recent lectures
(2010i) ‘Islam, Integration and European Muslim identity politics’. Paper presented to plenary ‘Living Together: Democracy, Ethnicity, Identity, and Culture’, at the conference, ‘Youth of South East Europe: For Stability and Cooperation’, convened by Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation and regional partners, Istanbul, Turkey, 21-22 June 2010.
(2010h) Islam in Britain – issues before and after September 11. Convened by the Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion, Gothenburg University, Harborne Hall Conference Centre, Birmingham, 28 May.
(2010g) Birmingham as a multicultural city. Convened by the Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion, Gothenburg University, Harborne Hall Conference Centre, Birmingham, 26 May.
(2010f) Post-Islamism in the Context of Globalisation and Multicultural Politics: British Muslims at the Crossroads. Keynote address, Postcolonialism and Islam Conference, Sir Tom Cowie Lecture Theatre, Prospect Building, University of Sunderland, 16-17 April.
(2010e) The Pakistani Diaspora in the UK: from race to religion to radicalisation. Presentation to the 1021st Wilton Park conference, Tackling Violent Extremism: the arc between Pakistan and the UK Diaspora, 25-27 March.
(2010d) Islam in the UK. Paper presented to the Symposium on Islamic Studies in Europe, convened by the British Academy and HEFCE, British Academy, London, 23-24 March.
(2010c) Radical politics and Islamic extremism: intersections of conflicting identities among British Muslims. Paper presented to the Department of Education and the Pluscarden Programme for the Study of Global Terrorism and Intelligence, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, 9 March.
(2010b) Introduction to the British Muslim community. Talk presented to the FCO-sponsored delegation of Pakistani journalists, ‘Life as a British Muslim in the UK’. Held at the Aston Business School, Birmingham, 26 January.
(2010a) Muslims in Europe – statistics and cases. Paper presented to the conference, Understanding Islam: concepts, culture and communities, Kingston University, 12-13 January.
(2009) Moderator and panellist. Interaction in Diversity for Social Cohesion: frameworks and references to adapt the organization and competences of social services to the demands of a pluralist society. Organised by the Directorate General III – Social Cohesion of the Council of Europe, in partnership with the European Commission and the Government of Quebec, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 7-8 December. [click here for full text of speech].
(2009) ‘Boundaries and Opportunities: Ethnicity, Culture and Dialogue’. Paper presented to the international conference, ‘Youth Participation: Challenges and Opportunities’, organised by Sillamäe Society for Child Welfare, Peace Child Estonia and Integration Foundation of Estonia, funded by European Foundation of Integration for Third Country Citizens and the Estonian Ministry of Education and Science, and held at Tallinn University, Estonia, 21-22 November. [click here for full text of speech].
(2009) ‘The art of aspiring to give...’ Motivational speech delivered to Waverley School full school assembly, Hob Moor Road, Small Heath, B10 9BT, as part of MOSIAC Speaker’s Bureau initiative, 19 November.
(2009) 'Islamophobia: Origins and Destinations in the UK Context'. Paper presented to the conference, Confronting anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: an exploration of their socio-historic and theological roots and similarities, convened by Joseph Interfaith Foundation, SOAS (London University) and IAIS (Exeter University), held at the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, London, 10 November. [click here for full text of speech].
(2009) ‘Contextualising the “problem” of Muslims in Britain: from immigration to radicalisation’. Paper presented to the ‘Muslim Engagement Academic Symposium’, convened by The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Forward Thinking, Camberley, Surrey, 2-3 November.
(2009) Invited panellist, ‘Building community cohesion and preventing extremism in higher and further education sectors’, with Dr Mashuq Ally, Head of Equality and Diversity, Birmingham City Council; Meena Bharadwa, Ashiana Community Project, Birmingham; and Yousiff Meah, Government Office West Midlands, chaired by Professor Ted Cantle, iCoCo, Aston Business School Conference Centre, Birmingham, 6 October.
(2009) Invited panellist, 'How should the left engage with British Muslims?', with the Rt Hon John Denham MP, Secretary of State for Communitiesand Local Government; Ed Husain, Co-director, Quilliam Foundation; and Martin Bright, writer and commentator, and chaired by Jessica Asato, Acting Director, Progress, at the Labour Party Conference, Brighton, convened by Progress and the Quilliam Foundation, Brighton, 28 September. [click here for full text of speech].
(2009) Invited panellist, 'War and Peace'. Dialogue Debate Series – Conflicts in time: a public debate on the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, Rhode Island Coffee Shop, St James Street, Burnley, 20 August 2009.
(2009) Invited Expert 'Muslim Communities in Homeland Security', CHDS Masters 0901/0902, US Department of Homeland Security, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 3 -5 August 2009.
(2009) ‘How to tackle Extremism and Terrorism in Pakistan and Britain’. Roundtable panellist with Dr Abduljalil Sajid (NABPAK President), HE Wajid Samsul Hasan (High Commissioner for Pakistan) and Cllr Mushtaq Lasharie (Third World Solidarity), House of Commons, 30 June 2009.
(2009) ‘British Muslims and participative citizenship: problems and potential solutions’. Panel discussion presentation at the Quilliam Foundation anniversary event, 23 April 2009, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London.
(2009) ‘Race, Religion and Muslim Identity in Britain’. Seminar presentation to East Staffordshire Race Equality Council and East Stafford Borough Council, 9 April.
(2009) Invited speaker at the seminar, ‘Symposium III: Muslims and Participative Citizenship’, part of CLG-funded ‘Contextualising Islam in Britain Project’, convened by the University of Cambridge, 28-29 March.
(2009) Invited speaker at the conference, ‘Determinants of Radicalisation in Muslim Milieus – A British-German Perspective’, Conference Centre of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin, 17-18 March.
(2009) ‘Extremism and Radicalization/ Deradicalization: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in the UK Context’. Paper presented at the International Seminar on Organized by Countering Extremism: Strategies and Sharing Best Practices. Organised by Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) in collaboration with Department of Defence and Strategic Studies (DSS), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, May 4-5, 2009.
(2009) ‘ “Preventing Violent Extremism”: The Views of a Muslim Community’. Paper presented to, ‘Muslim youth: challenges, opportunities and expectations’, convened by the Association of Muslim Social Scientists and the University of Chester, 20-22 March 2009.
(2009) Invited speaker at the Birmingham Debating Society debate, proposing the motion, ‘This House believes that Multiculturalism is NOT working in Britain’, 13 March. The motion was passed.
(2009) Invited speaker at the Durham Union Society debate, against the motion, ‘This House believes Islam is incompatible with Democracy’, [for the proposition: Samir El-Youssef and Luke Wells and for the opposition: Baroness Kishwer Falkner and Dr Tahir Abbas], 27 February. The motion was passed.
(2009) Roundtable seminar presentation on ‘The Politics of British Identity’, with Professors Stuart Croft (PAIS, Warwick) and Michael Kenny (Sheffield), Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, 18 February.
(2009) ‘Britannica Islamica: Radicalising Muslims or Muslim Radicalism?’ seminar presentation to the Centre for Ethno-Political Studies, University of Exeter, 17 February.
