Sophie Gilliat-Ray

Sophie Gilliat-Ray (* 6. May 1969 ) is Professor of Theological Studies focusing Islam and Director of the Center for the Study of Islam in the UK at the University of Cardiff (Engl. Cardiff University ) in Cardiff , Wales .

Her research interests include Islam and Muslims in the UK, pastoral care and religious professionals, religion in public life and in institutions.

She is one of the trustees of Cambridge Muslim College .

She is one of the signatories of the Amman Message ( Amman Message ).

In 2013 she received the Muslim Council of Wales Achievement Award .

Publications (selection)

• Sophie Gilliat-Ray: Muslims in Britain . Cambridge University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-521-53688-2
• Sophie Gilliat-Ray and Mansur Ali, Cardiff University, UK and Stephen Pattison, Birmingham University, UK: Understanding Muslim Chaplaincy . Ashgate AHRC / ESRC Religion and Society Series 2013
• 'The first registered mosque in the UK, Cardiff, 1860': the evolution of a myth

Web links

• cf.ac.uk: Prof Sophie Gilliat-Ray ( biography )

References and footnotes

1. ↑ cf.ac.uk
2. ↑ cambridgemuslimcollege.org: Legal Status ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - accessed on May 4, 2014 
3. ↑ ammanmessage.com - accessed May 4, 2014
4. ↑ cardiffnetwork.cf.ac.uk: Achievement Award for Islam UK Center Director ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Retrieved May 5, 2014