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Michael Mumisa is a PhD candidate and Special Livingstone Scholar at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge. He was classically trained and earned an ‘Ijaza Alimiyya’ with distinction. He also holds a BA Honours degree (with distinction) and an MPhil research degree. He has lectured at the University of Birmingham, University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education, Newman University College in Birmingham, Markfield Institute in Leicestershire, the Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations, and has taught and supervised undergraduates at the University of Cambridge. He is author of a number of studies in Islamic Law, Classical Arabic grammar, Hermeneutics, Theology and Philosophy. He is a regular broadcaster and commentator on radio and other media and he provides advice to BBC Drama and other TV programmes.

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Dilwar is Chair of New Horizons in British Islam. He is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, University of Coventry. Dilwar has worked in research, consultancy and training over the last 20 years, delivering contracts for the voluntary sector, private sector and various government departments around issues of religion, integration and identity. He is a Trustee of the Faith & Belief Forum (FBF) and was Trustee and Vice-Chair of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust until 2018.

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Moulana Shakir Ahmed is a British Muslim Scholar with interests in Islamic academic research & integration. He is particularly interested in British Muslim Identity, traditional Islamic seminary education and its importance and impact. Furthermore, Moulana Shakir Ahmed has been working in the media since 2007. He worked in mainstream media for 7 years and thereafter has been a presenter at ATN Bangla and TV One. He has also been an active fundraiser for Islamic Media channels for the past 12 years. He is a prolific public and motivational speaker covering both Islamic and mainstream topics.

He has been active in community work since his graduation from the Islamic seminary and has been actively seeking to assist, enhance and promote traditional education and seminaries. He was part of the research project commissioned by IPPR “Inside Madrassas: Understanding and engaging with British-Muslim faith supplementary schools” (2011”). This report was the first in British history to have looked into the importance and significance of traditional ‘Maktabs / Madrassas’ or supplementary schools.  He has worked in the corporate sector since his university years as well as in senior management for a decade including in Spain.

Shakir Ahmed is also the founder and director of eimams.com. The very first online recruitment website for specialist Muslim jobs. It’s purpose is to support the growing Muslim population in the UK and Europe in particular the specialist jobs such as Imams, Qurras, Huffaz etc.

He graduated with an ‘Alimiyah’ degree (B.A Hons) from Jamia Islamia Hijaz College, 2001. He has also read International Relations & Politics (BA Hons), and Peace & Reconciliation Studies (MA) from Coventry University. Furthermore, he also read MA Islamic Studies at Markfield Institute, awarded by Loughborough University.

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