Radio ReOrient 14:3: Islamophobia in the Academy and the ‘Everyday’, with Izram Chaudry, hosted by Claudia Radiven and Saeed Khan

About this episode

The episode discusses Islamophobia in academia and everyday life with Dr Izram Chaudry.

In this episode, Claudia Radiven and Saeed Khan spoke with Dr Izram Chaudry about his recent report (written with Dr Yunis Alam) regarding Islamophobia on Campus. Whilst discussing Islamophobia in the context of higher education we also delved into the issue of Everyday Islamophobia, microaggressions and academic freedoms in the current UK context as well as more broadly. Izram Chaudry is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Bradford and is the author of ‘BrAsian Family Practices and Reflexivity: Beyond the Boxing Ropes’ (2024). He is also the co-editor of the forthcoming collected edition ‘Social Class, Physical Education and Community Sport’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

People in this episode

Hosts: Claudia Radiven, Saeed Khan

Guest: Dr Izram Chaudry

Topics covered

• Islamophobia
• higher education
• microaggressions
• academic freedoms
• UK context

Keywords

• Islamophobia
• higher education
• microaggressions
• academic freedoms
• UK

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Bradford

Books & works: BrAsian Family Practices and Reflexivity: Beyond the Boxing Ropes, Social Class, Physical Education and Community Sport

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