About Me:
I am a DPhil student at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. I did my BA at Oxford in Human Sciences, an MA in Gender and International Development at the Institute of Development Studies in Brighton, and now a DPhil in Development Studies/Anthropology. My DPhil research is on the dynamics between French state schooling and Qur'anic schooling among a Muslim community in northern Senegal. Although I am not engaging with policy makers directly, my work has policy-making relevance, particularly regarding state and NGO discourses around Education For All and how to meet demands for religious education. I also work in the south of Senegal on a project which uses an intergenerational and elder-friendly approach to increasing child participation and protection, and the sharing of indigenous knowledge, within the communities there.
Area(s) of Training
anthropology, cultural anthropology, other
Area(s) of Expertise
gender, youth, indigenous knowledge and education, West Africa, Islam
Current Area of Employment
student
