Dr Parsons in COLCHESTER
Christianity - Christian theology, beliefs and practices - PhD and academic book on this area • Global persecution of Christians - particular focus on Islamic contexts - CEO of research centre in this field • Freedom of religion or belief - and historical relationship to UK constitutional history • Radical Islam and Islam and Christian-Muslim relations • Political conservativism - particularly in relation to Christianity - written a major book on this subject • Extremism and historic British values • Conservative politics
Dr Hafidh in LONDON
Country researcher for Middle East and North African countries • Country reports • Document authentication • Disputed nationality • Dialect analysis • Forensic document authentication services (handwriting, tampering, alterations and translation) • Civil society in the Gulf • Islamist movements • Militia groups and radicalisation • Conflict and peacebuilding • Religious and ethnic minorities • Geopolitical trends and regional security • Diaspora and refugees • Human rights issues and modes of governance in the Middle East • LGBTQ and...