Islam on Campus: Contested Identities and the Cultures of Higher Education in Britain

This innovative study uses rich new evidence from the UK to explore university life and examine how ideas about Islam and Muslim identities are produced on campus.

Alison Scott-Baumann, Professor of Society and Belief and Associate Director Research (Impact and Public Engagement), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London,Mathew Guest, Professor in the Sociology of Religion, Durham University,Shuruq Naguib, Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Lancaster University,Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, Assistant Professor and Research Group Lead for Faith and Peaceful Relations, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University,Aisha Phoenix, Post-Doctoral Researcher, SOAS University of London

Dr Alison Scott-Baumann is Professor of Society and Belief and Associate Director of Research (Impact and Public Engagement) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London, UK.

Dr Mathew Guest is Professor in the Sociology of Religion in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University, UK, where he has taught since 2004.

Dr Shuruq Naguib is a Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Lancaster University, UK and Associate Editor of the Encyclopaedia of the Qur’?n Online (Brill).

Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor is a Feminist Sociologist of Religion. She is Assistant Professor and Research Group Lead for Faith and Peaceful Relations at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, UK.

Dr Aisha Phoenix was the postdoctoral researcher on the Re/presenting Islam on Campus research project based at SOAS University of London. Her current research is on colourism.