Public Seminar Series 2021 Doctoral Students Jameel Research Programme 2020-2021

@IslamUKCentre facebook.com/IslamUKCentre The Centre for Wednesday 10th March 5pm Wednesday 24th March 5pm with British-born Muslim men Public Seminar Series 2021 of South Asian origin, exploring Professor Peter Mandaville Dr Ashraf Hoque their everyday lives in relation to the Study of Wednesday 10th February 5pm Wednesday 24th February 5pm ‘To Talk about Africa You ‘Being Young, Male, and family and community dynamics, Professor Masooda Bano Dr Khadijah Elshayyal also Have to Talk about Muslim in Luton’ approaches to work and leisure, Islam in the UK Iran’: British Muslim and being Muslim in post-7/7 ‘Making Islam Relevant: The ‘In Search of Vibrancy: Chair: Laiqah Osman The Centre for the Study of Transnationalism, the Global Britain. Role of New Islamic Scholarly Women’s Activism in Scottish Islam in the UK was opened Islamic Movement, and Ashraf Hoque Networks in the West’ Mosques’ His most recent research in in September 2005 by Yusuf Decoloniality is an Assistant Tower Hamlets and Sylhet Islam, formerly musician Cat Chair: Dr. Haroon Sidat Chair: Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed Chair: Prof. Sophie Gilliat-Ray Professor focuses on transnational Stevens in front of 400 guests. of Social political formations, exploring Masooda Bano Khadijah Anthropology Islam is the second largest Peter political modalities situated is Professor of Elshayyal is a based at the religion in Britain and, indeed, the Mandaville in different cultural contexts Development visiting UCL Social world. There are 46,000 Muslims is Director of that borrow from each other to Studies at the professor at the Research Institute. He is in Wales, about half of whom live the Ali Vural create distinct forms of localised Oxford Hamad bin interested in migration and in Cardiff itself (Census 2011). Ak Center for democratic engagement. Department of Khalifa diaspora, the anthropology of Global Islamic Email address: International University, Studies and Islam, and political economy. Development, University of Oxford. Doha, and an associate fellow at [email protected] Professor of International Affairs To date, he has conducted Professor Bano carries out the University of Edinburgh’s Register here: at George Mason University ethnographic fieldwork in comparative fieldwork across Alwaleed Centre, specializing in in the Washington DC area. England (Luton and Tower https://cardiff.zoom.us/meeting/ Muslim societies and builds contemporary British Muslim His books include Islam and Hamlets) and Bangladesh register/tZItdOyorj4rH9I-Mdi70z1bbI- large-scale studies combining history. Her research interests w3axGzJeIk Politics (Routledge, 3rd edition (Sylhet). In Luton, he worked ethnographic and survey data. lie in political and cultural 2020), Transnational Muslim Between 2014 and 2019, she activism, advocacy and Politics: Reimagining the Umma Cardiff University is now a leading directed a five-year major project: representation of Muslims and (Routledge, 2001), and the institution for scholarly teaching Changing Structures of Islamic other minorities in the UK. She is edited volume Wahhabism about Islam and Muslims in Authority and Consequences for author of Muslim Identity and the World: Understanding contemporary Britain. The Centre Social Change - A Transnational Politics: Islam, Activism and Saudi Arabia’s Global Impact on for the Study of Islam in the UK Review. She is the author of The Equality in Britain (IB Tauris, Islam (Oxford University Press, (Islam-UK Centre) is based within Revival of Islamic Rationalism: 2018) and Scottish Muslims in forthcoming 2021). His current the School of History, Archaeology Logic, Metaphysics and Mysticism Numbers: Understanding research explores Muslim and Religion, which has a wealth in Modern Muslim Societies Scotland’s Muslims Through the transnationalism in the context of teaching expertise and a lively (2020), Female Islamic Education 2011 Census (University of of debates on decoloniality. programme of research activity. Movements: The Re- Edinburgh, 2016). Within the school’s degree democratisation of Islamic Email address: Email address: [email protected] programmes there are a range Knowledge (2017) and she has [email protected] of possibilities for studying Islam edited Modern Islamic Authority Register here: and Social Change, Vols. 1 & 2 Register here: and classical Arabic. https://cardiff.zoom.us/meeting/ (2018); Shaping Global Islamic https://cardiff.zoom.us/meeting/ The Centre has a strong and register/tZMvd-CvrzMiEtR-49lhM0KEvf- Discourses: The Role of al-Azhar, register/tZMvdumvqz8tHdwZVa9I_ MGNZ_P-2xl positive relationship with the al-Medina, and al-Mustafa KWYpJl3JjIfnns5 local Muslim communities. (2015); and Women, Leadership Dr Maryyum Mehmood (right, Local Muslims form part of the and Mosques: Changes in above) of the University of Centre’s advisory committee, Contemporary Islamic Authority Birmingham, who spoke in and we are proud of this February as part of our Public (2012). partnership. We envisage the Seminar Series. Centre as an accessible, vibrant, Email address: https://youtu.be/NJPvafVoFwg and inclusive hub of learning [email protected] Prof Mathew Guest (right) of about Islam in Cardiff, South Durham University, who spoke in Register here: February at our Public Seminar Wales and the UK for Muslims Series. and non-Muslims alike. https://cardiff.zoom.us/meeting/ register/tZIvdeihqjkvHNyYVHdM7TGk- https://youtu.be/4E-LH95-Fxw PN0m8LxzTtIi 2 3 Islam-UK Centre Doctoral Students

