Group on Socialism and Democracy Online |access-date=2018-08-18 |archive-date=2018-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106092838/http://sdonline.org/55/what-black-studies-is-not-moving-from-crisis-to-liberation-in-africana-intellectual-work1/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> His linguistic work has helped establish connections between the [[Egyptian language|ancient Egyptian language]] and [[Sub-Saharan African|black African]] [[Languages of Africa|languages]], primarily [[Kongo-Saharan]] languages.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Imhotep |first1=Asar |title=AKAN AND EGYPTIAN SYMBOL COMPARISONS: PART 1 |url=https://www.asarimhotep.com/documentdownloads/Akan_and_Egyptian_Symbol_Comparisons.pdf |website=AsarImhotep.com |publisher=The MOCHA-Versity Institute of Philosophy and Research |access-date=2018-08-18 |archive-date=2018-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329011305/http://www.asarimhotep.com/documentdownloads/Akan_and_Egyptian_Symbol_Comparisons.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In particular, much of his work has focused on the cultural and linguistic similarities between West Africans (e.g., [[Peul]], [[Serer people|Serer]], [[Wolof people|Wolof]]) and [[ancient Egypt]].<ref name="Afro"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Cantone |first1=Cleo |title=Making and Remaking Mosques in Senegal |date=3 April 2012 |publisher=BRILL |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FcIyAQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Aboubacry+Moussa+Lam%22&pg=PA39|isbn=9789004217508 }}</ref> His research and demonstration of the [[Nile]] origin of the Peul has exampled the possibility of interactions between [[Africa]]ns in the western and eastern [[Sahel]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Asante |first1=Molefi |title=The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony |date=2007 |publisher=Routledge |page=97 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ssQodjYZgDsC&dq=%22Aboubacry+Moussa+Lam%22&pg=PA97|isbn=9780415771382 }}</ref> He has also made the case for [[Name of Egypt|km.t]] deriving from the skin color of [[Nile Valley Civilizations|Nile Valley]] Africans, who are viewed as [[Black people|black]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fani-Kayode |first1=Femi |title=Who Are The Yoruba People? (Part 3) |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/137358-who-are-the-yoruba-people-part-3-by-femi-fani-kayode.html |website=Premium Times |publisher=Premium Times Services Limited}}</ref>


== Selected Works ==
== Selected works ==
*Les chemins du Nil : les relations entre l'Egypte ancienne et l'Afrique<ref name="Works"/>
*Les chemins du Nil : les relations entre l'Egypte ancienne et l'Afrique<ref name="Works"/>
*De l'origine égyptienne des Peuls<ref name="Works"/>
*De l'origine égyptienne des Peuls<ref name="Works"/>
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*Paalel njuumri<ref name="Works"/>
*Paalel njuumri<ref name="Works"/>
*Fulb̳e : gila Héli-e-Yooyo haa Fuuta-Tooro<ref name="Works"/>
*Fulb̳e : gila Héli-e-Yooyo haa Fuuta-Tooro<ref name="Works"/>
*Hieroglyphics for Babies<ref>{{cite web |title=African Philosophy: The Pharaonic Period: 2780-330 BC |url=https://www.pambazuka.org/printpdf/30520 |website=Pambazuka |publisher=Pambazuka News}}</ref>
*Hieroglyphics for Babies<ref>{{cite web |title=African Philosophy: The Pharaonic Period: 2780-330 BC |url=https://www.pambazuka.org/printpdf/30520 |website=Pambazuka |publisher=Pambazuka News }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


