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Research Scholar of Education and Religion

Shaykh Afsan Yusaf Redwan

Shaykh Afsan Yusaf Redwan is a scholar of education and religion whose work brings together Islamic studies, pedagogy and religious education. His research interests include Qur’anic hermeneutics, education, ethics and theology, with a particular interest in approaches to teaching and learning.

a.redwan@ibnrushdcentre.org

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Biography

Shaykh Afsan Yusaf Redwan is a Research Scholar of Education and Religion. He is a passionate and dedicated teacher who constantly seeks ways to improve and adopt new teaching pedagogies. His higher education experience has strengthened his ability to engage critically with concepts and synthesise ideas to create engaging learning environments. Teaching undergraduates and marking assignments has strengthened how he provides student feedback and further developed my teaching practice. In addition, he has completed peer-reviewed publications on numerous topics. Research interests include religious studies, education, ethics, and theology.

Education

  • PhD in Theology and Religious Studies: ‘Quranic Hermeneutics: a study on the pedagogical tools of English Qur’an translations impacting current exegetical typologies.’ Cardiff University.
  • Cardiff University Education Associate Fellowship Programme – Awarded AFHE – Fellowship reference PR259531
  • MA Islamic Studies – Distinction, Newman University Birmingham
  • PGCE and QTS in Secondary teaching (Science) – TRN – 1586891; University of Hertfordshire
  • BSc Biological Science, University of Bedfordshire

Publications

  • A Theoretical Exploration of Enhancement Sessions at Bedford Sixth Form, Practitioner Research in College-Based Education, IGI Global 2024
  • Muslims in the UK and Europe Postgraduate Symposium, Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge, 22-23 June 2023, forthcoming 2024 ‘Engaging with the Quran in the Anglosphere: How New Textual Productions, Quranic essays and commentary contribute to the Discursive Canon of Anglophone Islam’.
  • “When The Earth Speaks Against Us: Environmental Ethics In Islam: Yaqeen Institute For Islamic
    Research    “, Yaqeen Institute For Islamic Research, 2018,
  • Chapter in Islam and Pastoral Care edited collection, Kube Publishing, forthcoming 2024. Redwan, A., Changing the fabric, embedding an Islamic ethos across the curriculum and form time: a case study on Al Hikmah Boys School.
  • Muslim World Book Review, forthcoming 2023: The ethics of Generating Posthumans. Bloomsbury Academic.
  • Muslim World Book Review, Vol 42, Iss.4, The Islamic Foundation 2022: I, WARBOT: THE DAWN OF ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT CONFLICT, by Kenneth Payne. Location: C Hurst & Co. Publishers Ltd., 2021, ix+288pp. ISBN: 9781787384620
  • British Association of Islamic Studies (BRAIS),
  • Doctoral Academy, Cardiff University
  • Pearson Associate