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A very festive 20th Anniversary Celebration of the @IslamUKCentre at @cardiffuni hosted by PVC @jasonmohammad with contributions from Prof Sophie Gilliat-Ray OBE @sgilliat, Dr @AbdulAzim Ahmed, @saleemkidwai OBE from @MuslimWales, all MBRN chairs Prof @Sariya_CC Prof @TariqModood

It’s been a while since we updated this. We have now 🎤📹 recorded & archived around 250 oral history interviews several hundred photos & documents. Developed educational resources, podcasts, exhibitions, heritage trails and podcasts! For updates on events instagram.com/everydaymuslim…

Following the launch of our Women's Network, our mentorship scheme is OPEN! Sign up now to join the programme and connect with women who are creating change and shaping the future: tinyurl.com/2ujsx5z7 #TheBlessingsOfTheCollective

Today's blog post is a treat from MEMOs founding editor Lubaaba Al-Azami- 'Travellers in the Golden Realm' paperback out Aug 7! memorients.com/articles/curio…

Lovely review of @SamDalrymple123's #ShatteredLands by @FiammettaRocco in @prospect_uk

CFP: Bound for Devotion: The Prayer Book as Object and Practice, 1300–1800 (1-3 July 2026, Leiden) | MEMOs: memorients.com/events/cfp-bou… #callforpapers #theology #medievaltwitter #earlymodernhistory #earlymoderntwitter

@Everyday_Muslim @SamDalrymple123 @_JasvirSingh We’ve been following the campaign since the event at @MayorofLondon city hall in 2022 can’t wait to hear more about the memorial plans! 👏

@SamDalrymple123’s book “Shattered Lands” is not just about 1947: it’s a sweeping history of how British India was divided again and again, reshaping a quarter of the world 🌎 READ MORE about the book and our campaign for a partition memorial instagram.com/p/DL5C-2Yo7_V/…

CONFERENCE: Worship in transition: liturgical change, continuity & adaptation in 16th century Europe | MEMOs #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents memorients.com/events/cfp-wor…

'Queens of Islam' tells stories of historic, forgotten Muslim women rulers religionnews.com/2025/06/03/que…

We had the pleasure of welcoming @SabahGilani , Natasha Syed and Dr Kiran Rahim into @Challney_Girls today to deliver a panel discussion. They shared powerful stories with our students about their careers, struggles, and experiences as Muslim women in Britain. Honest, inspiring and deeply impactful. #ResilientMinds #RepresentationMatters @BRITISHMMAG @BCBNUK @muslimmind_uk @Muslim_Aid @shamilasadiq

Reclaiming the story of Bradford's 1904 Somali village exhibition ⁦@BBCNews⁩ ⁦@FoziaBora⁩ ⁦@YBirt⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@GheeBowman and the Forgotten Indian Soldiers: A Tribute to a Remarkable Historian by @omartareknasr everydaymuslim.org/ghee-bowman-an…

It was an honour to sponsor the @digibritislam research findings parliamentary launch. Thanks to Zainab for organising & to the great speakers @garybunt & @Sariya_CC who spoke to how Muslim focused online platforms shape religious practice, community engagement, & expression.

Excellent news: a new complete translation of Māturīdī's Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, edited by @RamonIHarvey, is forthcoming.@

We were delighted to discuss the insights of our collaborative @ESRC funded research project @digibritislam at the @ScotParl yesterday. Thank you to @garybunt and @Sariya_CC for a fascinating overview of the project and sincere thanks to @FoysolChoudhury for sponsoring.

New report! This publication explores how students at UK Christian and Muslim higher education colleges make sense of religious diversity and engage with those of other religions and beliefs, and how colleges support their interfaith learning. coventry.ac.uk/research/resea…

This Ramadan, check out the work of Digital British #Islam, including our podcast archive: digitalbritishislam.com/dbi-web-archiv… - just one of many collections of online content we are exploring in the project.

Call for Papers @digibritislam symposium: Digital Methodologies for the Study of Religion. Details: digitalbritishislam.com/call-for-paper… Pls join us @garybunt @alwaleed_centre @SadekHamid @DrKElshayyal @Laurabakes @DrAlamgirAhmed @BRAIS_UK @MuslimsInBritRN @BSASocrel @nmrdcnetwork

Launch of new network! If you are involved in this or know anyone that is, please get in touch (email in advert) & share.