media, politicians and the suggests that this development converts navigate their new commercial sector. Despite this, has significantly transformed lives, community spaces and academic literature on Ramadan women’s role and, subsequently, raising children, and how do in the UK is sparse, thus the the function of authority in this children of converts navigate reason for my study. engagement. their mixed background and extended Muslim and non- My findings explore the By studying women’s use of the Muslim families? I also consider significance of Ramadan for internet for religious knowledge, how historical, socio-political Muslims in Britain today as we will have a greater factors and contexts in Britain well as highlighting the ways in understanding of the impact shape their experiences. which rituals and activities were that these sources have on their Laura Jones adapted given the COVID-19 Laiqah Osman lived religious experiences. It Fatou Sambe My interest in this topic was pandemic. I look at how will also help us to explore the developed during previous PhD topic: PhD topic: PhD topic: individualised and communal role of individual agency in their research with Scottish and Observing Ramadan in Britain. Muslim Women in Britain and Converts and the Next religion are both important religious exploration, shifting the German convert women for my the Authority of Online Islamic Generation of British Muslims. Generously funded by the parts of the holy month and narrative beyond the traditional undergraduate dissertation Content. Jameel Scholarship Programme. how COVID-19 shifted existing male guardians of knowledge. Generously funded by the as well as my own background Muslim communities online and Generously funded by the Jameel Scholarship Programme. as the daughter of a convert Project summary: This study will use a combination into the private space of the Jameel Scholarship Programme. mother. Through my research, My research explores British of traditional social science Project summary: home. These findings shed light I am hoping to contribute to a Muslim experiences the holy Project summary: methods (semi-structured My research project explores on the private-public dichotomy better understanding of the month of Ramadan. I use Muslim women in Britain interviews) and internet the long-term post-conversion often applied to religion. varying identities and unique Ramadan photo diaries from use, interact and engage research (online ethnography) experiences of converts in Methodologically, I demonstrate experiences of the current participants and follow-up with different sources of to understand how and in what Britain and the particular how photo diaries can be an generation of Muslims in Britain interviews to explore their Islamic authority. Since context Muslim women use intersection of converts important research tool for and ultimately the heterogeneity experience of observing the advent of Islam on the these sources to guide and having children, as well as the studies of lived religion and of Muslim communities. Ramadan during lockdown in internet, media sources have direct their religious practice. experiences of (adult) children can give researchers access to 2020. become increasingly popular of converts. I further investigate I am currently in the third year of spaces and experiences that At present, I am preparing to in facilitating this interaction. the unexplored area of convert my PhD and in the middle of the Fasting in Ramadan is one of would otherwise be difficult to commence fieldwork in the year These can include fatwa support groups and their role in fieldwork stage of my project. the five pillars of Islam and 2021. observe. websites, Islamic scholars’ the lives of converts and convert something that is maintained by Email address: Email address: profiles on social media, Email address: children. a diverse range of Muslims. The [email protected] [email protected] Islamic Q&A TV shows and the [email protected] occasion has also attracted the I aim to explore what it means Twitter: automation of Islamic legal attention of mainstream to become a Muslim and raise https://twitter.com/ literature. My research (Muslim) children. How do FatouSambe1

Staff and students walk through central Cardiff, September 2020, meeting outdoors to build a social Orientation and induction for new group when indoor gatherings MA students at Dar Ul Isra Mosque, were restricted. Cathays, September 2020.

