Dr Farhaan Wali

Senior Lecturer in Religion

f.wali@bangor.ac.uk

Dr Farhaan Wali

Most of my academic career has been in Islamic Studies, but since 2010, I have developed a wider interest in the Study of Religion. My work has always involved combining key theoretical approaches to studying religion with empirical research. I have spent several years in the field, conducting research in Britain and abroad. After spending several years interacting with Islamic radicals, I was able to interpret their social world, giving me an insight into how they became radicalized. For this reason, radical Islam was the lynchpin of my research interest during my early career, and I subsequently completed my doctorate at Royal Holloway (University of London) in this area. Since then, I have been involved in several cross-cultural research projects on counter-terrorism and radical Islam in the private and public sectors.

Email: f.wali@bangor.ac.uk

Tel.聽01248 383721

I have spent several years developing an extensive teaching portfolio in religious studies. The modules I teach examine different dimensions of religion: how they are formed, what they mean, and how they are reformulated in the modern age. Sociology of Religion, for example, introduces students to the major theories relating religious belief and practice to social life, with a significant analytical focus on religion's social function in early and modern society. My most popular class is the Introduction to Islam聽module, which provides a broad overview of Islamic belief and practice by exploring the emergence and development of Islam, from its origins in the seventh century to its modern revival. The module guides students through the study of Islam: (1) it introduces students to the history and development of early and modern Islam; (2) it also examines core Islamic beliefs and practices; and (3) it investigates the wider Islamic tradition by surveying Islamic law, philosophy and mysticism. The聽Themes in Eastern Religions聽module demonstrates my ability to teach world religions. This module presents the complex and fascinating world of Eastern Religions through a historical overview of their origins, doctrines and traditions. I have developed extensive expertise and knowledge in teaching Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Shinto and Confucianism.聽

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I am willing to supervise PhD projects in Islamic Studies and Modern Islam, particularly on radicalisation and de-radicalisation, Islamism, Muslim identity and community.

I am preparing my fifth monograph, Contesting Political Islam (Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming). In this book, I investigate the debates that stimulate disagreements among Islamist groups, identifying the critical differences between Islamists in the UK. This will help better understand Islamist groups and activists' distinct modes of thinking and methodological divergences. The book draws on narratives from the members of the UK branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir, generating insight into the different debates and conflicts the group has had with other Islamists.

I recently published my fourth monograph, Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain: The Rise and Fall of an Islamist Group (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). In this book, I comprehensively examined the political, social, cultural, and interpersonal causes of how Hizb ut-Tahrir in the UK ascended to prominence and why it rapidly declined.

My third monograph,聽Leaving Islamism: Narratives of British Muslims聽(Peter Lang, 2022), picked up from where my first monograph,聽Radicalism Unveiled聽(Routledge, 2013), left off.聽Leaving Islamism surveyed ex-Islamist narratives, documenting and investigating why some young British Muslims leave Islamism. My second monograph, Segregated Britain: Everyday Life in Muslim Enclaves in Modern Britain聽(Peter Lang, 2020), explored why many British Muslims live in separate enclaves. I conducted extensive data collection to provide a thorough and detailed account of the present social reality of Muslims living in Modern Britain.聽聽

Since October 2017, I have commissioned over 350 subject-specific expert legal reports about human rights, asylum and terrorism cases. This entailed generating expert reports on the religious and socio-political circumstances in specific countries (the UK, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India). I have conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork for asylum seekers in countries of origin, which is the basis for expertise in asylum and human rights procedures. Therefore, I have applied my research knowledge and country expertise in Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan to cultivate a better understanding and awareness among decision-makers in the UK Home Office Asylum Division, enabling them to make decisions and judgments on over 300 applicant cases. Therefore, my academic research has influenced legal practice and impacted the quality of the decision-making process in UK asylum and human rights court hearings.

