His research interests include contemporary Islamism, Sudanese affairs, and contemporary application of Shari‘a laws in Muslim countries. His publications include Sudan [The contemporary Middle East Series] (Rutledge/Curzon, 2005), and Politics and Islam in Contemporary Sudan, (Curzon Press, 1997). He also Co‐edited and contributed to Islamic Fundamentalism, (Westview Press, 1996) and has published various articles in academic journals and book chapters in edited works within his field of interest. Before joining the University of Windsor, he worked as a researcher and Middle East Program Director at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International.