He locates his teaching and research interests in postcolonial theory, Middle Eastern and African literatures, composition and pedagogy, and masculinity studies. His recent publications include Crossing Borderlands: Composition and Postcolonial Studies (U of Pittsburgh P, 2004), African Masculinities: men in Africa from the late 19th century to the present (Palgrave, 2005), and Islamic Masculinities (Zed Books, 2006). He is on the editorial board of Jouvert: a journal of postcolonial studies and The Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies, and is also Consultant Editor for The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities.