We were delighted to discuss the insights of our collaborative Economic and Social Research Council funded research project Digital British Islam at the Scottish Parliament yesterday. Thank you to Gary Bunt and Sariya C-C for a fascinating overview of the project and sincere thanks to Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP for sponsoring.

Here’s a link to photos and the policy briefing document from last week’s Scottish Parliament event sponsored by Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP and presented by Gary Bunt Sariya C-C . @uwtsd The Alwaleed Centre Centre for Peace and Security digitalbritishislam.com/dbi-edinburgh2…

Photos from the Digital British Islam East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre event last Thursday, with Dr Sadek Hamid, Sariya C-C and me. More photos can be found on the Digital British Islam Facebook page. All photography: Yvonne Howard-Bunt

Here's a piece from the East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre about the recent Digital British Islam event, with Gary Bunt Dr Sadek Hamid Sariya C-C eastlondonmosque.org.uk/news/elm-hosts…

Thanks for hosting us East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre Centre for Peace and Security Coventry University Research and Innovation

"Professor Gary R. Bunt of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) presented key findings from the Digital British Islam research project at a special event held at the Scottish Parliament." uwtsd.ac.uk/news/uwtsd-pro… University of Wales Trinity Saint David Sariya C-C The Alwaleed Centre Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP

I'm just back from the Digital Islam Across Europe project's conference, hosted at the University of Edinburgh. Here are the team members and some of the speakers after Day One. More photos to follow. Photo: Yvonne Howard-Bunt

Updated links for the ‘Digital Methodologies for the Study of Religion‘ Symposium 25.6.25 in Coventry - including an exciting provisional programme: Registration: digitalbritishislam.com/symposium-regi… Programme: digitalbritishislam.com/draft-symposiu… #Islam

Provisional Coventry Symposium Panels for the 25.6.25 Digital British Islam event: archiving, TikTok, Shi'ism, methodology, digital ethnography and SEO are all on the schedule. Reposted due to date typo(!)

New research by Sariya C-C captures 50 years of oral history from UK Black and South Asian social workers. The study will be used in training material for new recruits and qualified professionals. Read Weronika Strzyżyńska's interview with Sariya C-C⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/06/12/eth…

A new oral history project highlights the contributions of minority communities to the UK children’s care system over the past 50 years. Weronika Strzyżyńska speaks to Sariya C-C, the Centre for Peace and Security sociologist behind the research➡️hyphenonline.com/2025/06/12/eth…

Sociologist Sariya C-C spent two years collecting oral histories from British Black and South Asian social workers, who shared their experiences over the past half century. Weronika Strzyżyńska speaks to her about the research, published this month. hyphenonline.com/2025/06/12/eth…

Digital British Islam are presenting at BRAIS‘s Conference in Cambridge on the final day (1 July) - Laura লরা Gary Bunt Sariya C-C Dr Sadek Hamid will be discussing project findings. Conference details: brais.ac.uk/conferences/br…

Members of the Digital British Islam team are looking forward to presenting a keynote at the BRAIS Conference tomorrow afternoon at the University of Cambridge brais.ac.uk/conferences/br…

It was so good to see my book on the Hurst Publishers stand at the BRAIS annual conference. Lovely to meet Jess. Thanks again Hurst for publishing Muslim Women in Britain: 1850 to 1950. Jamie and I have enjoyed every step of our collaboration! Centre for Peace and Security CU Research

What a fabulous day! Great discussions. Grateful to have made a small contribution

Gary Bunt, Sariya C-C (UK team), Dorota Wójciak (Poland team), Berta Güell (Spain team) and Egdūnas Račius (Lithuania team) will be presenting findings from our CHANSE Digital Islam Across Europe project at the European Commission in Brussels on October 3, 2025.