- Dr Hossein Godazgar
- Dr Dawoud El-Alami
- Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh
- Dr Luqman Zakariyah
- Dr Masoumeh Velayati
Dr Hossein Godazgar is the Acting Principal and his teaching and research expertise lie in the areas of religion, Islam, social science and education, political philosophy and practical ethics, with special emphasis on bioethics, the environment and the foundations of law. Read more about his areas of expertise by clicking on the topics below.
- Sociology of Religion
- Islam and Everyday Life
- Islam and Education
- Religion and Globalisation
- Religious Diversity and Pluralism
- Islamic Art and Architecture
- Religion and Practical Ethics
- Islam and the West
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Dr Dawoud El-Alami is a Reader in Islamic Law and Director of Research. His teaching and research expertise lie in Islamic Personal Status Law and the reform of marriage and divorce law in the Arab world. His Marriage Contract in Islamic Law – in the Shari’a and Personal Status Laws of Egypt and Morocco. (Arab and Islamic Laws series. London, Graham and Trotman, 1991) and The Marriage and Divorce Laws of the Arab Countries (with D. Hinchcliffe, London, Kluwer Law International, 1996) are key teaching texts in Islamic Law programmes in UK and US universities. Read more about his areas of expertise by clicking the topics below.
Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh is a lecturer and his teaching and research expertise lies within the areas of ‘Methods of Dealing with Islamic Primary Sources’, ‘Democratic Values and Governance in Islam’, ‘Methods of Dealing with Islamic Primary Sources’ and ‘Qur’anic Discourse on Peace & Plurality’. Read more about his areas of expertise by clicking on the topics below.
- Core Sources and Approaches
- Islam and Politics
- International Relations
- Methodologies of Tafsir and Mufasirin
- Islamic Ethics
- Civilisational Dialogue
Dr Luqman Zakariyah is a teaching fellow and his research expertise lies within the areas of exploring how Islamic law can engage in modern debate on various issues; socio-political and economic challenges, family structure in Islam and the challenge of reformation. Read more about his areas of expertise by clicking on the topics below.
- Islamic Finance
- Islamic Law
- Islamic Studies
- Maqasid al-Shari’ah
- Qur’an and Interpertations
- Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh)
Dr Masoumeh Velayati is a Lecturer and her teaching and research expertise lie in the areas of Muslim women and paid and unpaid work. Read more about her areas of expertise by clicking on the topics below.
