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Centre for the Studyof Islam in the UK
Public LectureSeries 2015
DoctoralStudents
JameelScholars2014-15
Publications
@IslamUKCentre facebook.com/IslamUKCentre
Public Lecture Series 2015TheCentre fortheStudyofIslam in theUKThe Centre for the Study ofIslam in the UK was opened inSeptember 2005 by YusufIslam, formerly musician CatStevens in front of 400 guests.Islam is the second largestreligion in Britain and, indeed,the world. There are 46,000Muslims in Wales, about halfof whom live in Cardiff itself(Census 2011).
Cardiff University is now aleading institution for scholarlyteaching about Islam andMuslims in contemporary Britain.The Centre for the Study of Islamin the UK (Islam-UK Centre) isbased within the School ofHistory, Archaeology andReligion, which has a wealth ofteaching expertise and a livelyprogramme of research activity.Within the school’s degreeprogrammes there are a range ofpossibilities for studying Islamand classical Arabic.
The Centre has a strong andpositive relationship with thelocal Muslim community. LocalMuslims form part of theCentre’s advisory committee,and we are proud of thispartnership. We envisage theCentre as an accessible, vibrant,and inclusive hub of learningabout Islam in Cardiff, SouthWales and the UK for Muslimsand non-Muslims alike.
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Tuesday 10th February 7pm
Zia Salik
“British Muslims and charitablegiving”
Zia Salikmanagescommunityfundraising atIslamic Relief UK,an organisation hehas been workingfor since 2010.He has led several fundraisingcampaigns to help alleviate thesuffering of the victims ofdisasters including the floods ofPakistan in 2010, East Africafamine in 2011, West Africacrisis in 2012 and the on-goingcrisis in Syria, Palestine and Iraqmore recently. He is engagedwith the Muslim communitythroughout the UK on a dailybasis in an effort to portray theIslamic Relief message withincommunities.
Email address:[email protected]
Chair: Ahmad Jamal, SeniorLecturer in Marketing andStrategy, Cardiff Business School
To book go online now:BOOK HERE
Tuesday 17th February 7pm
Professor Humayun Ansari
“Loyal Enemies or CriticalFriends’? The Challenges forBritish Muslims in the LateNineteenth and EarlyTwentieth Centuries.”
ProfessorHumayun AnsariOBE, is Professorof the History ofIslam and CulturalDiversity andDirector of theCentre for Minority Studies atRoyal Holloway, University ofLondon. His research focuseson the history of Muslims in theWest, radical Islamic thought,ethnic diversity, identity andmigration. His publishedresearch includes, TheEmergence of Socialist ThoughtAmong North Indian Muslims,1917-1947, ‘The Infidel Within':Muslims in Britain Since 1800,and The Making of the EastLondon Mosque, 1910-1951.
This lecture is organised inassociation with CYAN(http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/islamukcentre/cyan/).
Email address:[email protected]
Chair: Dr James Hegarty, Readerin Religious & Theological Studies,Cardiff University
To book go online now:BOOK HERE
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Tuesday 24th February 7pm
Dr Sariya Contractor
“Demystifying the Muslimah:Faithful Feminists?”
SariyaCheruvallil-Contractor isResearch Fellowin Faith andEducation at theUniversity ofDerby. She specialises in theSociology of Religion withparticular emphasis ondemocratic researchmethodologies that seek towork with and for researchparticipants. She is the authorof Muslim Women in Britain:Demystifying the Muslimah(Routledge 2012), co-author ofReligion or Belief,Discrimination and Equality:Britain in Global Contexts(Bloomsbury 2013) and IslamicEducation in Britain: NewPluralist Paradigms (Bloomsbury2015) and co-editor of DigitalMethodologies in the Sociologyof Religion (Bloomsbury 2015).