4 5 Studies at SOAS where I looked Deputy Director and Research MA in Islam in at the structure and coherence Centre Associate in the hermeneutics of the Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed Contemporary Britain Qur’ān. My primary interests Contacts [email protected] are Islamic theology, history and Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 5634 Qur’ānic studies, and I currently Islam-UK Centre, Dr Abdul-Azim Scholarship on Islam and Muslims the dynamics that shape will equip them for a range of serve as an Arabic and Islamic School of History, Archaeology Ahmed is in Britain is now an established contemporary Muslim careers. Students can undertake Studies teacher. At Cardiff, I and Religion, John Percival currently involved and rapidly growing field. There communities. volunteering projects during their intend to research the impact Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff, in researching is an urgent need to continue studies. We look at how Muslims have of contemporary study models CF10 3EU, UK British mosques to develop new scholars from engaged with local and national Full scholarships through and the evolution of Islamic Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 0121 and Muslim a range of backgrounds and government in relation to our Jameel programme authority in modern Britain. Email: [email protected] congregations, experiences who can critically matters such as education, are available. Follow our and the role of religion in civil society. evaluate emerging debates social policy, and chaplaincy, communications channels, such Umayyah Faatimah Zaman Director His recent publications include and appreciate the rich as well as the growth of Muslim as our website, for application I studied BA English Professor Sophie Gilliat-Ray works on the conceptualisation of diversity within British Muslim community infrastructures information in the new year. Literature at the University of [email protected] mosques, and the denominational communities. Huddersfield, which is where such as mosques and For more information, Tel: +44 (0)29 2251 0830 diversity amongst Muslims in the I began to explore the study This interdisciplinary charities. During the course please contact: UK. He completed his doctoral of Islam through an academic programme, drawing upon the of the MA, students receive a Postgraduate Administrator: thesis – an ethnographic study of fields of history, sociology, and thorough grounding in social lens. I completed a work a British mosque – in 2016 with the religious studies, examines science research methods Email: placement programme wherein support of the Jameel Scholarship the history and settlement and theories and acquire a [email protected] I had experience working programme. In addition to his of Muslims in Britain and set of transferrable skills that Tel: +44 (0)29 2987 0903 with Muslims in my local academic work, Abdul-Azim community while simultaneously serves as Secretary General of researching my dissertation the Muslim Council of Wales. on different translations of Jameel Scholars 2020-21 the Qur’an. It was at this point Development Officer that I discovered the Islam-UK Mark Bryant Masters Students Centre, and it seemed like the [email protected] perfect fit for my academic Professor Gilliat-Ray is the Tel: +44 (0)7738 932376 Munadiah Aftab how these intersections have trajectory. Following the founding Director of the Centre. Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 0121 I have spent the last decade facilitated the growth of an effects of the coronavirus and She is currently the Chair of Mark Bryant trying to contribute towards and ever-changing diaspora. I worldwide lockdown, I was the BSA Sociology of Religion provides support my local community. have recently graduated with particularly interested in how Study Group and is a member essential The purpose of this is centred a degree in Economics and it affected people’s mental of the 2021 REF assessment administrative around the notion of a ‘faith- Politics from Queen Mary Huzaifah Ali health and how this is still a panel for Theology and Religious and technical inspired activism’, which University of London, and I Born in the UK, I later taboo subject of conversation Studies. She has authored support for the situates why I am dedicated have worked across several travelled to India to complete