I am an experienced academic, researcher, writer, consultant and trainer. I am Head of Research, Training and Development at UK Islamic Mission (UKIM), which is one of the biggest mosque and civil society networks in the U.K. I am also a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the University Wales Trinity St David, Lampeter. I have also been a Senior Researcher at Oxford University's Centre for Islamic Studies and a Lecturer at the Universities of Chester and Liverpool Hope, U.K.My research interests include British Muslims, Islam in America and Europe, Islamic activism, religious radicalisation, inter-faith relations, religion and public policy.I have written widely on issues related to British Muslim communities. My books include:Contemporary British Muslim Arts and Cultural Production: Identity, Belonging and Social Change (Routledge, 2023) British Muslims: New Directions in Islamic Thought, Creativity and Activism (Edinburgh University Press, 2018)Political Muslims: Understanding Youth Resistance in the Global Context, (Syracuse University Press, 2018) Sufis, Salafis and Islamists: The Contested Ground of British Islamic Activism (I.B Tauris, 2017)Young British Muslims: Between Rhetoric and Realities (Routledge, 2016)Youth Work and Islam: A Leap of Faith for Young People (Sense, 2011)My non-academic work has been published in various online news sources such as Hyphen Online, The New Arab, Politics Today, The Guardian, Middle East Eye and Al-Jazeera.