Dr Shamila Ahmed
I completed a BA (Hons) in Criminology and Criminal Justice in 2004 and between 2006 -2011 I held the position of a Research Fellow and a Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham. In 2012 I was awarded a PhD from the University of Birmingham for my research on the impact of the ‘War on Terror’ on British Muslims, specifically focusing on their experiences and perceptions of the state, the police and Islamic identity. I am currently a Lecturer in Criminology; a Research Associate for Salzburg Global Organisation, University of Salzburg Austria and a Research Associate for the Independent Academic Research Studies Institute. I have been invited to Home Office conferences pertaining to the War on Terror, including a recent conference on the Syria Conflict and taught on the Masters programme in Alpbach Austria on the ‘War on Terror’ and Muslims.
I was awarded a PhD from the University of Birmingham for my research on the impact of the ‘War on Terror’ on British Muslims, specifically focusing on their experiences and perceptions of the state, the police and Islamic identity. I am currently developing research around the role of emotions in the radicalisation process; assessing the role of overseas visits in the radicalisation process and exploring non state centric ways to counter terrorism and reduce the risk of ISIS.
I am interested in supervising PhD’s in terrorism studies, the ‘war on terror’, Islamic identity and policing.
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