About this Event
Organised by the Manchester Muslim Forum[MMF] and hosted by Khizra Masjid in partnership:
REPORT LAUNCH: BRITISH MUSLIMS IN NUMBERS: CENSUS SUMMARY 2025
Presentation by Dr Jamil Sherif [Muslim Council of Britain's Research & Documentation Committee (MCB ReDoc)]
*Host and chair: Dr Sadek Hamid [Senior Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh]
Date and time: Saturday 18th 2025, 4pm - 6pm [Prompt start]
Venue: The Khizra Mosque and Community Centre, Main Lecture Theatre , 425 Cheetham Hill Rd, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 0PF
Recently released, this new report reveals how British Muslims are a kaleidoscope of communities, with an internal diversity that is microcosm of British society as a whole. The report highlights both progress and persistent challenges facing Muslim communities in the UK. Drawing on the 2021 census data provided by the Office of National Statistics for England & Wales and Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency which included a question on religious affiliation. In Scotland the census was conducted in 2022 with data published by the National Records for Scotland. It was the outcome of an extensive interfaith campaign in which the MCB played a prominent role. The effort has come to be fully justified, as demonstrated in this report, in providing the facts about the nation’s plurality and diversity. There are now 20-years of data to inform public policymaking and raise awareness within Muslim civil society of some social realities. The full report can be downloaded here: https://mcb.org.uk/resources/censussummary2025/
In this presentation, Dr Sherif will present the key findings and observations for both for those working within the Muslim community leadership and organisations and thinkers and those involved in policy making at various levels from community to Government.
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About the speaker *Dr Jamil Sherif, a data analyst by profession, was the founding chair of the Muslim Council of Britain's Research & Documentation Committee (MCB ReDoc) and remains a member. During 1997-2000 he represented the MCB on the interfaith alliance campaigning and lobbying for the inclusion of the religion question in the 2001 Census. He has a research interest in British Muslim history and supported the East London Mosque and MCB in preserving their archive collections. His book 'Friendships in the Square, Muslim Activism in Historic London, 1880s to the 1940s' will be published later this year.
Host and chair : *Dr Sadek Hamid is a Senior Research Fellow, at the University of Edinburgh] and prior he was Head of Research at UKIM and Research Fellow at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He has previously held teaching and research positions at the universities of Chester, Liverpool Hope, Cambridge Muslim College and Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. He has been actively engaged in Muslim communities for more than 30 years and prior to transitioning to academia was a Youth & Community Development professional. He has written extensively on Muslim young people, Islamic activism, religion, politics, and public policy. He is author of Sufis, Salafis and Islamists: The Contested Ground of British Islamic Activism (I. B. Tauris, 2016), co-author of British Muslims: New Directions in Islamic Thought, Creativity and Activism, (Edinburgh University Press, 2018), editor of Young British Muslims: Between Rhetoric and Realities (Routledge, 2016), co-editor of Political Muslims: Understanding Youth Resistance in a Global Context (Syracuse University Press, 2018), Youth Work and Islam: A Leap of Faith for Young People (Sense, 2011) and most recently; Contemporary British Muslim Arts an Cultural Production: Identity, Belonging and Social Change (Routledge, 2023).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Khizra Mosque, 425 Cheetham Hill Road, Cheetham Hill, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