== References ==
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Aboubacry Moussa Lam, also known as Boubacar Lam, was born in 1953[1] and is a Peul[2] Senegalese historian, disciple of Cheikh Anta Diop, who was his primary advisor on his major work, De l'Origine Égyptienne des Peuls, and a professor of Egyptology in the Department of History at the Cheikh Anta Diop University.[2] Lam has been credited with being the most important Diop scholar[3] and being "most helpful and inspiring in defining the nature of the Afrocentric school of thought."[4] Boubacar has been active in seeking to recenter Africans back in their own historical and social context.[5] Lam was also a signatory to an appeal to preserve the Timbuktu Manuscripts.[6] In January 2018, he was listed as a writer and lecturer at Dakar University as well as a participant in the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)'s and the Global Book Alliance (GBA)'s African Publishers and Other Book Industry Stakeholders Regional Meeting.[7]

The primary focus of Lam's work has been on Cheikh Anta Diop's migrations theory.[2] Continuing the African intellectual tradition of Africana Studies, Lam has used his linguistic skills for the purpose of translation and to assist in the recovery of African memory.[8] His linguistic work has helped establish connections between the ancient Egyptian language and black African languages, primarily Kongo-Saharan languages.[9] In particular, much of his work has focused on the cultural and linguistic similarities between West Africans (e.g., Peul, Serer, Wolof) and ancient Egypt.[2][10] His research and demonstration of the Nile origin of the Peul has exampled the possibility of interactions between Africans in the western and eastern Sahel.[11] He has also made the case for km.t deriving from the skin color of Nile Valley Africans, who are viewed as black.[12]

Selected works

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  • Les chemins du Nil : les relations entre l'Egypte ancienne et l'Afrique[1]
  • De l'origine égyptienne des Peuls[1]
  • La fièvre de la terre[1]
  • Le Sahara ou la vallée du Nil? : aperçu sur la problématique du berceau de l'unité culturelle de l'Afrique Noire[1]
  • L'affaire des momies royales : la vérité sur la reine Ahmès-Nefertari[1]
  • Le triomphe de Maât[1]
  • L'unité culturelle égypto-africaine à travers les formes et les fonctions de l'appui-tête[1]
  • Paalel njuumri[1]
  • Fulb̳e : gila Héli-e-Yooyo haa Fuuta-Tooro[1]
  • Hieroglyphics for Babies[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Lam, Aboubacry Moussa 1953-". WorldCat Identities. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
  2. ^ a b c d Gaston, Lafayette. "Past Afrocentricity: Reassessing Cheikh Anta Diop's Place In the Afrocentric Frame". Live From Planet Earth. The Liberator Magazine.
  3. ^ Boehm, Peter (27 October 2014). Africa Askew - Traversing The Continent. Babelcube Inc. ISBN 9781633392946.
  4. ^ Marable, Manning (1 March 2001). Dispatches from the Ebony Tower: Intellectuals Confront the African American Experience. Columbia University Press. pp. 195–196. ISBN 9780231507943.
  5. ^ Davidson, Jeanette (2010-10-19). African American Studies. Edinburgh University Press. p. 37. ISBN 9780748686971.
  6. ^ "Timbuktu Manuscripts in DANGER!". West African Research Association. Boston University.
  7. ^ "Association for the Development of Education In Africa (ADEA) and the Global Book Alliance (GBA) Report: Regional Workshop for African Book Industry Stakeholders" (PDF). Association for the Development of Education in Africa.
  8. ^ "What Black Studies Is Not: Moving from Crisis to Liberation in Africana Intellectual Work1". Journal of the Research Group on Socialism and Democracy Online. Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  9. ^ Imhotep, Asar. "AKAN AND EGYPTIAN SYMBOL COMPARISONS: PART 1" (PDF). AsarImhotep.com. The MOCHA-Versity Institute of Philosophy and Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  10. ^ Cantone, Cleo (3 April 2012). Making and Remaking Mosques in Senegal. BRILL. p. 39. ISBN 9789004217508.
  11. ^ Asante, Molefi (2007). The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 9780415771382.
  12. ^ Fani-Kayode, Femi. "Who Are The Yoruba People? (Part 3)". Premium Times. Premium Times Services Limited.
  13. ^ "African Philosophy: The Pharaonic Period: 2780-330 BC". Pambazuka. Pambazuka News.[permanent dead link‍]
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