Research Focus:

African History

Biosketch:

Oluwafunminiyi Wasiu Raheem lectures in the Department of Tourism Studies, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D in History and International Studies from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. His research interests intersect several themes within African studies such as sacred water bodies (holy wells); heritage studies, African/Diasporic belief systems; gender; and contemporary popular culture. Raheem is widely published. His recent publications include: “The Sacredness of Water and Place: African and Diasporic Religious Cultural Encounters," in Anat Geva (ed.), Water and Sacred Architecture (New York: Routledge, 2023) and Not Your Colour, Not Your Size, Not Your Spec: Marching against Market Harassment and Molestation in Nigeria, in Msia Kibona and Wunpini Mohammed, (eds.), African Women in Digital Spaces: Redefining Social Movements on the Continent and in the Diaspora (Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, 2023).

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