Speaker Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra - Prevent Childhood Obesity

Wed, Feb 14th 2018 at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra will speak about using Islamic Religious Settings to Prevent Childhood Obesity among South Asian Children in the UK --------- Speaker Finder M. Atif, Visitor's Host, Grace & Banners Tony Ashton, Cash Desk John Watson


Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra is Senior Research Fellow, Born in Bradford project, at the NHS, Bradford

His work focuses on exploring the role of Islamic Religious Settings in preventing childhood obesity among South Asian children living in the UK. He is involved in a collaborative research activity by a multidisciplinary team of researchers working to find solutions for reducing childhood obesity using Islamic Religious Settings. He is part of conducting a scoping review and systematic mapping, Delphi consensus method, and ethnographic, qualitative and participatory fieldwork with Muslim community leaders, Imams and parents in Bradford and Birmingham.

Sufyan did his PhD in Anthropology from University of Sussex, UK. His PhD explores Islamic reformism, piety and charity in everyday life of British Muslims. He did two years postdoctoral research work at University of Chester, investigating transnational religious and political networks of minority Muslims in Britain. He taught various courses at University of Sussex and University of Chester.

For more about the work of Brn in Bradford please see their web site : - https://borninbradford.nhs.uk/

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