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Mr Leon Moosavi

Thesis Working Title

Islamophobia, Belonging and Race in the Experiences of Muslim Converts in Britain

Research Interests

Dr. Leon Moosavi is a sociologist of race and religion, specialising on Muslim communities in Britain. He completed his PhD in the Sociology Department of Lancaster University in 2011. His thesis examined conversion to Islam in contemporary Britain, with the title:Islamophobia, Belonging and 'Race' in the Experiences of Muslim Converts in Britain in which he engaged with debates about the place of religion in contemporary Britain, the post-conversion experience, the embodiment and performance of religious identity, definitions of Islamophobia, the racialisation of religious identities, the interface between religious and national belonging, and the dynamics of Muslim communities in Britain. He has been invited to present his research in several countries and has published some of his research findings in journals and as book chapters. He has also featured in mainstream media debates on several occasions and been consulted by the Government on their counter terrorism policy. He is currently leading a project funded by the European Union which examines Muslim converts, extremism and counter-terrorism policy in Britain. He is based in Manchester and can be contacted for further discussion on: reza_moosavi@hotmail.co.uk.

Other Interests and Hobbies

·Dr. Leon Moosavi has discussedhis research several times on BBC One, Press TV, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC Asian Network and The Guardian. All contributions can be accessed here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ivasoom#g/u

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Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Moosavi, L. (2012, forthcoming). White Privilege and White Dis-Privilege in the Lives of Muslim Converts in Britain. The Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association Journal (as part of a special edition).

Moosavi, L. (2012, forthcoming). British Muslim Converts Performing 'Authentic Muslimness'. Performing Islam. 1 (1).

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Book Chapters

Moosavi, L. (2012, forthcoming). The Religious and National Identity of Muslim Converts in Britain. Religion and Identity in Europe. M. Topic and S. Sremac (eds). Berlin: Peter Lang

Moosavi, L. (2012, forthcoming). Islamophobia since 9/11: Experiences of Muslim Converts in Britain. Reflections on 9/11: The Legacies and Impacts of a Decade of Urgent History. C. Allen (ed.). Aldershot: Ashgate.

Moosavi, L. (2011). Muslim Converts & Islamophobia in Britain. The Sociology of Islam: Secularism, Economy and Politics. T. Keskin (ed.). Reading: Ithaca Press. pp. 247-268

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Other

Moosavi, L. (2011). Extremism, Islamophobia and Muslim Converts. Soundings: Policy Matters for Muslims in Britain. The Muslim Council of Britain. Available from: http://soundings.mcb.org.uk/?p=281 [Accessed 27/06/2011]

Moosavi, L. (2011). Book Review: The End of Multiculturalism? Terrorism, Integration and Human Rights. Sociological Research Online. Available from: http://www.socresonline.org.uk/16/1/reviews/2.html [Accessed 04/05/2011]

Moosavi, L. (2010). Manifestations of Islamophobia and the Loyalty of Muslim Converts. The Sociological Imagination. Available from: http://sociologicalimagination.org/posts/leon-moosavi/manifestations-of-islamophobia-and-the-loyalty-of-muslim-converts/ [Accessed 04/05/2011]

Moosavi, L. (2009). Representation of Islam and Muslims by the British Government between 2001 and 2007. The Sociology of Islam & Muslim Societies Newsletter. Summer edition. pp. 11-13

Associated research centres: Centre for Gender and Women's Studies, Greater Middle East and Islamic Studies Network

Keywords: Islam, Islamophobia, Minority ethnic communities, Race, Race and racism, Religion, Religion and society, Sociology of religion