Dr. Zacharias Pieri is an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Security Studies at the University of South Florida. Dr. Pieri's research is at the
intersection of religion, politics and violence. His current focus is on the ideological and strategic development of Boko Haram in West Africa, and the evolution of Islamic State’s franchises. He is an expert on understanding the changing dynamics of extremism and terrorism. He has consulted on international projects investigating counter-radical discourses amongst Muslim communities in Western Europe, West Africa and Southeast Asia. He is also known for his work on Tablighi Jamaat (Islam’s largest movement) and especially the way it establishes itself, and adapts in western countries.
Pieri is the author of three books. His most recent is Boko Haram and the Drivers of Islamist Violence, based on 7 years of research on the changing dynamics of security in Nigeria, West Africa and the Sahel. His other two books are Tablighi Jamaat and the London Mega Mosque, and Tablighi Jamaat in Britain.
Dr. Pieri was awarded his Ph.D. in Ethno-Politics from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, UK, where he focused on the adaptation of Islamist movements. He also earned his Master of Research in Middle East Studies (Distinction with Special Commendation) at the University of Exeter. He completed his undergraduate degree earning a double major in International Relations and Modern History from the University of St. Andrews, UK.
Dr. Pieri regularly publishes on Islam in contemporary societies. He has further interests in international relations, security, governance and justice, social movements, and contemporary forms and expressions of Islam. Dr. Pieri has advised UK and US governments on aspects of conflict in Africa. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2010. Pieri regularly appears in the media including the BBC, Canadian Television News, the Washington Post, International Business Times, among others.
Dr. Pieri is available to consult on matters relating to International Security, Conflict & Stability in West Africa and the Sahel, Boko Haram and Islamic State (including drivers, evolution, and operation / strategic capabilities), and on issues relating to Muslim communities in the USA, UK and Europe.
Click here to read about how the Coronavirus can also impact the civic health of the US.
Click here to read about Dr. Pieri’s new book, Boko Haram and the Drivers of Islamist Violence.
Boko Haram and the Driver’s of Islamist Violence is now out! Purchase your copy here
Click here for Dr. Pieri’s latest publication on Takfir & the factionalization of Boko Haram
Dr. Pieri Presented a paper on the future of Boko Haram at the Annual Meeting of the
Association for the Sociology of Religion in Montreal, 13 August 2017
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Dr. Zacharias Pieri
Dr. Zacharias Pieri is an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Security Studies at the University of South Florida. Dr. Pieri's research is at the
intersection of religion, politics and violence. His current focus is on the ideological and strategic development of Boko Haram in West Africa, and the evolution of Islamic State’s franchises. He is an expert on understanding the changing dynamics of extremism and terrorism. He has consulted on international projects investigating counter-radical discourses amongst Muslim communities in Western Europe, West Africa and Southeast Asia. He is also known for his work on Tablighi Jamaat (Islam’s largest movement) and especially the way it establishes itself, and adapts in western countries.
Pieri is the author of three books. His most recent is Boko Haram and the Drivers of Islamist Violence, based on 7 years of research on the changing dynamics of security in Nigeria, West Africa and the Sahel. His other two books are Tablighi Jamaat and the London Mega Mosque, and Tablighi Jamaat in Britain.
Dr. Pieri was awarded his Ph.D. in Ethno-Politics from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, UK, where he focused on the adaptation of Islamist movements. He also earned his Master of Research in Middle East Studies (Distinction with Special Commendation) at the University of Exeter. He completed his undergraduate degree earning a double major in International Relations and Modern History from the University of St. Andrews, UK.
Dr. Pieri regularly publishes on Islam in contemporary societies. He has further interests in international relations, security, governance and justice, social movements, and contemporary forms and expressions of Islam. Dr. Pieri has advised UK and US governments on aspects of conflict in Africa. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2010. Pieri regularly appears in the media including the BBC, Canadian Television News, the Washington Post, International Business Times, among others.
Dr. Pieri is available to consult on matters relating to International Security, Conflict & Stability in West Africa and the Sahel, Boko Haram and Islamic State (including drivers, evolution, and operation / strategic capabilities), and on issues relating to Muslim communities in the USA, UK and Europe.
Click here to read about how the Coronavirus can also impact the civic health of the US.
Click here to read about Dr. Pieri’s new book, Boko Haram and the Drivers of Islamist Violence.
Boko Haram and the Driver’s of Islamist Violence is now out! Purchase your copy here
Click here for Dr. Pieri’s latest publication on Takfir & the factionalization of Boko Haram
Dr. Pieri Presented a paper on the future of Boko Haram at the Annual Meeting of the
Association for the Sociology of Religion in Montreal, 13 August 2017
