
Dr Azim Ahmed
Research Associate in British Muslim Studies
Ysgol Hanes, Archaeoleg a Chrefydd
- ahmedma1@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5634
- 5.15, Adeilad John Percival , Rhodfa Colum, Caerdydd, CF10 3EU
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Trosolwg
Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed completed his doctorate in 2016, an ethnographic study of a British mosque. He has since continued his work and research in British Muslim congregational studies, but with a longstanding interest in the history and settlement of Muslims in Wales. He has passion for the public communication of "religion", and is founder and editor of On Religion, a magazine that explores faith and society.
He is Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, and working towards publication of a book telling the story of Britain's nearly 2000 mosques.
Bywgraffiad
I hold a BA in Religious Studies, an MA in Islam in Contemporary Britain, and a PhD which explored the role and function of mosques using ethnographic research methods.
Aside from working in academia, I have been involved in policy, research, and project management in the third-sector, as well as launching and editing a quarterly magazine.
I am currently working towards publication of a monograph on British Mosques.
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
- Muslims in Britain Research Network (MBRN)
- British Association for the Study of Religion (BASR)
- British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS)
- Sociology of Religion Research Network (SocRel)
- Association for the Sociology of Religion
- British Sociological Association (BSA)
Ymrwymiadau siarad cyhoeddus
May 2018 – “The Utility and Relevance of Shahab Ahmed’s “What is Islam?” to British Muslim Studies” at the Islam-UK Centre Symposium
March 2018 – Presented on the “Politics of Religious Architecture” in a panel discussion organised by the Baroness Warsi Foundation, Cardiff
March 2018 - Presented “Who Needs a Masjid?” to the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK as part of their Spring Public Lecture Series
Dec 2017 – Presented “The Mosque in Britain: Rhythmanalysis, Religion, and Recognising Diversity” at the “Power of Mosques” conference at the University of Copenhagen
Sept 2017 – Presented “God and Grime: Religious Literacy and British Hip-Hop” at the Muslims in Britain Research Network Conference at Birmingham University
June 2017 – Chair and discussant in “Spaces for Secular Faith” conference held in Bristol University
April 2016 – Presented at the Islam and Peaceful Relations Conference on “Rethinking the Role of Conflict in Peace”
September 2015 – Presented at the British Association for the Study of Religion Conference on “Sacred Rhythms in the Mosque”.
July 2015 – Presented at the Sociology of Religion Research Network Conference on “Sacred Rhythms and the Mosque”.
Cyhoeddiadau
2020
- Ahmed, A. 2020. Little Mosque on the Prairie and the Paradoxes of Cultural Translation, by Kyle Conway [Book Review]. Television and New Media 21(7), pp. 785-787. (10.1177/1527476418822729)
- Ahmed, A. 2020. Thinking congregationally about British Muslims. Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 31(1), pp. 41-66. (10.1080/09596410.2020.1732171)
2019
- Ahmed, M. and Ali, M. 2019. In search of Sylhet – the Fultoli tradition in Britain. Religions 10(10), article number: 572. (10.3390/rel10100572)
- Ahmed, A. 2019. Conceptualising Mosque diversity. Journal of Muslims in Europe 8(2), pp. 138-158. (10.1163/22117954-12341390)
2018
- Ahmed, A. 2018. The other ethical approval: The importance of being 'Islamic'. Fieldwork in Religion 12(2), article number: 204. (10.1558/firn.35668)
2016
- Ahmed, A. 2016. Sacred rhythms: an ethnography of a Cardiff mosque. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2013
- Ahmed, A. 2013. Faith in comedy: Representations of Muslim identity in British comedy. South Asian Popular Culture 11(1), pp. 91-96. (10.1080/14746689.2013.765232)