Mbaye Lo, Associate Professor of the Practice of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Mbaye Lo is associate professor of the practice of Asian and Middle Eastern studies and international comparative studies at Duke University. Originally from Senegal, Lo completed his undergraduate and graduate training in classical Arabic language and literature at the International University of Africa, Khartoum and Khartoum International Institute for Arabic Language, Sudan. He also received an MA in American history from Cleveland State University where he also earned his PhD from from the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs with a dissertation on Re-inventing Civil Society-Based Governance in Africa: Theories and Practices.     

Professor Lo is a recipient of several awards including the National Humanities Center fellowship, the American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship on Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs, DukeEngage Program Director Award, and Duke University Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award

Professor Lo is the author and editor of nine books in both English and Arabic that examine the intersection of intellectual and social discourse of Arabic/Islamic and African cultures. He has written widely on political Islam, Arabic literary traditions in West Africa, and ideas of civil society and governance.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	2204 Erwin Road Room 231, Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://sites.duke.edu/researchafrica/files/2021/01/CV-Mbaye-Lo-2020.pdf

Teaching (Spring 2024):

• ARABIC 306.01, ADVANCED ARABIC Synopsis

  West Duke 108A, WF 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• AMES 499S.01, SENIOR HONORS THESIS SEMINAR Synopsis

  Reuben-Coo 238, M 03:05 PM-05:35 PM

• AMES 220S.01, FROM AL-QAEDA TO ISIS Synopsis

  Old Chem 123, WF 04:40 PM-05:55 PM

  (also cross-listed as ICS 270S.01, PUBPOL 226S.01)

• AMES 427S.01, ARCHIVES OF LITERACY Synopsis

  Gray 220, M 03:05 PM-05:35 PM

  (also cross-listed as HISTORY 427S.01, ICS 437S.01, RELIGION 427S.01)

Office Hours:

Monday & Wednesday 2-5 pm

Education:

Ph.D.	Cleveland State University	2006
M.A.	Cleveland State University	1999
MA/ Arabic	Khartoum International Institute for Arabic Language.	1995
ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview tester
Full certification in Arabic
ABD	International University of Africa, Khartoum
MA/ History	Cleveland State University
BA/ Arabic Lang. & Literature	International University of Africa, Khartoum

Specialties:

Arabic

Research Interests:

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), oral proficiency-based language teaching and testing. Areas of research include the sociology of Islam, Islamic militancy & theories of civil society, the development of Arabic language and culture in Africa.

Areas of Interest:

the sociology of Islam, Islamic militancy & theories of civil society, the development of Arabic language

Keywords:

Authority • Cyberspace • Islam • Middle East

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

1. Lo, M; Ernst, CW, I Cannot Write My Life Islam, Arabic, and Slavery in Omar Ibn Said's America (2023), ISBN 9781469674674  [abs]
2. Kamara, M, Sheikh Moussa Kamara's Islamic Critique of Jihadists (2023), ISBN 9781666933864  [abs]
3. Black Africans in Arabic Sources: A Critical Assessment of Method and Rhetoric, in The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa (September, 2020), Springer Nature, ISBN 9783030457594  [abs]
4. Lo, M; Ernst, CW, The 1850’s Photographic Portrait of Omar Ibn Said: The Eloquence of Resilience, Muslim World, vol. 110 no. 3 (July, 2020), pp. 428-450 [doi]
5. Lo, M, 9780429325816, in Understanding the Higher Education Market in Africa, edited by mmanuel, M; Felix, M; Robert Ebo, H (March, 2020), Routledge, ISBN 9780429325816  [abs]