Cheikh Anta Mbacke Babou

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Assistant Professor
Affiliation	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Email	cheikh@sas.upenn.edu
Mailing Address	Department of History University of Pennsylvania College Hall, 306G Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6379 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 215-898-2188
Countries of Specialization	Senegal
Research Interests	My work is about Islam and particularly Sufi Islam and education in Senegal and West Africa. I am also interested in the contemporary Senegalese diasporas in Europe and the United States.
Teaching Interests	Sufi Islam and education in Senegal and West Africa. Contemporary Senegalese diasporas in Europe and the United States.
Publications	2007 Fighting the greater jihad: Amadu Bamba and the founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913. Athens : Ohio University Press. 2002 "Brotherhood Solidarity, Education and Migration: The Role of the Dahira among the Murid Community of New York." African Affairs, 101 (April 2002): 151-170. 1997 "Autour de la Genèse du Mouridisme." Islam and Société au Sud du Sahara, No. 11 (Novembre 1997): 5-36.
Keywords	Sufi Islam ; education ; Senegalese diaspora.