Email address:[email protected]
Chair: Dr Roz Warden, HonoraryResearch Associate, Islam-UKCentre, Cardiff University
To book go online now:BOOK HERE
Tuesday 3rd March 7pm
Dr Chris Allen
“Approaching Islamophobiafrom a Human RightsPerspective”
Chris Allen is aLecturer in theInstitute ofApplied SocialStudies at theUniversity ofBirmingham. Forthe past decade and a half, hehas been undertaking researchinto the phenomenon ofIslamophobia. This has includedresearching the experience ofMuslim women who are victimsof Islamophobic hate crimes,opposition to the building ofmosques, and the role of thefar-right in promoting anti-Muslim hate. As well aspublishing widely and appearingin the media regularly, he wasuntil recently an independentmember of the Government’sAnti-Muslim Hate WorkingGroup.
This lecture is organised inpartnership with the Equalityand Human Rights Commissionin Wales.
Email address:[email protected]
Chair: Ann Beynon, Equality andHuman Rights Commissioner forWales
To book go online now:BOOK HERE
This lecture will be preceded bya Reception at 6.30pm in theGlamorgan Building CoffeeShop. Booking for this lectureis ESSENTIAL.
Tuesday 10th March 7pm
Haroon Sidat
“The Darul Ulum andMainstream Higher Education:A Way Forward?”
Having completedDarsi Nizamistudies, Harooncompleted adegree inEconomics andSocial Studies atManchester University beforetaking up employment at Ernstand Young LLP whilst studyingto become a CharteredAccountant. He holds a PGCE inMathematics and also lecturesat Jamiatul ilm Wal-Huda(Blackburn) on their BA IslamicStudies programme inassociation with MiddlesexUniversity. He runs a blog(www.haroonsidat.wordpress.com)and is a member of theAl-Qalam Shari’ah Scholarspanel.
Email address:[email protected]
To book go online now:BOOK HERE
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Tuesday 10th March 7pm
Saleem Seedat
After studyingtraditional Islamicsciences for sevenyears, SaleemSeedat wasawarded ascholarship tostudy a Diploma in ContextualIslamic Studies and Leadershipat Cambridge Muslim College.Along with his academicbackground, Saleem hasexperience of working in theCorporate Division of the NHSfor more than five years and hasbeen involved in many voluntarycommunity initiatives inBlackburn. He was the Mayor'sChaplain for the Blackburn withDarwen Borough Council lastyear. Currently he is a CollegeChaplain and is also a lecturerof Islamic Studies at a localseminary: Jamiat-ul-Ilm WalHuda.
Email address:[email protected]
Professor Ron Geaves
Professor RonGeaves hasrecently beenappointedHonorary VisitingProfessor at theIslam-UK Centre,based in the School of History,Archaeology, and Religion atCardiff University. He held aChair in Religious Studies at theUniversity of Chester (2001-2007) and a Chair in theComparative Study of Religion atLiverpool Hope University(2007-2013). He joined theCommunity Religions Project atthe University of Leeds in 1988where he began to work on thetransmigration of South Asianreligions to Britain, especiallyIslam. He completed his PhDthesis ‘Sectarian Influenceswithin Islam in Britain’ whichwas published as a CommunityReligions Monograph. He hasresearched Islam in Britain sincethat time, publishing severalbooks that explore Britishmanifestations of Sufism.
Email address:[email protected]
Tuesday 17th March 7pm
Imran Mogra
“Challenges and Opportunities:British Muslim Women andMaktab Education”
Imran Mogra isa senior lecturerin ProfessionalStudies andReligious Educationin the School ofEducation, Facultyof Health, Education and SocialSciences at Birmingham CityUniversity. He has authorednumerous journal articles aboutBritish Muslim supplementaryeducation, in journals such asMuslim Education Quarterly,Religious Education, and theAmerican Journal of IslamicSocial Sciences. Imran hasdesigned a training course whichhe has been delivering for severalyears to teachers in the Muslimsupplementary school sector.Alongside this, he is also amentor on theMosaic programme(http://www.mosaicnetwork.co.uk)which provides support to youngpeople to close the gap betweentheir aspirations and attainment.
This lecture is organised inassociation with a number ofMuslim supplementary schoolsin Cardiff, including SOBIS andthe Amanah Centre.
Email address:[email protected]
Chair: Samina Khan, Cardiff andVale College
To book go online now:BOOK HERE
Public Lecture Series 2015 Continued
“The Darul Ulum and Mainstream HigherEducation: A Way Forward?”
