Office Hours:

Mon & Wed 3:00 - 5:00
Tues & Thurs by appt

Education

• PhD, 2006
• ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview tester,
• Full certification in Arabic,

Research Interests

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), oral proficiency-based language teaching and testing. His research examines Islam in America and theories of civil society in Arab and Muslim contexts. He also has a strong interest in the development of Arabic language and literature in Africa.

• arabic 1.001, Elementary arabic Synopsis

  Trent 039a, MW 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• arabic 1.002, Elementary arabic Synopsis

  Trent 039a, MW 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

• arabic 1.003, Elementary arabic Synopsis

  Languages 312, MW 02:50 PM-04:05 PM

• arabic 1.03d, Elementary arabic Synopsis

  Languages 08, TuTh 01:15 PM-02:05 PM

• arabic 1.04d, Elementary arabic Synopsis

  Social sciences 107, TuTh 02:50 PM-03:40 PM

• arabic 125.01, Advanced arabic Synopsis

  Frdl bldg 216, WF 02:50 PM-04:05 PM

• Aall 145.01, Arab, society, culture in film Synopsis

  Trent 038b, Th 01:15 PM-04:15 PM

1. M. Lo. "Eavesdropping on Civil Society Associations in Senegal."  forthcoming Dirasaat Ifrikiyyah Journal  (December, Accepted, December, 2007).
2. M. Lo. "The Development of the Arabic Qasida in Africa."  forthcoming Arab African Research Center Journal  (Accepted, 2007).
3. Lo, Mbaye. "“Re-conceptualizing Civil Society: The Debate Continues With Specific Reference to Contemporary Senegal.”." African & Asian Studies 20065:1 (2006): 91-118.
4. Lo, Mbaye. "Genesis of Islam in the African American community”." . 2006. (Presented at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Third Islam in America Conference. Ohio State University, July 2-4.)
5. Lo, Mbaye. "Seeking the roots of terrorism: a traditional Islamic perspective.”." Journal of Religion and Popular Culture. Volume X,  (Summer, 2005).