Dr. Feisal Farah

Biography

Feisal Farah previously taught HIS295Y1Y, History of Africa, at the American University of Nigeria and is affiliated with the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE) at the University of Hull and the Harriet Tubman Institute at York University. His expertise includes database building and Horn of Africa studies, with a particular focus on contemporary Somalia-Kenya relations. His research interests emphasize British Colonialism, the Swahili Coast, Slavery, Islam, and the African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean. Teaching in Yola, Adamawa State, near the epicenter of Boko Haram activities, expanded his research to include comparative studies of Boko Haram with groups such as al-Shabaab. He is a co-applicant for the SSHRC funded project titled 'Islamic Protest, Terrorism, Security in Africa,' which began in 2018 and includes collaborative efforts with researchers from various institutions in Africa and North America. This project has led to conferences in Africa and Canada, where scholars addressed the violence driven by ideological and religious motivations within a modern global framework.

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