Maureen Duru Author

Maureen Duru obtained her doctorate degree in History from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, with a higher distinction. Her research interest focuses on Diaspora, migrants, food and identity. She is the founder of the non- profit organization, The Food Bridge vzw; which promotes food cultures as viable development tools and also supports indigenous food systems. She is a member of FOST – the social and cultural food studies research group VUB Belgium and is currently the Vice President of the Federation of Anglophone Africans Belgium. Born in Nigeria, Ms Duru now lives in Belgium with her family.