Ayodeji Ogunnaike

Class of 2010

I am a senior pursuing a joint-degree with African

Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

interested in traditional African religions and

languages.  I am particularly fascinated by the lessons

and knowledge that are often overlooked in traditional

African societies and have been focusing on studying

Yoruba Orisha worship and Islam.  I was able to

combine the two of them this summer doing research

on the interaction and simultaneous practice of both

traditions in Nigeria this summer.  You can read a bit

more about it on the blog I kept while conducting my

research.  It's been great working with some of the

most prominent scholars in the field who are in the

African Studies Department and studying Yoruba

through the African Languages Department.