Ep. 58: A conversation with Wendell Marsh on the history (and modernity) of Islam and the African world

This week's conversation is with Wendell Marsh (@theafrabian), an Assistant Professor of African American and African Studies at Rutgers University-Newark and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Buffet Institute for Global Studies at Northwestern University. He conducts research and teaches on the encounter of Islam and the African world as mediated in Arabic and vernacular texts. His segment begins at 12:21.

In the news wrap we also talk about developments in Sudan, US-Africa relations, and more.

Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.