bennett has maintained close ties with india and bangladesh. he has visited and toured india several times as well as teaching at summer schools for the henry martyn institute, hyderabad and on westminster college's former m.th. extension program in india. in 1996 and 1997 he did field work in bangladesh interviewing for his book on muhammad. he has travelled to a number of other muslim countries including egypt, turkey, indonesia, malaysia and morocco and has explored the moorish architectural legacy in spain.