We were delighted to welcome ProfessorRon Geaves to the Islam-UK Centre inOctober 2014 as he took up hisHonorary Visiting Professorship with us.
Abdul-AzimAhmedPhD topic:Understandingthe role ofmosques inBritain: anethnographicstudy. Funded by the JameelScholarship Programme
Project summary:I have a degree in Religious andTheological Studies (CardiffUniversity, 2010), and aMasters in ‘Islam inContemporary Britain’ (2011).My doctoral research focuseson mosques - one of the mostimportant and central aspects ofreligious life for Muslims.Unfortunately, despite theirimportance, there have beenfew in-depth studies looking atmosques in terms of their roleand function, and the importantsocial and religious relationshipsthat take place within andbeyond their walls. I am usingsocial scientific methods tobetter understand how mosquesin Britain operate and theimportant place they occupy inthe lives of many Britishcitizens. The research willhopefully foster greaterunderstanding of Islam withinthe UK and also help Muslimsto reflect upon how to improveand strengthen the 1600 or somosques in Britain. The JameelScholarship is invaluable to me.Without it I would not be able topursue a PhD and my futureambitions, nor would such animportant piece of research betaking place. It allows me tofocus on the research anddevelop myself as a competentresearcher.E-mail address:[email protected]
Riyaz TimolPhD topic:The TablighiJama’at inModern BritainFunded bythe JameelScholarshipProgramme
Project summary:I am in the final year of my PhDat the Islam-UK Centre and havethoroughly enjoyedmy time here;since joining in 2012 I haveparticularly benefited from theCentre’s emphasis on sociologicaland anthropological methodology.My research focusses on aubiquitous yet under-researchedaspect of British Muslim life: theTablighi Jama’at (TJ). Utilising theclassical ethnographic techniquesof participant observation andsemi-structured interviews, I haveconducted extensive fieldworkwith British TJ over the past year.My work builds upon extantacademic scholarship to examinethe ways in which second andthird generation British-bornMuslims, raised in predominantlysecular cultural milieu,appropriateand indigenise the movement inmodern contexts. Looked atthrough a complex prism ofidentity,diaspora,transnationalismand secularity, my work seeks toenhance public understanding ofthe ways in which religion evolvesin contemporary societies andhow historical reformmovements,developed under colonial rule,continue to animate Muslimcommunities inhabiting ambivalentpostcolonial spaces. I hold a firstclass degree in BA (Hons) EnglishLiterary Studies,am a co-founderof thinkBRITE Services and workalso as a consultant to the 1stEthical Charitable Trust.E-mail address:[email protected]
MustafaHameedPhD topic:(Re)-ConstructingMulticulturalism,British Muslimsand developingnotions ofcitizenship. Funded by thePresident’s Scholarships(Cardiff University)
Project summary:Mustafa’s research aims toexplore British Muslim identity inthe context of multiculturalism.His main area of interest is thediscourse of citizenship and itsimpact on Muslim communitiesin Britain. He is interested in theway Muslims living in Britainalign themselves pragmaticallyand symbolically as politicalactors in response todemanding discourses. In thisrespect, he is more broadlyinterested in the themes ofidentity and belonging, traditionand modernity, Islamictheological developments withina British or European context,and social capital.E-mail address:[email protected]
Islam-UKCentre Doctoral Students
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All talks will be held inthe GlamorganCommittee Rooms 1 and2, Glamorgan Building,King Edward VII Avenue,Cardiff, CF10 3WT. Thereis public street parkingalong King Edward VIIAvenue very close to theGlamorgan Buildingentrance and path to theaccessible entrance.
Asma Khan
PhD topic:The EconomicInactivity ofMuslim Women.
Funded by theJameelScholarshipProgramme
Project summary:I was a social sciencesresearcher at Cardiff Universitybetween 2007 and 2011 and Ihave worked on two UK-IslamCentre projects during this time.Alongside academic research Ihave conducted appliedresearch in Cardiff; working withorganisations such as BAWSO,MEWN Cymru and Kafka UK.
