Seen and Not Heard, Voices of Young British Muslims is an important piece of research which aimed, primarily, to identify the areas of concern that young Muslims feel are particularly pertinent to their lives. As the title suggests, the research is centred on the dialogue that took place with young Muslims which provides this piece of research with the veracity of unmediated perspectives.

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“Your report will go a long way to educate the public and also will act as a vehicle to listen and improve our own understanding of our youths within our communities.”

Maulana Shahid Raza OBE

Chairman, Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB)

“Well done: constructive and critical”

Dr Philip Lewis, Department of Peace Studies

University of Bradford 

“It is a very timely and important contribution to the discourse of British Muslims in general and British Muslim youth in particular, at a time when the stereotypical depiction of Muslims is gaining currency.”

Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE)

“Way to put young Muslim's voices on the agenda in a reflectively complex and intelligent way and in what looks like must have been painstaking research.”

Anita Nayyar, Women's Engagement Officer

Preventing Extremism Unit,

Department of Communities and Local Government

"In her ground-breaking research - Seen and Not Heard - Voices of Young British Muslims, Sughra Ahmed has provided a rare insight into young British Muslims' thoughts, experience, concerns and aspirations. Young people speaking for themselves give policy makers, service providers, community leaders and the older generation clear pointers for engaging with them on the basis of a deeper knowledge and understanding. This should help young British Muslims achieve their potential and empower them to take a dynamic role in the development of our plural society."

Dr Nazia Khanum OBE

Director, Equality in Diversity

National Muslim Women’s Advisory Group (NMWAG)

“You have done an excellent job with this. Many congratulations.”

Revd Mike Smith

Chaplain & Policy Adviser to the Bishop of Leicester

"Sughra Ahmed has produced an impressive report that, through its principled approach, urges us all to reconsider our perceptions of British Muslim youth."

Zahed Amanullah

Associate Editor at altmuslim.com

“Just brilliant, well done!”

Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra,

Assistant Secretary General, Muslim Council of Britain.