Fozia Bora

Professor Fozia Bora teaches and researches pre-modern Muslim and Islamic history at the University of Leeds. She has worked with a collaborative team on the archival history of Bradford 1904 Somali Village since 2019. Recognised for her public engagement with historical texts, she received the University of Leeds’ Women of Achievement Award in 2021. Her book, Writing History in the Medieval Islamic World, delves into the significance of chronicles as archives. Presently, her research focuses on Bradford’s Muslim communities, examining their narratives of migration, acculturation, and settlement, both locally and globally. Bora’s work bridges academia with public discourse, enriching our understanding of Islamic history.