I have recently completed aMasters degree in SocialChange at ManchesterUniversity; this was a degreewhich involved the examinationof social change through socialstatistics. The high rate ofeconomic inactivity amongst
British Muslim women is anoften-cited social statistic in theUK. I recognised that there wasa need to develop a moresensitive and nuancedunderstanding of the causesand mechanisms of this socialphenomenon from theperspectives of Muslimwomen themselves. Myresearch project will examinethe cultural and normativeframeworks and processesthrough which Muslim women inthe UK make decisions aboutwork and employment.I anticipate that the results andinsights gained from thisresearch project will make atimely and relevant contributionto existing literature and policyin the specific area of theeconomic inactivity of BritishMuslim women. But also,more generally, the livedexperiences of women inBritish Muslim communities.E-mail address:[email protected]
Jo Bryant
PhD topic:Negotiated,Asserted orAssumed: TheStatus andIntegration ofMinority FaithGroups in AcuteHealthcareChaplaincies.
Funded by the AHRC.
Project summary:I have a BA degree in Theologyand Religious Studies from theUniversity of Leeds (2012) andan MRes degree from theUniversity of Birmingham(2014). My PhD research willdraw on theories and methodsfrom theology, sociology and thestudy of religion in a qualitativestudy of the integration ofminority faith groups intohealthcare chaplaincy teams.My research aims to examinethe ways in which the NHSprovides spiritual care forminority faith groups, howminority faith chaplainsnegotiate working in a secularmedical context, and howchaplains negotiate differencewithin their teams. It is hopedthat this project will introduce agreater diversity of voices toacademic research intohealthcare chaplaincy, and offernew insights into how the NHSis providing spiritual care forthose of all faiths and none.E-mail address:[email protected]
Islam-UKCentre Doctoral Students Continued
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Dr Mansur Ali teaching an IslamicStudies course for the Cardiff Centrefor Lifelong Learning in 2014.
Cardiff University Jameel ScholarshipsThe Islam-UK Centre at Cardiff University is pleased to inviteapplications for the Cardiff University Jameel Scholarships.With the help of a very generous gift to the University, the Cardiff University Jameel Scholarshipshave been established to enable the very best students to come to Cardiff - those who have theintellect and determination to apply their knowledge for the benefit of Muslim communities in theUK, and to promote better understanding of Islam in the wider society.
The following fully funded scholarships are available from September 2015
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3 MA scholarships for the MA Islam inContemporary BritainWe are seeking exceptional UK residentapplicants with a first or upper second classhonours degree.
Each successful Cardiff University JameelScholar has full UK/EU tuition fees paid andreceives a generous stipend equivalent to anAHRC stipend plus access to a travel andconference allowance. Full-time MA awardswill provide funding for one year.
How to ApplyFull application instructions are availableonline atwww.cardiff.ac.uk/jameelscholarshipsClosing date for MA Scholarshipapplications: 30th January 2015.
For all enquiries, please contact us by emailto [email protected]
Cardiff University Jameel MA Scholarships
4 PhD scholarships (to start during the2015/16 academic year).Those applying for a PhD scholarship shouldhave, or be studying for, a Master’s degree orsimilar postgraduate qualification in a relevantsubject (Religious Studies, Islamic Studies,Social Sciences, Philosophy or History) from aUK university. In exceptional circumstances,applicants with only a BA degree will beconsidered. Full awards are open only to UKand EU nationals who satisfy UK residencyrequirements. Applicants should provideevidence of a clear ambition to develop acareer in the area of Islam and Muslims inBritain, and demonstrate familiarity with,and/or proven competence in, the use ofqualitative research methods and associateddata analysis techniques.
Research proposals must demonstrate veryhigh academic standards and at least one ofthe following: potential social policysignificance; potential creation of an evidence-base that might inform changes anddevelopments within or for British Muslimcommunities; potential to promote betterunderstanding of Islam and Muslimcommunities in Britain and in wider society;scope for capacity-building amongst those whowork with, or for, Muslims in Britain.
