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Benjamin Soares

Contact Information

Office: 107 Anderson Hall

Benjamin Soares is a professor in the Department of Religion.

Education

Ph.D. Northwestern University

Research Interests

Islam and Muslim societies, religion & politics, religion & media, religious encounters, Africa and the Diaspora

Countries / Regions of Expertise

Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan, as well as among West African Muslims in Europe and Asia