Mohammed Bashir Salau
Professor of History
Phone Number: (662)915-5751
Email: bashir@olemiss.edu
https://history.olemiss.edu/mohammed-bashir-salau/

Key Words: Africa, Islam, African diaspora

Research Description: Mohammed Bashir Salau specializes in African and African diaspora history. He teaches the African history survey "Introduction to African History," He also teaches courses on Islam in Africa, and the history of slavery in Africa. Salau has authored two books on slavery and Islam. Currently, he is doing research on three themes: nineteenth century African born Muslim slave narratives, the Boko Haram insurgency in contemporary Nigeria, and convict labor in colonial Nigeria.

Honors Theses:

Pipkin, Savannah Grace (2022) An Analysis of the Tanzanian Public Response to Tanzanian Leadership During the COVID-19 Pandemic (full text)