How to ApplyFull application instructions are availableonline atwww.cardiff.ac.uk/jameelscholarshipsClosing date for MA and PhD applications:30th January 2015
For all enquiries, please contact us byemail: [email protected]
Cardiff University PhD scholarships
Jameel Scholars 2014-15Masters StudentsDanielleWaltersI joined theIslam-UKCentre afterdeveloping anavid interest inthe study ofIslam and Muslims throughoutmy BA in Religious andTheological Studies. The MAprogram offers an excitingopportunity for me to cultivatemy skills and knowledge whileengaging with innovativeresearch and the Muslimcommunity in Cardiff. Myresearch interests lie in betterunderstanding of British Muslimfamily life.
Robert WhiteMyundergraduatedegree was inReligiousStudies at theUniversity ofAberdeen,followed by a Masters’ in SocialAnthropology at SOAS,University of London. I havediverse research interestsranging from Muslim pilgrimageand mobility, to the relationshipof Muslims to the left andfar left.
Tom WaltersI graduatedwith a BA inHistory fromthe Universityof Southampton(2014). I haveenjoyed movingto Cardiff which is a vibrant citywith something for everyoneand I am really enjoying beingpart of a friendly and motivatedDepartment, studying closelywith other students andacademics who have quicklybecome friends. Currently mydissertation idea is basedaround studying BritishMuslims and environmentalethics.
Joseph FordI have reallyappreciatedthe friendlyatmosphereandapproachabilityof the academicstaff at the Centre for the Studyof Islam in the UK. It is anexciting place to be, at theforefront of studying Muslims inBritain today. Before joining theCentre I worked for a number ofNGOs in different Europeancountries, such as Germany andthe Netherlands, after I hadobtained a BSc in Sociologyfrom the University of Bristolwhich included one yearstudying abroad at the Universityof Gothenburg, Sweden. I amoriginally from Okehampton, atown near Exeter.
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MA in ‘Islam inContemporaryBritain’The study of Islam in Britain isa rapidly growing academicfield, and there is a need formore scholars and researcherswith an in-depth knowledge ofthe history and contemporarycontext of British Islam.Drawing upon a wide range ofdisciplines (such as history, socialsciences, politics, race andethnicity), students trace theemergence of a British Muslimpopulation, and the dynamicswhich shape the community today.We look at how Muslims haveengaged with local and nationalgovernment in relation to matterssuch as education, representation,recognition, participation in publiclife and protection from‘Islamophobia’. More broadly, thecourse examines the contributionof Muslims to public and culturallife. Students consider the impactof debate upon particular sectionsof the Muslim community, such asyouth or women, and areencouraged to relate empiricalevidence about Islam in Britain tothe work of contemporary socialtheorists on power, community,identity, and representation.
One third of the teaching isdelivered over 2 days a week byspecialist tutors from CardiffSchool of Social Sciences, inorder that students have a firmunderstanding of themethodological principals ofconducting research on/aboutIslam in Britain, and the ‘politics’ ofresearch about British Islam. Theremaining two-thirds of the courseprovides an in-depth examinationof Islam in Britain, from its earliesthistory to the present day.
For more information,please contact:
Postgraduate Administrator
Email:[email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)29 208 70903
http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/postgraduate/934.html
Islam-UK Centre,School of History, Archaeologyand Religion,John Percival Building,Colum Drive,Cardiff,CF10 3EU,UK
Tel: (0)29 2087 6125Email: [email protected]
DirectorProfessor Sophie [email protected]: +44 (0)29 2087 0121Professor Gilliat-Ray is Directorof the Centre and was awardedthe Sankore University awardfor Excellence in Education atthe Muslim News Awards in2006. She was also presentedwith an Achievement Award in2012 by the Muslim Councilof Wales during NationalInterfaith Week.
Development OfficerMark [email protected]: +44 (0)7738 932376Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 6125
Mark providesessentialadministrativeand technicalsupport forthe Centre.This includes
managing the database andwebsite, and promoting theCentre’s work via social media.He is a member of the Centre’sAdvisory Board, and is workingclosely with the Director insupporting the re-running of theMassive Open Online Course(MOOC) on Muslims in Britain.Mark completed the MA ‘Islamin Britain’ in 2009, and wasemployed as a researchassistant for the ‘IslamicGardens’ project funded byBGCI in 2010.
