Fatou Sambe

Research student

School of History, Archaeology and Religion

I hold a BSc in Psychology and Sociology from Queen Margaret University (2016) in Edinburgh and a MA in Religion and Public Life from the University of Leeds (2017). I am now a final year PhD student in the Department of Religious and Theological Studies.

Research interests:

Islam and Muslims in Britain
Religious conversion
Identity, race and gender

Thesis

Converts and the Next Generation of British Muslims

My doctoral research explores the post-conversion experiences of Muslim converts and the particular intersection of converts having children. I further focus on the identities and experiences of the next generation, namely, the children of converts. Through my research I am hoping to contribute to a better understanding of the varying identities and unique experiences of the current generation of Muslims in Britain and ultimately the heterogeneity of Muslim communities.

Religious Studies (BA): RT0101 - The Origins and Legacies of Religion in the Modern World, Seminar Tutor for Study Skills module