Goolam Vahed is Professor in the Department of History at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Some of his recent books include Chota Motala: A Biography of Political Activism in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands (2018); Schooling Muslims in Natal: State, Identity and the Orient Islamic Educational Institute (2015); and Crossing Space and Time in the Indian Ocean: Early Indian Traders in Natal -- A Biographical Study (2015).
