Butch Ware

Ware was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota, and a doctorate degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004.[3][2]

Ware has worked as a professor at Northwestern University and Michigan University. As of August 2024, he worked as an associate professor teaching History, Black Studies, and Islamic Studies at the University of Santa Barbara.[3][2] Ware said his, "teaching focuses on Islamic thought, anti-slavery movements in West Africa and the African Diaspora, and the broader intersection of Race, Religion, and Revolutionary Thought."[2] He is the author of two books: Jihad of the Pen: The Sufi Literature of West Africa (2018) and The Walking Qur'an: Islamic Education, Embodied Knowledge, and History in West Africa (2014).[4][5]

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