About

Wasiq is a U.K. based academic and writer and a leading authority on matters regarding antisemitism, education, extremism and terrorism. As a founding trustee for the charity Muslims Against Antisemitism (MAAS) – Wasiq is a leading voice against all forms of antisemitism, hate and prejudice against Jewish communities worldwide. Moreover, with a particular expertise in Islamism, Wasiq has been raising the issue of how non-violent Islamism is threatening western democracies. Most recently, Wasiq was one of two lay advisors on the Singh Investigation into alleged discrimination and ‘Islamophobia’ in the Conservative Party. The report concluded that allegations of institutional racism against the Party were not borne out by the evidence available to the Investigation. This ground breaking and historic report was fully accepted by the Conservative Party whom have now agreed to the recommendations suggested by the Investigation. With a MA in Leadership (Education) – Wasiq achieved a distinction for his dissertation thesis exploring the socialisation of headteachers into the education profession. Wasiq is now completing a Ph.D in War Studies at King’s College London. His thesis will be looking at the culture of terrorist organisations and how that culture assist them in surviving following the loss of the leader(s). Wasiq currently writes extensively on matters of antisemitism, extremism and terrorism for a number of well known media outlets such as: Harry’s Place, Jewish News, Spiked and The Mallard. Furthermore, Wasiq has also appeared on broadcast media such as GB News and LBC.