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Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa

We facilitate scholarship on the Islamic tradition of learning in Africa and promote awareness of the role of Islam in African societies.

Zachary Wright named next director of ISITA

Northwestern's Office for Research has appointed Zachary Wright, professor in residence and associate dean for faculty affairs at Northwestern University in Qatar, as ISITA's next director. The appointment is effective September 1, 2025, when the term of the current director,  Zekeria Ahmed Salem, ends.  

Wright is a scholar of African and Islamic studies, whose research focuses on Islamic intellectual history in West and North Africa, from the fifteenth century to the present.

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