2024

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    Wali, F., 1 Mar 2024, Palgrave macmillan - Springer. 220 p. (Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law, and History)
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Book 鈥� peer-review

2023

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    Wali, F., 5 Apr 2023, 27 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 13 Jan 2023, 27 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 25 Apr 2023, 34 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 10 Mar 2023, 27 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 3 Jan 2023, 26 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 21 Feb 2023, 25 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 15 Mar 2023, 27 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 2 Jan 2023, 36 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 9 Feb 2023, 25 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 9 Jan 2023, 26 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 19 Mar 2023, 27 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 10 Jan 2023, 27 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 13 Mar 2023, 27 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 15 Mar 2023, 28 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 24 Jan 2023, 27 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 2 Jan 2023, 36 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 3 Jan 2023, 27 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 19 Apr 2023, 30 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 21 Mar 2023, 30 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 14 Mar 2023, 31 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report

2022

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    Wali, F., 5 Mar 2022, 31 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 27 Feb 2022, 32 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 23 Dec 2022, 30 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 14 Jun 2022, Peter Lang.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Book 鈥� peer-review
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    Wali, F., 25 Feb 2022, 36 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 1 Mar 2022, CORAM Children's Legal Centre. 35 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 27 Jan 2022, 35 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 17 Feb 2022, 30 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 22 Feb 2022, 37 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 14 Jan 2022, 33 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 3 Mar 2022, 52 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 9 Feb 2022, 34 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report

2021

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    Wali, F., 20 Dec 2021, 32 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 16 Dec 2021, 32 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 28 Nov 2021, 34 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report

2020

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    Wali, F., 24 Mar 2020, Oxford: Peter Lang. 254 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Book 鈥� peer-review

2019

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    Wali, F., 16 Jan 2019, instructed on behalf of Katani and Co Solicitors.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 31 Mar 2019, Instructed on behalf of Maguire Solicitors. 17 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 27 Jul 2019, Instructed on behalf of Tamil Welfare Association Newham. 19 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 17 May 2019, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 11 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 28 Jan 2019, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 27 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 3 Jun 2019, instructed on behalf of Migrant Legal Project. 24 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 6 Mar 2019, instructed on behalf of Sutovic and Hartigan Solicitors. 24 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 18 Jun 2019, Instructed on behalf of Fountain Solicitors. 19 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 15 Feb 2019, Instructed on behalf of Fountain Solicitors. 23 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 1 Feb 2019, instructed on behalf of Islington Law Centre. 25 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 31 Mar 2019, instructed on behalf of Sutovic and Hartigan Solicitors. 26 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 29 Apr 2019, instructed on behalf of Batley Law Ltd. 31 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 10 Jun 2019, instructed on behalf of JCWI. 25 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 14 Feb 2019, instructed on behalf of Sunrise Solicitors. 23 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 1 Apr 2019, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 17 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 15 Apr 2019, instructed on behalf of JK Law Solicitors. 22 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 10 Jul 2019, Instructed on behalf of Bradford Law Centre. 24 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 24 Jan 2019, instructed on behalf of S.S. Basi and Co Solicitors. 23 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 6 Mar 2019, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 26 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 21 Jan 2019, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 24 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 18 Mar 2019, Instructed on behalf of Maguire Solicitors. 24 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 17 May 2019, instructed on behalf of Batley Law Ltd. 22 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 1 Jun 2019, instructed on behalf of McGlashan MacKay Solicitors. 17 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 21 Jan 2019, instructed on behalf of Paragon Law. 16 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 26 Mar 2019, Instructed on behalf of Maguire Solicitors. 17 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 21 May 2019, Instructed on behalf of Maguire Solicitors. 10 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 4 Mar 2019, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 34 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 12 Mar 2019, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 24 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 18 Jun 2019, instructed on behalf of IBSA Legal. 19 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 28 Jul 2019, instructed on behalf of Gulbenkian Andonian Solicitors. 22 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 28 Apr 2019, instructed on behalf of Stichting Noodopvang Dakloze Vreemdelingen Utrecht. 23 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 23 Jan 2019, instructed on behalf of Drummond Miller LLP. 20 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 24 Jan 2019, Instructed on behalf of AWS Solicitors. 16 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 11 Jun 2019, instructed on behalf of North East Law Centre. 23 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 3 Jan 2019, Instructed on behalf of AWS Solicitors. 15 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report