Maulana Dr Mansur [email protected]: +44 (0)29 2087 6297Dr Mansur Ali studied classicalIslamic studies and Arabic atDarul Uloom Bury, UK and Al-Azhar University Cairo, Egypt. Hethen completed an MA and aPhD in Middle Eastern Studies(Hadith Studies) at theUniversity of Manchester wherehe also lectured as a graduateteaching fellow. During this timehe also worked as a Muslimchaplain at Ashworth HighSecurity hospital in Liverpool.Shortly after completing hisPhD, he worked on anAHRC/ESRC funded project onMuslim Chaplaincy in Britainalongside Professor SophieGilliat-Ray at Cardiff University.He is interested in HadithStudies as well as appliedIslamic theology. He is currentlythe Jameel Lecturer in IslamicStudies at Cardiff University andKhatib of Darul Isra Mosque,Cardiff, UK.
Centre Contacts
In June 2014, the Yousef Jameel Summer School was held at Cardiff University.We welcomed over 50 graduate students from Egypt and a number of Europeancountries for two days of academic collaboration and discussion.(Front row, left to right: Prof Sir Mark Welland, Cambridge University; Prof ColinRiordan, Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University; Dr Mansur Ali, Jameel Lecturer inIslamic Studies, Cardiff University)
Maulana Dr Mansur Ali
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Ali, MansurPerspectives on drug addictionin Islamic history and theology.Religions 5(3), pp. 912-928.
Is the British weather anti-Islamic? Prayer times, theUlama and application of theShari'a. Contemporary Islam(online first).
Review: Muslim Minorities andCitizenship: Authority,Communities and Islamic Law,for Islam and Christian-MuslimRelations.
Gilliat-Ray, SophieFaith as social capital: The earlyhistory of migration andsettlement of Muslims in Cardiff,1930 to present (with J. Mellor),Ethnic and Racial Studies,38(1): 176-191.
‘The United Kingdom’ in TheOxford Handbook of EuropeanIslam, J. Cesari, (ed), Oxford:Oxford University Press,p. 64-103.
Timol, RiyazReview: “Shaykh Abu al-HasanAli Nadwi: His Life & Works” forIslam and Christian-MuslimRelations no. 25 (4):538-540.
Review: “MissionaryImpositions: Conversion,Resistance and OtherChallenges to Objectivity inReligious Ethnography”, forCulture and Religion(forthcoming).
Review: “Islam, Youth, andModernity in the Gambia: TheTablighi Jama’at” for MuslimWorld Book Review(forthcoming).
Publications by Centre Staff andPostgraduates 2014-15
Prof Chris Williams, Chair of theManagement Board and Headof the School of History,Archaeology and Religion
Dr Mansur Ali, Jameel Lecturerin Islamic Studies, Departmentof Religious & TheologicalStudies
Kate Bennett, National Director,Equality and Human RightsCommission for Wales
Mark Bryant, DevelopmentOfficer, Islam-UK Centre
Laura Davies, Head ofCommunications, College ofArts, Humanities and SocialSciences, Cardiff University
Prof Sophie Gilliat-Ray,Director, Islam-UK Centre
Dr Meraj Hasan, Association ofMuslim Professionals, Cardiff
Eleanor Hewett, Developmentand Alumni Relations, CardiffUniversity
Gillian James, Head of EthnicMinority and TravellerAchievement Service, CardiffCouncil
Samina Khan, CommunityLiaison and DevelopmentManager, Cardiff and ValeCollege
Saleem Kidwai OBE, SecretaryGeneral of the Muslim Council ofWales
Revd Canon Dr Andrew Todd,Cardiff Centre for ChaplaincyStudies, Cardiff University
Danielle Walters, JameelScholar, Cardiff University
Dr David Wyatt, CommunityEngagement, School of History,Archaeology and Religion
Members of the Islam-UKCentreManagement Board
Starts: 9th February 2015Duration: 4 weeksStudy Time: 4 hours pw
About the courseIslam is the second largest religion in the worldtoday and dominates much of the currentgeopolitical discourse. People are increasinglybombarded by dramatic and at times disturbingheadlines. Yet general knowledge of Muslims andtheir faith can be poor. There is consequently aneed for a balanced and well-informedunderstanding of the current debates around thisinternationally significant topic.
