Samford University: In New Book, DeVries Tells Global Economic Story Through History Of Cairo Suburb

Trussville AL

08 March, 2021

2:32 PM

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Press release from Samford University: March 8, 2021 history DeVries's teaching at Samford includes The Modern Middle East and global history courses, among others. In 2020, she and Samford history colleague Anthony Minnema published their roundtable discussion on "Teaching Islamic and Middle Eastern History at Christian Colleges and Universities" in Fides et Historia, the journal of the Conference on Faith and History (CFH). She is working on a new project about innovations in green energy in early 20th century Cairo. Closer to home, DeVries's knowledge of global protest movements has provided important context for racial justice initiatives at Samford. She continues to lead a digital history project focused on another transformed community–the majority-Black neighborhood of Rosedale in Homewood, Alabama. This press release was produced by the Samford University. The views expressed here are the author's own.