2018

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    Wali, F., 1 Mar 2018, In: Oral History. 46, 1, p. 67-78 11 p., 4.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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    Wali, F., 15 Jun 2018, instructed on behalf of Immigration Advice Service. 12 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 19 Jan 2018, 14 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 29 Oct 2018, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 22 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 9 Nov 2018, Instructed on behalf of Kenneth Jones Solicitors. 22 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 1 Oct 2018, instructed on behalf of Paragon Law. 22 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 29 Oct 2018, Instructed on behalf of Maguire Solicitors. 13 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 4 Oct 2018, instructed on behalf of City Law Practice Solicitors. 15 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 23 Mar 2018, instructed on behalf of Sabz Solicitors. 13 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 15 Feb 2018, Instructed on behalf of Bradford Law Centre. 14 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 4 Oct 2018, JK Law Solicitors. 15 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 17 Oct 2018, instructed on behalf of Bankfield Heath Solicitors. 21 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 26 Oct 2018, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 18 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 19 Feb 2018, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 14 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 6 Jan 2018, Instructed on behalf of R H and Co Solicitors. 10 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 19 Feb 2018, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 14 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 15 Feb 2018, instructed on behalf of Sunrise Solicitors. 13 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 11 Mar 2018, instructed on behalf of Bury Law Centre. 16 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 20 May 2018, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 12 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 16 Oct 2018, Instructed on behalf of Livingstone Brown Solicitors. 11 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 7 Dec 2018, Instructed on behalf of AWS Solicitors. 21 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 28 Jun 2018, Instructed on behalf of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 15 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 9 Nov 2018, Instructed on behalf of Tamil Welfare Association Newham. 17 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 2 Apr 2018, 14 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 12 Jan 2018, 13 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 1 Jun 2018, Instructed on behalf of AWS Solicitors.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 18 Apr 2018, Instructed on behalf of AWS Solicitors. 14 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 22 Jan 2018, Instructed on behalf of AWS Solicitors. 17 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 10 Apr 2018, Instructed on behalf of AWS Solicitors.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 17 Oct 2018, Instructed on behalf of AWS Solicitors. 24 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 4 Nov 2018, instructed on behalf of McGlashan MacKay Solicitors. 20 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 12 May 2018, instructed on behalf of Legis Chambers. 14 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 15 Nov 2018, Instructed on behalf of Braitch Solicitors. 20 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 29 Jan 2018, Instructed on behalf of JKR Solicitors. 14 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 5 Apr 2018, instructed on behalf of Kobre and Kim Law Firm (Hong Kong). 14 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 5 Dec 2018, Instructed on behalf of Fountain Solicitors. 23 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 9 Jul 2018, Instructed on behalf of Wimbledon Solicitors. 14 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report

2017

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    Wali, F., 31 Jul 2017, End of Days: An Encyclopedia of the Apocalypse in World Religions. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO Ltd, p. 104-5 2 p.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter 鈥� peer-review
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    Wali, F., 31 Mar 2017, In: Journal of Strategic Security. 10, 1, p. 102-117 18 p., 7.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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    Wali, F., 31 Jul 2017, End of Days: An Encyclopedia of the Apocalypse in World Religions. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO Ltd, p. 153-157 5 p.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter 鈥� peer-review
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    Wali, F., 30 Jun 2017, In: Journal for deradicalization. 11, summer, p. 30-58 28 p., 11.
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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    Wali, F., 31 Jul 2017, End of Days: An Encyclopedia of the Apocalypse in World Religions. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO Ltd, p. 311-3 3 p.
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter 鈥� peer-review
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    Wali, F., 14 Nov 2017, Instructed on behalf of OTS Solicitors. 13 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report
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    Wali, F., 18 Oct 2017, Instructed on behalf of Halliday Reeves Law Firm. 11 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Commissioned report

2013

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    Wali, F., 4 Jun 2013, Routledge. 208 p.
    Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Book 鈥� peer-review

2011

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    Wali, F., 1 Jan 2011, In: Journal of Social and Psychological Sciences. 4, 1, p. 41
    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review