Monographs
Islamic Law and Politics in Northern Nigeria. Africa World Press, 2007.
Islam and the Politics of Resistance in Algeria. Africa World Press, 2000.
Edited Volumes
Al-tasawuf al-Maghrebi: Qadaya Muasira. (With Khalid Bekkaoui and Sadik Rddad). Moroccan Cultural Studies Centre, 2017.
Pursuing Security and Shared Development in Euro-Mediterranean Migrations. (With Emanuela Claudia del Re). Aracne, 2017.
Revolution, Revolt, and Reform in North Africa: The Arab Spring and Beyond. Routledge, 2013.
Al-rabia al-arabi: al-intifiada, wa’l islah, wa’l thawra. (With Youssef Sawani). Al-Maaref, 2013.
Borders, Nationalism, and the African State. Lynne Rienner, 2005.
Power, Politics, and the African Condition. (With Robert L. Ostergard, Jr. and Fouad Kalouche.) Africa World Press, 2004.
The Causes of War and the Consequences of Peacekeeping in Africa. Heinemann, 2002.
Africanity Redefined. Africa World Press, 2002.
Africa and Other Civilizations: Conquest and Counter-Conquest. (With Fouad Kalouche.) Africa World Press, 2002.