Ph.D. candidate, 2018
Areas of Specialization: Islam in Africa
Deng earned his B.A. in history and Arabic (2015) and M.A. in African history (2018) from Peking University, China. His M. A. thesis focused on the history of collecting and studying of the Arabic manuscripts in Northern Nigeria. His current research interests include urban spaces and lived religion, religious encounters, Afro-Asian connections in Southwestern Nigeria.