Books

• Pieri, Zacharias & Fridy, Kevin. 2025. Governance, Grievance & Violent Extremism in West Africa: From the Caliphates to Great Power Competition. New York: Lynne Rienner Press.


• Pieri, Zacharias. 2019. Boko Haram and the Drivers of Islamist Violence. London & New York: Routledge.


• Pieri, Zacharias. 2015. Tablighi Jamaat and the Quest for the London “Mega-Mosque”: Continuity and Change. London and New York: Palgrave.


• Pieri, Zacharias. 2012. Tablighi Jamaat in Britain. London: Lapido Media London: Lapido.

Chapters

• Pieri, Zacharias. 2025 (forthcoming). “Historical Grievances and Jihadist Action: Boko Haram’s Strategic Use of History for Socio-Political Change,” in Nwankpa, M. (ed.). Rethinking Boko Haram: The Evolution of a Jihadist Group Since 2015. Indiana University Press. pp. 62-90


• Pieri, Zacharias. 2024. “Tablighi Jamaat in Europe”, in Jager, Thomas and Ralph Thiele (eds). Handbook of Political Islam in Europe: Activities, Means and Strategies from Salafists to Muslim Brotherhood and Beyond. Springer Press. pp. 305-318.


• Pieri, Zacharias. 2021. “Tablighi Jamaat”, in Upal, Afzal and Cusack, Carole (eds.). ,Islamic Sects and Movements. New York: Brill. pp. 26-50.


• Hassan, Idayat., and Zacharias Pieri. 2018. “The Rise and Risks of Nigeria’s Civilian Joint Task Force: Implications for Post-Conflict Recovery in Northeastern Nigeria”, in Zenn, Jacob (ed.), Boko Haram Beyond the Headlines: Analyses of Africa’s Enduring Conflict, West Point: Combating Terrorism Center (view PDF ).


• Zenn, Jacob., and Zacharias Pieri. 2018. “Boko Haram” in Silke, Andrew (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism, Oxford and New York: Routledge.


• *Pieri, Zacharias and Jacob Zenn. 2017. “The Boko Haram Paradox: Ethnicity, Religion, and Historical Memory in Pursuit of a Caliphate”, in Hentz, James and Hussein Solomon (eds.), Understanding Boko Haram: Terrorism and Insurgency in Africa. New York and London. Routledge.


• *Pieri, Zacharias and Atta Barkindo. 2016. “Muslims in Nigeria: Between Challenge and Opportunity”, in Mason, Robert (ed.), Muslim Minority - State Relations: Violence, Integration and Policy. London and New York: Palgrave Macmillan (view PDF ).


• Serrano, Rafael and Zacharias Pieri. 2014. “By the Numbers: The Nigerian State’s Efforts to Counter Boko Haram” in Pérouse de Montclos, Marc-Antoine (ed.), Boko Haram: Islamism, Politics, Security, and the State in Nigeria, Ibadan, Leyden, IFRA-Nigeria, Leyden University Press, Waposo Series, N°2.

Articles

• Pieri, Zacharias. 2025. “Framing the Climate Emergency: The Role of Music in Extinction Rebellion”. Social Movement Studies, 24(4): 509-524, https://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2024.2304300


• Fisher, T., Pieri, Z., Howell, C.J., O’Malley, R, Tremblay, L., & Dawoud, M. 2025. “Vendor Communication Themes in Darknet Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) Advertisements”. Computers in Human Behavior, 165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108571


• Grosholz, J., Stone, S., and Pieri, Z., (forthcoming 2025, accepted on 9/4). “The Future of Our Nation’s in Her Hands: The Social Construction of Gender in the Far-Right”. Crime, Media, Culture.


• Peeler, G., Pieri, Z., Grosholz, J., and McCullough, M. 2025. “Straight Outta 4chan: Exploring the Album Art of the White Supremacist Moon Man Music Project”. Race & Justice. https://doi.org/10.1177/21533687241299786


• Pieri, Z. and Partaw, A. 2024. “Learning the Lessons of Afghanistan?: The Changing Prospects of Negotiations Between JNIM and the Malian Government”. Small Wars & Insurgencies, https://doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2024.2380048


• Pieri, Z., Fox, M., Lahoud, L., & Zen, J. 2024. “Boko Haram’s Child Soldiers: Media Mujahids, Martyrs, and Militants”. Terrorism & Political Violence, 36(6): 790-817, https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2023.2199873


• Pieri, Zacharias and Grosholz. J. 2023. “Soldiers of the Faith: A Comparative Analysis of White Power Songs and Islamic State Nasheeds.” Deviant Behavior, 44(1): 1-19, https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2021.1994359


• Pieri, Zacharias. 2021 “Islamic State in the Maghreb”. Oxford Research Encyclopaedia of African History.


• Grosholz, Jessica, and Zacharias Pieri. 2020 ‘“A Skinhead at Heart with a Hate-Filled Mind’: Understanding The Themes Present in White Power Music”, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. Advanced Online Copy, December 30.


• Pieri, Zacharias. 2019. “Daily Ritual, Mission and Transformation of the Self: The Case of Tablighi Jamaat”, NUMEN: International Review for the History of Religions. 66(4): 360-380 (view PDF ).


