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Name
Hija Alfani Urassa

Academic Rank
Lecturer

Department
History, Political Science and Development Studies

Biography

Biography

Dr. Hija Alfani Urassa, (PhD) is an Assistant lecturer in the Department of History, Political Science and Development Studies within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. She holds a PhD in Historical Sciences from the University of Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia. She completed both her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Dar es Salaam. Her teaching areas include History of Tanzania, History of East Africa, Capitalism and Imperialism in the World History, Industrialization and Working Class in Britain, History of Disease, Health and Healing and History Research Methods and Techniques. Dr. Urassa’s research interests include Religion and Ethnicity in Africa, History of Islam in Tanzania, Contemporary Islamic Movements in Tanzania, as well as History of Disease, Health and Healing, more specifically on Leprosy and COVID-19. 

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Research Interest

Research Interest
History of religions and ethnicity, History of Islam, Contemporary Islamic movements, History of Disease, Health and Healing

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Projects

Projects

Socio-economic Changes on Women Enterpreneurs Movements in Tanzania during the COVID 19 Pandemic: Case of Makete District (with Dr. Nives Kinunda Ngulu (PI and Prof. Severine Kessy), University of Dar es Salaam Competitive Research Fund, 2020-2021

 

Publications

Publications

Urassa, Hija. 2022. Book Review; Religions in Contemporary Africa, Ethnologia Actualis 22 (1), 145-149  

Urassa, Hija. 2022. Influence of Contemporary Islamic Reforms on Traditional Aspects among the Chagga of Hai District in North Eastern Tanzania. In Michaela Grznárová, Ondrej Hriadel, Dominika Kochanová, Tamara Mujkošová - 1st ed. - Trnava: University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, 2022. - ISBN 978-80-572-0245-5 (online), p. 87-105 [CD-ROM].  

Urassa, Hija. 2021. COVID-19 Control: Challenges and Responses of Muslims in Tanzania . Ethnologia Actualis 21(2),59-83

Urassa, Hija.2020. Corona virus pandemic: challenge to the advanced secondary school candidates in Tanzania. In Luis Gómez Chova, Augustín López Martínez , I. Candel Torres. – (eds). ICERI2020 Proceedings : 13th International conference of education, research and innovation. Valencia : IATED, 2020. - ISBN 978-84-09-24232-0. - ISSN 2340-1095. DOI 10.21125/iceri.2020, p. 7227-7234

Ayo, S. L., & Urassa, H. 2020. Reflecting cultural heritage through architectural art in Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania. In: Ethnologické prapravy.- ISSN 1335-5074, Vol. 27, no. 2 (2020), p. 35- 48. 

Urassa, Hija.2020. Influence of Socio-Cultural Beliefs in Leprosy Eradication and Identities of Leprosy Patients in Tanzania. Conference Proceedings, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Conference Loquere 111. University of Cyril and Methodius, Trnava, ISBN 978-80-572-0067-3.p.78-88