Topic description and stories

̽»¨Ö±²¥last Muslim King in Spain

18 May 2017

̽»¨Ö±²¥history, myths and legends surrounding the last Muslim ruler in Spain – whose surrender ended seven centuries of Islam at the heart of Western...

Read more
Freedom of Speech by Ahdieh Ashrafi via Flickr

Media fuelling rising hostility towards Muslims in Britain

28 Apr 2016

Mainstream media reporting about Muslim communities is contributing to an atmosphere of rising hostility towards Muslims in Britain, according to a...

Read more
Woman praying

Opinion: Hard Evidence: Muslim women and discrimination in Britain

06 Apr 2016

Julian Hargreaves (Centre of Islamic Studies) discusses the forms of discrimination faced by Muslim women in Britain.

Read more

Opinion: Why both sides are wrong in the counter-extremism debate

07 Mar 2016

Julian Hargreaves (Centre of Islamic Studies) discusses the Government's Prevent strategy and counter-extremism in Britain.

Read more
Uthman Ibrahim-Morrison at prayer in Norwich, 2016

Male converts to Islam: landmark report examines conversion experience of British Muslims

03 Feb 2016

̽»¨Ö±²¥experiences of British male converts to Islam have been captured in a unique report launched today by the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge.

Read more
Woman praying

Female conversion to Islam in Britain examined in unique research project

17 May 2013

A ground-breaking report examining the experiences of nearly 50 British women of all ages, ethnicities, backgrounds and faiths (or no faith) – who...

Read more