• Pieri, Zacharias., and Jacob Zenn. 2018. “Under the Black Flag in Borno: Experiences of Foot Soldiers and Civilians in Boko Haram’s ‘Caliphate’”, Journal of Modern African Studies. 56(4): 645-672 (view PDF ).


• Pieri, Zacharias. 2018. “Identifying Counter Radical Narratives from Within British Muslim Communities: The Case of “Muslim Patrol”” Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 38(1): 39-56, DOI: 10.1080/13602004.2018.1432148 (view PDF ).


• *Zenn, Jacob and Zacharias Pieri. 2017. “How Much Takfir is too much Takfir? The Evolution of Boko Haram’s Factionalization”. Journal for Deradicalization. 11(3): 281-308 (view PDF )


• *Deckard, Natalie and Zacharias Pieri. 2017. “The Implications of Endemic Corruption For State Legitimacy in Developing Nations: An Empirical Exploration of the Nigerian Case”. International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society (view PDF ).


• Pieri, Zacharias and Jacob Zenn. 2016. “The Boko Haram Paradox: Claiming Dan Fodio for a Kanuri Caliphate”. African Security, 9(1) (view PDF ).


• Pieri Zacharias and Rafael Serrano. 2014. “Insurgency Prolonged: Nigeria’s Lack of Strategic Adaptation & The Rising Boko Haram Death Toll”, West Africa Insight, May, Centre for Democracy and Development, Abjua.


• Pieri, Zacharias. 2014. “Anyone For Tabligh?” Critical Muslim, 10, pp. 101-113.


• Pieri, Zacharias; Woodward, Mark; Yahya, Mariani; Hassan, Ibrahim; Rohmaniyah, Inayah. 2013. “Commanding Good and Prohibiting Evil in Contemporary Islam: Cases from Britain, Nigeria and Southeast Asia.” Contemporary Islam, 8(1):37-55 (view PDF ).


• DeHannas, Daniel and Zacharias Pieri. 2011. 'Olympic Proportions: The Expanding Scalar Politics of the "Olympics Mega-Mosque" Controversy.' Sociology, 45(5): 798-814. (view PDF )


• Githens-Mazer, J., Robert Lambert, Abdul-Haqq Baker, Safiyah Cohen- Baker and Zacharias Pieri. 2010. Muslim Communities Perspectives on Radicalisation in Leicester, UK, Centre for Studies in Islamism and Radicalisation: Aarhus Denmark. (view PDF ).

Media Articles & Engagement

• 2025 - Newsweek. Interview on ISIS in West Africa. Interviewed by Tom O’Connor. August


• 2019 – The Hub USF, ‘Why is Civil Violence and Conflict Increasing?’. July 22 (with David Jacobson).


• 2017 – ABC News, Trump's directive on offensive airstrikes in Somalia could fuel terrorism recruitment, experts warn, 1 April.


• 2016 - Pieri, Zacharias. "What now for Tablighi Jamaat after death of leader?", Lapido Media, 20 February


• 2016 - International Business Times, "Presidential Election 2016: Guide To Candidates, Key Issues, Rules And Results". Interviewed by Morgan Winsor. 20 February.


• 2016 - International Business Times, 'Where Is Abubakar Shekau? Boko Haram Leader’s Absence Underscores Nigerian Military's ‘Failure’'. Interviewed by Morgan Winsor, 10 February.


• 2016 - International Business Times, 'ISIS, Al Qaeda In Africa: US Commander Warns Of Collaboration Between AQIM And Islamic State Group'. Interviewed by Morgan Winsor, 10 February.


• 2015 - ‘As St. Pete Pride interfaith service nears, some religious groups stay away’ Interviewed by Waveney Ann Moore, 25 June.


• 2015 - MISNA, ‘Boko Haram and Islamic State, Between Pledges and Reality’, Interviewed by Vincenzo Giardina, 13 March.


• 2015 - BBC World Service News: Newsday, Interview on links between Boko Haram and Islamic State, 9 March.


• 2015 - ara.cat, ‘L’amenca Jihasista: Boko Haram se subordina a l’EI’. Interviewed by Marta Rodriguez, 9 March.


• 2015 - The Washington Post, ‘In New Beheading Video, Boko Haram may be taking pointers from Islamic State’. Interviewed by Sarah Kaplan, 3 March.


• 2015 - L’Adigetto, ‘Le elezioni più incerte della storia della Nigeria’. Interviewed by Di Marco Cochi, February 2.


• 2015 - Les Temps, ‘Et, pendant ce temps, Boko Haram continue ses massacres’. Interviewed by Christine von Garnier, 21 January.


• 2015 - MISNA, ‘Boko Haram: Jihad is Local’. Interviewed by Vincenzo Giardina, 16 January.


• 2014 - Pieri, Zacharias, 'Analysis: Forced conversion their only Hope?', Lapido Media, 16 May.


• 2014 - Canadian Televison News (TV), Live News at 8pm. Interviewed on Boko Haran and the Kidnapped Chibok Schoolgirls. 12 May.


• 2012 - Tablighi Jamaat and developments surrounding the “mega-mosque Project”, The Sunday Programme, BBC Radio 4, 9 December.