Knowledge, Authority, and Islamic Education in the West: Reconfiguring Tradition

This ethnographic study focuses on emerging adult Muslims engaged in religious learning in Western environments. It draws on fieldwork in the United States, Canada, and Turkey to explore the production of knowledge and the formation of religious identity.

Zainab Kabba is an independent scholar, educator, researcher, and strategist. She has spent over 20 years working in and with institutions to build learning architectures that deliver actionable insights, cultivate community, and create social impact. She is the Founder and CEO of Quotidian Strategies, a boutique consultancy company that provides bespoke research, evaluation, and learning partnership services. She holds a B.S. in Information Systems from Stony Brook University, an M.A. in Computing in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a DPhil in Education from the University of Oxford, UK.