Abida Malik

Contact

• workRoom A15 Law and Social Science
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• Abida.Malik@nottingham.ac.uk

Teaching Summary

My teaching interests include teaching on MA and BA modules such as Globalisation, Europeanisation and Public Policy, Why Do Policies Fail, Understanding Contemporary Society, Global Sociology which… read more

Research Summary

I am a Academic Parliament Fellow and am currently researching the (dis) engagement of Muslim civic organisations with parliament and providing a list of policy recommendations to the Education,… read more

Selected Publications

• MALIK A, QURESHI H, ABDUL-RAZAKQ H, YAQOOB Z, JAVAID F, WILEY E and LATIF A, 2019. ‘I decided not to go into surgery due to dress code’: a cross-sectional study within the UK investigating experiences of female Muslim medical health professionals on bare below the elbows (BBE) policy and wearing headscarves (hijabs) in theatre BMJ Open. 9(9:e019954),

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My teaching interests include teaching on MA and BA modules such as Globalisation, Europeanisation and Public Policy, Why Do Policies Fail, Understanding Contemporary Society, Global Sociology which includes Human Rights. I have previously taught on Citizenship and Rights in a Globalised World; Culture, Identities and Deviance; and Policy and Social Justice.

I supervise PhD students in Islamic finance and Master students in Social Policy. I have a keen in interest in supervising students in areas of Nationalism, Identities, Internationality, Islamophobia, Citizenship, Equalities, Cosmopolitanism and multiculturalism.

Current Research

I am a Academic Parliament Fellow and am currently researching the (dis) engagement of Muslim civic organisations with parliament and providing a list of policy recommendations to the Education, Engagement and Outreach HOST parliament team.

Past Research

I have a diverse research background which includes academic work that is policy facing. My work focuses on applying evidence based academic research to better inform, shape and influence policy making. This aligns with producing REF work.

Future Research

Currently I am focusing on internationality, relating to gendered identities of Muslim women and the impact of islamophobia.

• MALIK A, QURESHI H, ABDUL-RAZAKQ H, YAQOOB Z, JAVAID F, WILEY E and LATIF A, 2019. ‘I decided not to go into surgery due to dress code’: a cross-sectional study within the UK investigating experiences of female Muslim medical health professionals on bare below the elbows (BBE) policy and wearing headscarves (hijabs) in theatre BMJ Open. 9(9:e019954),
• ZAHRA YAQOOB, ABIDA MALIK, HAFSAH QURESHI and ASAM LATIF, 2019. Career Choices of Muslim Women in the NHS: hindered by dress code? Career Choice of Muslim Women. 2(1),
• ABIDA MALIK and PHOEBE GRIFFITH, 2018. Reaching out: Tackling disengagement among Pakistani and Bangladeshi women in Britain: There is widespread acceptance that the social and economic disengagement of women from Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities remains a challenge, and the government has recognised the need to tackle disengagement as a key priority. IPPR Institute for Public Policy Research.
• 2018. Islamophobia Defined APPG British Muslims.
• 2018. Race In Britain: Inequality, Identity and Belonging In: Race in Britain.
• 2018. A Very Merry Muslim Christmas
• EMILY KNOX, ASAM LATIF, SOMAIYEH MOHAMMADIAN, ABIDA MALIK and MUSHARRAF HUSSAIN, 2017. Overcoming the Fear of the “Other”: Building Trust Between British Muslims and the Wider Community Overcoming the Fear of the “Other”: Building Trust Between British Muslims and the Wider Community. 37(4), 470-480
• 2015. The Experiences of British Muslim Civic Actors: Stigma, Performance and Active Citizenship in Britain: 0000 0004 6352 2359 University of Nottingham.
• ABIDA MALIK, 2013. Identities, Islamophobia, and the State: Diverse Perspectives and Experiences of Muslim Civic Actors from Islamic Organizations in the UK. In: MATTHIAS KORTMANN and KERSTIN ROSENOW-WILLIAMS, eds., Islamic Organisations in Europe and the USA: A Multidisciplinary perspective First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 203-223
• ABIDA MALIK and EMILY WYKES, British Muslims in UK Higher Education: Socio-Political, religious and policy considerations Bridge Institute. (978-1-912538-02-7)