in Muslim communities. Thanks numerous books and peer- Centre. This to understanding social platforms to engage with local my BA ‘Aalimiyyah Degree to the invaluable support of the review journal articles about includes managing the database injustice and inequality. I am and national institutions and and MA Hadith Studies at Jameel Scholarship, I have the Islam and Muslims in Britain, and website and promoting the grateful for the opportunity the media to advocate on the prestigious Darul Uloom opportunity to research this and she was Chair of the Centre’s work via social media. that this master’s programme issues of climate change and Nadwatul ‘Ulama in Lucknow. topic. Muslims in Britain Research He is a member of the Centre’s is providing, as I believe it women’s liberation. I focused my dissertation on Network between 2014-2017. Advisory Board and is working on will aid me in understanding the efforts of the noted scholar Over the course of her career, the various projects within the several communities and Muhammad Abid al-Sindi (1776- she has been associated with Jameel Research Programme. provide me with the insight 1840) in the proliferation of successful research grants Mark completed the MA Islam in needed to improve the quality the sciences of Hadith. Upon worth over £4.8m. In 2019, she Contemporary Britain in 2009, of my community service. I am returning to the UK, I completed was elected as a Fellow of the and he was employed as a interested in the intersection a Diploma in Contextual Islamic Learned Society of Wales. Prof. research assistant for the ‘Islamic of race, religion and class, Studies and Leadership at Gilliat-Ray was appointed an Gardens’ project funded by specifically within the context Cambridge Muslim College OBE in the New Year Honours Botanic Gardens Conservation of post-colonial Britain, and followed by an MA in Islamic list in 2020. International (BGCI) in 2010.

6 7 Centre Contacts Lecturer in Islamic Studies supported by the Alwaleed Research Associate environments. His research Honorary Visiting Professor committed to advancing the Maulana Dr Mansur Ali Centre for the Study of Islam in Dr Riyaz Timol interests surround aspects Professor Ron Geaves subject discipline through [email protected] the Contemporary World, and [email protected] of Muslims and education, promoting the study of lived Professor Ron Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 6297 his interest in news media and Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 4884 particularly RE, and the study religions. However, in 2010 he Geaves has journalistic practice comes of Islam and Muslims from turned his attention to history, Dr Riyaz held a Chair Dr. Mansur Ali from his prior professional sociological perspectives, publishing the ground-breaking Timol’s PhD in Religious is a lecturer experience as a broadcast notably that of ‘lived religion’. He Islam in Victorian Britain: The on the British Studies at in Arabic and journalist in Ottawa, Canada. branch of the is currently leading a research Life and Times of Abdullah the University Islamic studies Michael is Publications and transnational and curriculum development Quilliam followed by Islam and of Chester at Cardiff Communications Officer for Islamic project, titled ‘Discovering Britain: Muslim Mission in an (2001-2007) and a Chair in the University. He is the Sociology of Religion Study movement Muslims in Britain’, that aims Age of Empire and Victorian Comparative Study of Religion a Darul Uloom Group of the British Sociological Tablighi Jama’at was shortlisted to support RE practitioners to Muslim: Abdullah Quilliam and at Liverpool Hope University graduate as well as holding a Association, and he brought that for the 2018 BRAIS - De Gruyter teach about Muslims in Britain Islam in the West with Jamie (2007-2013). He joined the degree from the prestigious group’s annual conference to Prize in the Study of Islam from the perspective of their Gilham, both published in 2017. Community Religions Project at Al-Azhar University, Egypt, and Cardiff in the summer of 2019. and the Muslim World. He is everyday lives. In 2019, Matt the University of Leeds in 1988 He has delivered papers at postgraduate degrees from the the Principal Investigator of a joined TRS-UK as a Schools where he began to work on the over one hundred conferences, University of Manchester. He major