Alexander John Thurston

Professional Summary
I study Islam and politics in northwest Africa, with a focus on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. I have conducted field research in Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso.

Education
Ph.D., Northwestern University Evanston, IL, 2013 (Religious Studies)

M.A., Georgetown University Washington, DC, 2009 (Arab Studies)

Publications
Published Books
Alexander Thurston (2016. )Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching and Politics .Cambridge ,Cambridge University Press (Author)

Alexander Thurston (2018. )Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement .Princeton ,Princeton University Press (Author)