Political Islam in West Africa William Miles, Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University Thursday, April 18 1:00 �C 2:00 pm Andover Hall Room 103 45 Francis Ave. Cambridge, MA William Miles earned his Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy before joining the Political Science department at Northeastern University, where he teaches on Comparative Politics, Religion and Politics, and Political Culture. His regional focus is West Africa. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Niger Republic, Prof. Miles has also lived in Nigeria as a State Department intern, a Fulbright Scholar, and recipient of an American Philosophical Society grant. He has also lectured in Nigeria under the auspices of the Presidency of Nigeria and the United States Information Agency. William Miles is author of Elections in Nigeria: A Grassroots Respective and, as editor and major contributor, Political Islam in West Africa. His Hausaland Divided: Colonialism and Independence in Nigeria and Niger by Cornell University Press was cited in the Encyclopedia Britannica Book of the Year for having made a ��significant contribution to learning�� in the History of Mankind field. Miles is a fluent speaker of French and Hausa, and has consulted for USAID in Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali. This lecture is offered as part of the Harvard Divinity School course HDS 3365 "Islam in African History," taught by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society Ousmane Kane, and is free and open to the public. --- CONTACT: Kirsten Yoder Wesselhoeft PhD candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion Graduate Associate, Center for European Studies Harvard University wesselh@fas.harvard.edu<mailto:wesselh@fas.harvard.edu> 617.615.9761<tel:617.615.9761> The Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu<http://www.studyofreligion.fas.harva… csrel@fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-5781