This course uses Britain as a case study to shedlight on wider issues relating to the growth ofIslamic communities across the culturally Christianand increasingly secularised Western World.
Topics include:• Islamic Practice: An outline of Islamic practicesand beliefs plus an introduction to the differentviewpoints within Islam.
• History of Islam in Britain: An exploration of thelongstanding associations between Islam andBritain, including Islamic influences on Britishsociety and the well-established connections
between Britain and the countries from whichmany British Muslims originally hailed.
• Settlement Patterns: The origins and makeup oftoday’s British Muslim communities.
• Cultural Diversity: Confronting the ‘myth’ of ahomogenous Muslim community through anexploration of the various religious and culturalinfluences that characterise and inform Muslimcommunities in Britain today.
• Contemporary Debates: An examination of howthe above topics feed into the contemporarydebates and what the future might hold.
• Given current debates about multiculturalism,integration, and the spectre of fundamentalism,this course will appeal to a wide audience notonly in Britain but far beyond.
EducatorsProfessor Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Maulana Dr MansurAli and Mark Bryant.
RequirementsThe course is free-of-charge, and open to anyonewith an interest in religion, culture and history,whether you are a beginner, experienced learneror returning to study.
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/muslims-in-britain
Cardiff University’s first MOOC“Muslims in Britain: changes and challenges”will be offered again in 2015!
Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs areshort courses (4-8 weeks) presented online, freeand open to all through the internet.MOOC's through Cardiff University:• If you have access to the internet you can takea MOOC as there is no entry requirement.
• Your commitment is typically 3-5 hrs of studyper week.
• The courses are led by internationallyrecognised leading academics
• Accessible on all mobile platforms - you can fityour learning around your own schedule. You canbenefit from a collaborative learning experiencewith the support of your fellow learners.
• The MOOC will feature a variety of innovativelearning platforms appealing to a range oflearning styles.
• Having been through rigorous quality controlprocesses, the course content will comply withthe same high standards found in other CardiffUniversity courses.
What are MOOCs?
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Develop your understanding of Muslims and their faith through anexploration of communities in Britain.
Diary of Public Talks 201510th Febrary 7pm
Zia Salik
British Muslims and charitable givingChair: Ahmad Jamal, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Strategy, CardiffBusiness SchoolBOOK HERE
17th February 7pm
Professor Humayun Ansari
Loyal Enemies or Critical Friends’? The Challenges for BritishMuslims in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth CenturiesChair: Dr James Hegarty, Reader in Religious & Theological Studies,Cardiff UniversityBOOK HERE
24th February 7pm
Dr Sariya Contractor
Demystifying the Muslimah: Faithful Feminists?Chair: Dr Roz Warden, Honorary Research Associate, Islam-UK Centre,Cardiff UniversityBOOK HERE
3rd March 7pm
Dr Chris Allen
Approaching Islamophobia from a Human Rights PerspectiveChair: Ann Beynon, Equality and Human Rights Commissioner for WalesBOOK HERE
10th March 7pm
Haroon Sidat & Saleem Seedat with Prof Ron GeavesThe Darul Ulum and Mainstream Higher Education: A WayForward?BOOK HERE
17th March 7pm
Imran Mogra
Challenges and Opportunities: British Muslim Women andMaktab EducationChair: Samina Khan, Cardiff and Vale CollegeBOOK HERE
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All talks will be heldin the GlamorganCommittee Rooms 1and 2, GlamorganBuilding, King Edward VIIAvenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WT.
There is public streetparking along KingEdward VII Avenue veryclose to the GlamorganBuilding entrance and apath to the accessibleentrance. Talks are FREEbut booking is advised.
Please note that photographsand a video will be taken of thelectures. Cardiff University willassume the consent of allthose in attendance and thosethat appear in the mediafootage taken. Photographsand videos are taken with theview to use in University andlink organisations' websites,marketing materials andrelated media coverage. If youDO NOT agree to this pleaseinform a staff member on theevening. If you do wish towithdraw permission at a laterdate you must inform MarkBryant in writing([email protected]).
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