Sofia Tsourlaki

Sofia is carrying out her PhD research at SOAS University of London, and her research topic focuses on the means to disseminate Progressive Islam and Islamic feminism to lay believers.

Sofia is also a lecturer of Islamic Studies at the Foundation of International Education (FiE) in London and a supervisor of MA Dissertations at SOAS University of London.  

Sofia has two publications: 

1. "Khaled Abou El Fadl and Amina Wadud's (re)politicisation of the mosque and employment of social media as a means of shaping religious identity based on values of progressive Islam", published in 2020 in the journal Contemporary Islam. 
2. "Artificial Intelligence on Sunni Islam's Fatwa Issuance in Dubai and Egypt", published in 2022 in the journal Islamic Inquiries.   

Sofia has a vivid presence, as a keynote speaker, in international academic conferences related to Islamic Studies since 2020: 

1. "The future of religion in the East and West", Institute of Discourse Perspectives, Lahore, Pakistan,  March 2023
2. "Means by which lay Muslims oppose the deculturation and Arabisation of Muslim communities", 2nd Paris Conference, Association: "Islam in the 21st Century", UNESCO Palace. February 2022
3. "Islam's Contribution, via Social Media, in Shaping Post-Secular European Societies.". Conference of International Society for Media, Religion and Culture, Sweden. August 2021
4. "The Role of Social Media in Challenging Authority and Shaping Religious Identity in 21st Century's Islam." International Conference in Sociology of Social Media. Department of Sociology, University of Meghalaya, India, April 2021
5. "When digital forms of information become a reliable source of academic research." 4th IDHN Online Conference, by Islamicate Digital Humanities Network, November 2020 6. "Artificial Intelligence in Fatwa Issuance, Causes and Impact." Academic Conference "Religion and the Future", University of Boston, USA, October 2020