Will O’Brien will present his paper "Refined Sufism, Crude Nationalism: Religion and Oil Politics in Libya, 1951-1969" to the Southwest Asia and North Africa Working Group. The time has been updated to 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 7.
Lunch provided with registration for this private meeting. Register by Monday, November 3.
Will O’Brien holds an M.A. in religion in global politics from SOAS, University of London, and a B.A. in religion with a minor in Arabic from the University of Rochester.
O’Brien has worked in foreign policy and international development in Washington, D.C., London, and Cairo, Egypt. In his most recent roles, he served as a speech writer, research assistant, and executive assistant to senior leaders at the Atlantic Council and the United States Institute of Peace.
O’Brien’s doctoral research blends religious, political, and economic history to investigate the formation of the Libyan royal family and Libya’s experience of violent conflict, colonialism, and development.
O’Brien is a Notre Dame Presidential Fellow.