Jahan Mahmood is a Birmingham based historian and researcher; he currently works as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. Jahan has been conducting seminars for young Muslims around Britishness since 2005; he is very active in youth and community related work and has a wealth of knowledge about the heritage and religious persuasion of Britain’s Muslim communities. Jahan has pioneered a number of workshops tackling radicalism and aiding the construction of a British Muslim identity. His work has proved to be enormously successful in the city of Birmingham and he continues to work alongside many local authorities and youth organisations. He is currently involved in projects with, Ashram Housing, University of Oxford, Royal Miltary Academy Sandhurst, Connected histories Birmingham City Council, Youth Offending Team, Youth Inclusion Project, Foreign Commonwealth Office and several local voluntary organisations.
 

Positive Futures – Home Office Project

“I would personally like to thank ‘Positive Futures’ for funding my youth involvement in some of Birmingham’s most deprived Muslim areas - This website was set up with the aid and support of the young people I mentored through the Positive Futures project”

Developing a British Muslim Identity

“Peeling away at anti British sentiments and then constructing a British Muslim identity is what this project is all about”

Testimonies

 ‘For any community project to work there is always a need for content, information and to understand its implications for a body of people in various states of social and cultural flux. Jahan Mahmood is one such scholar, activist and professional who can provide this and much more’.  Dr Tahir Abbas, University of Birmingham