Mustafa Baig

Biography

Dr Mustafa Baig is Jameel Lecturer in Islamic Studies. He has joined Cardiff University from the University of Exeter where he was Research Fellow and then Lecturer in Islamic Studies. Prior to this he was Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Manchester where he also completed his MA in Islamic Studies and PhD thesis. His research interests principally lie in the study of Islamic jurisprudence in non-Muslim contexts, investigating how Islamic jurists – who predominantly addressed Muslims living under Muslim rule – discussed the ‘more exceptional’ cases of Muslims living in non-Muslim lands, and the legal and theological implications involved. As well as examining the classical literature on Muslims in non-Muslim jurisdictions, he is also interested in following new modern/ist discourses on Muslims in minority contexts. Dr Baig also spent a number of years studying classical Islamic texts (in a variety of disciplines) with traditional Muslim scholars in a madrasa setting. He has taught courses (at the University of Manchester and Exeter) on subjects covering Islamic jurisprudence; Islamic theology; Islamic philosophy; Sufism; women in Islam; Islamic in practice; Islam/the Arab world and the West; and Islamic history.

Research Interest

Islamic Law and Society