Prof. dr. M.M.A. (Mayke) Kaag
Professor Anthropology of Islam in Africa and its diaspora
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Exploring Diversity
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
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Postbus 15509
1001 NA Amsterdam
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Profile
Mayke Kaag is a professor in the anthropology of Islam in Africa and its diaspora at the University of Amsterdam, and a senior researcher working on the political anthropology of Africa's global connections at the African Studies Centre, Leiden University.
Research expertise
- The Anthropology of Islam in Africa and it's Diaspora
- Africa in the World
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Publications
2025
Kaag, M. (2025). Senegalese Muslims in Amsterdam: Trust and Mistrust in the Negotiation of Place. In M. Kaag, A. Thiel, & I. Tarrósy (Eds.), Trust and Trust-Making in Africa’s Global Connections (pp. 37-50). (Africa-Europe group for interdisciplinary studies; Vol. 36). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004734777_004 [details]- Kaag, M., Thiel, A., & Tarrósy, I. (2025). Trust and Trust-Making in Africa’s Global Connections: Reflections on Crisis and Collaboration. In M. Kaag, A. Thiel, & I. Tarrósy (Eds.), Trust and Trust-Making in Africa’s Global Connections (pp. 1-16). (Africa-Europe group for interdisciplinary studies; Vol. 36). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004734777_002 [details]
- Kaag, M., Thiel, A., & Tarrósy, I. (Eds.) (2025). Trust and Trust-Making in Africa’s Global Connections. (Africa-Europe group for interdisciplinary studies; Vol. 36). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004734777 [details]
2023
- Kaag, M. (2023). Faith-Based Organizations, Society, and the State in Chad. In M. Glatzer, P. C. Manuel, & C. A. Gustafson (Eds.), Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare: Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Africa and Latin America (pp. 215-240). (Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31960-0_9 [details]
- Kaag, M. (2023). Faithful Journeys: Unpacking the Religious Luggage of Senegalese Murid Migrants in Europe. Islamic Africa, 14(1), 79-97. https://doi.org/10.1163/21540993-20220001 [details]
- Raia, A., Ngom, F., Kaag, M., & Kossmann, M. (2023). Introduction to Travelling Islam. Islamic Africa, 14(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1163/21540993-20230011 [details]
2022
- Hendriks, T. D., Verbuyst, R., & Kaag, M. (2022). Fraught with Friction: Inclusive Development for Informal Workers in Urban Ghana. European Journal of Development Research, 34, 2305-2323. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-022-00511-7 [details]
2025
- Kaag, M. M. A. (2025). Reflections on power, knowledge, and trust political dynamics in Africa and beyond. Universiteit Leiden. https://scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/handle/1887/4270717
2023
- Kaag, M. M. A. (Author). (2023). Réflexions sur la diplomatie religieuse des pays du Golfe et les défis qu’elle pose pour les pays ouest-africains. Digital or Visual Products, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. https://www.kas.de/documents/276068/8307005/Les+3+D+Diplomaties+s%C3%A9curitaire%2C+religieuse+et+%C3%A9conomique+au+coeur+du+Sahara-Sahel.pdf/5f11d6d5-be4a-d0e0-a6e4-38d5e9e09a54?version=1.0&t=1677146679492
Media appearance
- Kaag, M. (13-05-2025). 100 - De Afrikaanse Renaissance: hoe een continent zijn lot in eigen handen neemt (LIVE) [Other] De Africast. 100 - De Afrikaanse Renaissance: hoe een continent zijn lot in eigen handen neemt (LIVE). https://pod.link/1553857543/episode/1301705641c93dd68bbaf8932b604c56
- Kaag, M. (20-03-2024). Senegalezen blijven uit protest de straat opgaan [Print] Trouw. Senegalezen blijven uit protest de straat opgaan. https://advance.lexis.com/api/permalink/058be1f3-9f8e-49df-bd48-7c5061a9cbd1/?context=1519360&identityprofileid=4WBGCC56941
- Kaag, M. (19-02-2024). Ook nu de verkiezingen tóch doorgaan, blijven de Senegalezen betogen [Web] Trouw. Ook nu de verkiezingen tóch doorgaan, blijven de Senegalezen betogen. https://www.trouw.nl/buitenland/ook-nu-de-verkiezingen-toch-doorgaan-blijven-de-senegalezen-betogen~b1db95a7/
Talk / presentation
- Kaag, M. (speaker) (5-10-2022). African muslims' global connections: Truth and trust making in troubled times, Inaugural Speech. https://www.uva.nl/content/evenementen/2022/10/afrikaanse-moslims-en-hun-wereldwijde-connecties.html
Others
- Kaag, M. (organiser) & Tarrósy, I. (organiser) (12-5-2025). AEGIS CRG ‘Africa in the World’ workshop, Leiden. Countries all over Europe seem to increasingly converge in their strong anti-immigrant political discourses, as exemplified by ‘best friends’ (…) (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
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Ancillary activities
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African Studies Centre Leiden
senior onderzoeker
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African Studies Centre Leiden
Kaag, M. (2025). Senegalese Muslims in Amsterdam: Trust and Mistrust in the Negotiation of Place. In M. Kaag, A. Thiel, & I. Tarrósy (Eds.), Trust and Trust-Making in Africa’s Global Connections (pp. 37-50). (Africa-Europe group for interdisciplinary studies; Vol. 36). Brill.