three-year project called Liaison Officer, working to Research Associate transmigration of South Asian including invitations to Russia, is interested in Hadith studies, ‘Understanding British Imams’ build relationships between Maulana Dr Haroon Sidat religions to Britain, especially USA, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Islamic legal theory, fiqh al- and teaches the MA module Theology and Religious Studies [email protected] Islam. He completed his PhD Finland, Germany, Switzerland, fataawa, Muslim chaplaincy, and ‘History and Development departments and their local Tel: +44 (0)29 thesis Sectarian Influences Mauritius and India. Islam and bioethics. Currently he of Muslim Communities schools. 2087 5650 within Islam in Britain which is researching various aspects of in Britain’. His disciplinary was published as a Community Honorary Research Fellow organ transplantation and Islam. Dr Haroon Sidat approach is within the sociology Research Assistant Religions Monograph. He has Dr Asma Khan In addition to his post at the completed of religion and his research Seherish Abrar researched Islam in Britain since [email protected] University, he is also a khatib at his traditional interests include ethnographic [email protected] that time, publishing several Darul Isra Mosque, Cardiff, UK. Islamic methodology, intergenerational Dr Asma Khan After books that explore British In 2015 he was the recipient of Studies at a transmission of Islam in Britain is Honorary completing a manifestations of Sufism. He is the British Imams and Scholars Dar al Uloom, or seminary, in and the relationship of Islam Research BA in Religion an early member of the Muslims Award. Blackburn. He has a background with modernity. Fellow at the and Education in Britain Research Network in economics, accounting Centre. She from the and chaired the body from Lecturer in Social Science and finance, and a PGCE in Research Associate completed University of 2006 to 2009, and he remains Research Methods education. He completed Dr Matthew Vince her PhD in Huddersfield a lifetime member of the Dr Michael Munnik his PhD in 2019 looking at [email protected] 2018, a mixed methods study (2018), Seherish Abrar came to committee. He is an early friend [email protected] the formation and training of Tel: +44 (0) 29 2068 8788 that examined high levels of imams and British Muslim Cardiff University as a Jameel of the Islam-UK Centre, acting Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 5646 Dr Matthew economic inactivity among religious leadership (ulama). Scholarship recipient. Through as its first external examiner Dr Michael Vince was British Muslim women. Asma He is interested in Islamic the MA Islam in Contemporary for the MA programme (2005- Munnik awarded his is a post-doctoral researcher law and theology. He is also Britain, she engaged with many 8). His work remains focused teaches social PhD at the at The University of Sheffield, interested in the sociology different topics concerning the on the application of religious theory and Islam-UK working on the Everyday of religious professionals, lived experiences of Muslims knowledge to real life affairs qualitative Centre in Bordering in the UK Project. tradition, authority and religious in Britain.Seherish is now a and he is a passionate believer research November She is also a member of the embodiment. Currently, he Research Assistant within the in advocacy. Consequently, he methods to 2018. His doctoral thesis executive committee for the is working on a unique and Centre for the Study of Islam has been involved in a number postgraduate students at the explored the experiences Muslims in Britain Research ground-breaking project called in the UK. Most recently, she of projects bridging academia Centre. He also teaches on and identities of Muslims Network. Asma’s research ‘Understanding British Imams’ has been involved with the to government, law, architects, working as Religious Education interests include qualitative religion and the news and digital which is a three-year study that ‘Discovering Muslims in Britain: education and media. His work (RE) teachers in secondary and quantitative research on religion with undergraduates provides detailed research on for Key Stage 3’ project. on the theory and method in state schools across the UK, socio-economic disadvantage, at Cardiff University. His the roles