This week’s conversation is with Wendell Marsh (@theafrabian), an Assistant Professor of African American and African Studies at Rutgers University-Newark and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Buffet Institute for Global Studies at Northwestern University. He conducts research and teaches on the encounter of Islam and the African world as mediated in Arabic and vernacular texts.
In the news wrap we also talk about developments in Sudan, US-Africa relations, and more.
Books, Links, & Articles
- Piracy in Somalia: Violence and Development in the Horn of Africa by Awet Tewelde Weldemichael
- “When Malcolm X went to Africa.” by Sean Jacobs
- Veils, Turbans, and Islamic Reform in Northern Nigeria by Elisha P. Renne
- There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce by Morgan Parker