Dr Mikahil Sulaiman Azad

Dr Mikahil Azad

Lecturer in Criminology

School of Health and Wellbeing

Department of Community, Social Justice and Health

Contact Details

email: m.azad@worc.ac.uk

Dr Mikahil Sulaiman Azad is a Lecturer in Criminology, where he has taught since September 2023, leading several undergraduate and postgraduate modules.

 

Mikahil’s primary research area is Islamophobia and understanding the experiences of British Muslim communities using a multi-disciplinary approach. His other research interests include honour-based abuse, structural inequalities and experiences in higher education. Mikahil’s doctoral thesis centred on understanding mosque safety which involved applying ethnographic methodologies. Outside of the classroom, he works closely with the community, stakeholders, and wider academic spaces informing them of prominent criminological issues and recommending strategies/safeguards.

 

Mikahil is open to doctoral supervision for the following topics, which aligns with his research areas –

  • Islamophobia
  • Hate Crime
  • Domestic Abuse (specifically toward honour-based abuse)
  • Structural Inequalities
  • Online Crime

Teaching

Mikahil teaches on the following modules - 

Undergraduate Modules

CRMN1401 – Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice (Teaching Team)

CRMN1402 – Professional Skills, Practice, and Research in Criminology (Module Leader)

CRMN2501 – Building on Theory and Research in Criminology (Teaching Team)

CRMN3601 – The Dissertation (Module Leader & Supervisor)

CRMN3604 – Organised Crime, Terrorism, and Gangs (Module Leader)

 

Postgraduate Modules

CRMN4702 – Applied Research Methods in Criminology (Module Leader & Supervisor)

CRMN4700 – The Dissertation (Module Leader)

Research Interests

  • Islamophobia Studies
  • British Muslim Communities
  • Ethnographic Research
  • Honour-Based Abuse
  • Experiences in Higher Education
  • Structural Inequalities

Membership of Professional Bodies

  •  British Society of Criminology 

Publications

Books

Jones, S., Azad, M., Miles, L. and Lynes, A. (2025) Embracing the Unknown. Experiences of Studying for a PhD in the Social Sciences. Bristol: Policy Press. (Forthcoming)

 

Journal Articles

Azad, M. (2021) Experiences of Domestic Abuse within the South Asian Community. Journal of Global Faultlines, 8(1), pp. 50-68.

 

Book Chapters

Azad, M. (2024) An Exploration of How Online Threats Can Impact Mosque Worshippers and the Factors which Enable This. Victimisation in the Digital Age

An Online/Offline Continuum Approach. In: T. Munk and M. Kennedy. London: Routledge.

 

Azad, M. (2025) The Process of Conceptualising a PhD topic and navigating my way through Academia. Embracing the Unknown: Experiences of Studying for a PhD in the Social Sciences. In: S. Jones, M. Azad, L. Miles and A. Lynes. Bristol: Policy Press. (Forthcoming)

 

 

 

 

 

 

External Roles

British Society of Criminology Hate Crime Network – Deputy Chair