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South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim in 2014. Andy Sheppard/Redferns/Getty Images

June 15, 2026

Abdullah Ibrahim: South Africa’s master pianist who was still touring the world at 90

Christine Lucia, Stellenbosch University

In his work Abdullah Ibrahim looked to the past to offer a vision of the future.

Many of the protestors who stormed the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 are said to believe evil forces were at work in Donald Trump’s removal from office. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

October 31, 2022

From QAnon to The Sandman: how demons found a place in popular culture

Zohar Hadromi Allouche, Trinity College Dublin and S. Jonathon O'Donnell, Queen's University Belfast

Religious belief in the devil may have declined, but western demons are alive and well in popular culture and contemporary politics.

Muslims pray at the Kofar Mata Central Mosque in Kano, Northern Nigeria. Liberal and fundamentalist Islam are in a contest of legitimacy in the region. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye

January 10, 2018

Why the sartorial choices of Salafi clerics sparked a debate on morality in Nigeria

Moses E. Ochonu, Vanderbilt University

The debate around photos of two Nigerian Salafi clerics taken in London wasn’t a trivial conversation about dress and recreational choices. It was loaded with symbolism.

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Moses E. Ochonu
Professor of African History, Vanderbilt University
Christine Lucia
Extraordinary Professor, Stellenbosch University
S. Jonathon O'Donnell
Visiting scholar, postdoctoral fellow in American Studies, Queen's University Belfast
Zohar Hadromi Allouche
Assistant Professor in Classical Islamic Religious Thought and Dialogue, Trinity College Dublin

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