Naaz Rashid holds a PhD in Sociology from the London School of Economics and is currently a Research Associate in the Sociology Department at the University of Manchester. Her research interests lie in the field of race, gender and religion and her background is in policy. She teaches undergraduates 'race', multiculturalism and gender both at the LSE and Manchester. She is a member of Action Against Racism and Xenophobia (www.aarx.wordpress.com)