imams play in modern the study of religion, The Study uncovering ways that Muslim ethno-religious inequalities, and expertise was developed Britain. He also serves as an of Religion, went to second professionals are engaging their migration studies. during his doctoral research imam and khatib himself. edition in 2014, and he remains at the University of Edinburgh, faith within ‘secular’ working 8 9 Jameel Research Programme Book Discussion I Refuse to Condemn Wednesday 28th April 2021, 4pm Understanding British Imams Improving Understanding of When people commit acts defined as criminal, terrorist or Imams are the largest group of Mental Health in British Muslim extremist and associate their actions with Islam, condemnation Muslim religious professionals in Communities is part of society’s response. Politicians, journalists, neighbours Britain, who work principally Mental health issues affect and colleagues expect Muslims to condemn these acts. Yet within mosques leading prayers, British Muslims more than any to condemn is to give in to a narrative that creates “good” delivering sermons and providing other faith community. There is and “bad” Muslims and places the burden on Muslims to guidance to their congregations. evidence that mainstream demonstrate their humanity. The contributors to the new However, there is growing health care practitioners and volume, I Refuse to Condemn: Resisting Racism in Times of Discovering Muslims in Britain evidence to suggest that this service providers lack an National Security, published by Manchester University Press, Built on the Islam-UK Centre’s role is being expanded to adequate understanding of explore these tensions in a series of essays. In a joint seminar hugely successful Muslims in encompass pastoral care, cultural sensitivities surrounding between the Islam-UK Centre and the School of Journalism, Britain Massive Open Online chaplaincy, charity work or wider mental health in British Muslim Media and Culture, we invite some of the contributors to share Course (MOOC), through this community projects such as communities, which can lead to their work and ideas. Discussants Dr Michael Munnik (IUKC) project the Centre has worked to inter-faith activity or civic events. inappropriate or ineffective develop training and teaching Further, the pressures of a interventions. Consequently, and Dr Kerry Moore (JOMEC) will offer their analysis of the book, resources that support Religious post-9/11 and 7/7 socio- there is a pressing need to and we will then open the digital floor for questions. Education (RE) teachers in their political climate, in which provide accessible training for Register here: knowledge and understanding of counter-terrorism measures professionals involved in the Islam and Muslims in Britain. https://cardiff.zoom.us/meeting/register/ become increasingly conflated pastoral care of British Muslims tZUkcOqoqT4tEtC5eBNHGv9zKqculj_S-7R4 The Discovering Muslims in with integration issues, have (chaplains, health care workers, Britain programme does so by foregrounded the imam as a psychiatrists, counsellors, social embedding sociological figure that may guide his flock in workers etc.) in an accessible perspectives of religion in the RE either constructive or format. This project involves the Members of the Islam-UK Centre classroom, using cutting-edge destructive ways. Yet, somewhat development of a short, freely sociological research and paradoxically, the British imam accessible online course Management Board academic scholarship in the has only rarely been the subject examining issues of mental resources to equip teachers and of in-depth ethnographic health among British Muslims. It Professor James Hegarty Chair Jennifer Dunne / Ruth Coombs Samina Khan pupils with the skills of looking at research. This exciting 3-year will build upon our successful of the Management Board and Project, Stakeholder and Community Liaison and religion sociologically. Interviews, project aims to fill this gap by collaboration with MIND (the Head of the School of History, Intelligence Manager, Equality Development Manager, videos and material created for conducting the most detailed UKs largest mental health Archaeology and Religion and Human Rights Commission Cardiff and Vale College the course also encourage and rigorous study ever charity) in April 2018, and our Ali Abdi for Wales Saleem Kidwai