Dr Mohammed Ahmed

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Ymchwil

There are an estimated 2000 mosques in Britain, but the role, function, and everyday activities of these institutions is poorly and understood. My research seeks to shed light on mosques, and highlight the important role they play in civil society. I adopt a social scientific approach to studying religion, and I'm interested in the questions posed by congregational studies (How do people do communal religion? What is the role of religious organisations? How does authority operate?) as well as those from lived religion (In what ways do individuals navigate their personal religious committments? Where does religion manifest itself in everyday life?).

Addysgu

I am convenor of "Living Islam - Between Text and People", an undergraduate module part of the Religious and Theological Studies degree programme that provides an overview of the field of Islamic Studies. It is a team-taught by staff from the Islam-UK Centre at Cardiff University.

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)

Meysydd goruchwyliaeth

I currently co-supervise a PhD student exploring the concept of reform in the writings of Khaled Abou Fadel.

I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:

• Muslim institutions, congregations, and mosques
• Sacred space
• Islam in Wales