OBE pupils to put their skills to use, undertaken of British imams thus relationship with Consultant Partnerships and Facilities Dr Richard Gale Secretary General of the Muslim listening to and analysing from making a substantial contribution Psychiatrist, Dr Asim Yusuf, who Manager, Community Gateway, Lecturer in Human Geography Council of Wales the perspective of different to debates about Muslim is also a classically trained Muslims themselves. religious leadership in the West. British Islamic scholar. Cardiff University. School of Geography and Dr Michael Munnik If you would like to get in touch Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed Planning, Cardiff University Lecturer in Social Science with the project team please Research Associate Prof Sophie Gilliat-Ray Research Methods and Theories contact: discoveringmuslims@ Dr Mansur Ali Director Nathan Roberts cardiff.ac.uk Lecturer in Islamic Studies Dr Meraj Hasan Head of Education Support, To access the free resources, Mark Bryant Association of Muslim Student Experience and please go to: Development Officer Professionals, Cardiff Education Support, Cardiff https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/ Eleanor Hewett University view/2430314-Free-teaching- Laura Davies resources-for-Key-Stage-3 Head of Communications, Senior Development Manager, Dr Riyaz Timol Development and Alumni Research Associate To register interest for the CPD College of Arts, Humanities Top: Pupils of St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School being interviewed for the and Social Sciences, Cardiff Relations, Cardiff University Dr David Wyatt training, please go to: Discovering Muslims in Britain project https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/professional- University Gillian James Community Engagement, Above: More than 50 participants joined the Understanding British Imams development/available-training/ Head of Ethnic Minority and School of History, Archaeology research project team’s first Advisory Panel meeting held virtually in conjunction Traveller Achievement Service, and Religion short-courses/view/discovering- with the British Board of Scholars & Imams and the Muslim Council of Wales muslims-in-britain-online-course Cardiff Council 10 11 To respect public safety and social distancing requirements, all our Diary of Public Seminars 2021 public seminars and Wednesday 10th February 5pm other events will take place remotely and Prof. Masooda Bano online this year. You will ‘Making Islam Relevant: The Role of New Islamic Scholarly Networks find a Zoom registration in the West’ link for each speaker: Chair: Dr Haroon Sidat follow that link to https://cardiff.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvdeihqjkvHNyYVHdM7TGkPN0m8LxzTtIi register your interest in the event, and we will Wednesday 24th February 5pm send you an e-mail with Dr Khadijah Elshayyal a link and login details. ‘In search of vibrancy: women’s activism in Scottish mosques’’ Talks will be recorded, Chair: Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed and you can indicate https://cardiff.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvdumvqz8tHdwZVa9I_KWYpJl3JjIfnns5 your consent through Zoom. We still intend Wednesday 10th March 5pm for vibrant discussion Prof. Peter Mandaville as part of our seminars: “To Talk about Africa You also Have to Talk about Iran”: British Muslim we will manage your Transnationalism, the Global Islamic Movement, and Decoloniality questions through the Chair: Prof. Sophie Gilliat-Ray chat function, which will be monitored by Centre https://cardiff.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvd-CvrzMiEtR-49lhM0KEvfMGNZ_P-2xl staff. Wednesday 24th March 5pm Dr Ashraf Hoque ‘Being Young, Male and Muslim in Luton’ Chair: Laiqah Osman https://cardiff.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItdOyorj4rH9I-Mdi70z1bbIw3axGzJeIk Wednesday 28nd April 4pm Book Discussion: I Refuse to Condemn In partnership with Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture Discussants: Dr Michael Munnik and Dr Kerry Moore Front Cover: https://cardiff.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcOqoqT4tEtC5eBNHGv9zKqculj_S-7R4 Ceiling of The Arab Room, Cardiff Castle designed by William Burges in #IUKCSem21 the 1880’s. Photo by permission of Cardiff County Council. @IslamUKCentre facebook.com/IslamUKCentre