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Dr Mohammad Mazher Idriss
Senior Lecturer
My profile
Biography
Dr. Maz started his university academic and teaching career as a Research Associate over 20 years ago, and has been teaching law and criminology across a number of university and HE institutions ever since. Maz was appointed Lecturer in Law at MMU in March 2016 and is currently Senior Lecturer in Law and LLM Programme Director at Manchester Law School.
Academic and professional qualifications and expertise:
- LLB, LLM, PhD, PgCE in Higher Education
- Lecturer on LLB Law, Society and Professional Life
- Lecturer on LLB Public Law
- Lecturer on LLB Criminology
- Supervisor on LLB DIssertations
- Unit Leader for LLM Advanced Legal Systems, Skills and Research
- Unit Leader for LLM Law, Terrorism and Human Rights
- Supervisor on LLM Dissertations
- PhD Supervisor
Subject Specialisms:
- Criminal Justice
- Criminology
- Human Rights
- Public Law
- Sentencing Law
- Violence Against Women / Domestic Abuse
- Violence Against South-Asian Women
- Honour-Based Abuse
- Forced Marriages
- Male Victims of Domestic Abuse
Other academic service (administration and management)
LLM Programme Director, Manchester Law School
Community, charity and NGO links
Maz is Trustee of the Men and Boys Coalition
Maz was formerly Trustee of The Elm Foundation
Membership of professional associations
Fellow of Higher Education Academy
Impact
The HBA and Forced Marrage Roadshow 2018 culminated in a presentation to Parliament and the House of Lords on the Roadshow’s findings in January 2019. The purpose of the presentation was to provide impact and influence on policy development in the area, with the view towards providing improved intervention and protection to victims and survivors.
The HBA and the Courts Project 2023 is a culmination of online surveys and empirical interviews with key stakeholders in the field, all with the aim of providing impact on policies, procedures and laws to improve prosecution and conviction rates in the criminal courts, and to reduce discontinuance in both criminal and family law cases concerneing HBA and forced marriages.
Projects
See HBV and Forced Marriage Roadshow 2018
“Muslim Male Victims of Domestic Abuse Perpetrated by Women” (with Professor Ben Hine and Dr. Liz Bates).
Teaching
Why do I teach?
Maz enjoys teaching very much. He enjoys exchanging ideas and seeing students develop and prosper. He finds nothing more satisfying than seeing students have their “light-bulb” moments. Maz is also very supportive of those who belong to minority or disadvantaged backgrounds.
How I’ll teach you
Maz will ask you to think critically about the subjects and issues that he teachs. He will ask you to contribute to discussions and will seek to challenge any preconceived ideas that you may have had about studying law.
LLM (Master of Laws)
If you’re ready to take your career in law forward, or in one of the many law-related fields, our LLM is an excellent next step. It’s a versatile qualification that produces highly employa…
Supervision
Subject Areas
Law, Criminal Justice, Criminology and Human Rights, plus more.
Why study…
By studying law and criminal justice-based modules at MMU, you will join a vibrant and enthusiastic course that allows you to approach a number of subjects from socio-legal perspectives. Maz, and his colleagues, take a socio-legal approach to teaching and research and teach contemporary topics such as forced marriages, honour-based violence, sentencing of defendants, treatment of victims, terrorism and the law.
One of the benefits of our modules is that they are taught by a team of experts consisting of criminologists, lawyers and sociologists.
Research outputs
Dr. Maz completed his PhD at Anglia Ruskin University on the subject of ‘Honour’-Based Violence in Ethnic communities in England and Wales (2018). His external examiner was Professor Lynn Welchman, of SOAS.
Maz has a wide research interest and his main publications to date focus on violence against women, honour-based abuse and forced marriages. He has recently begun to research male victims of honour-based abuse, forced marriages and domestic abuse, where perpetrators may be either male or female.
Grants
November 2018, £1,000 ESRC Grant - ’21st Century Man’ Conference, MMU.
In February 2018, Maz (along with Dr. Annapurna Waughray) was awarded an internal grant by RKE (£5,500) to deliver a series of Roadshows across the country on HBV and forced marriages. The Roadshow will culminate with a presentation in Parliament, where Maz, Annapurna and Rani Bilkhu (of Jeena Charity) will present their findings to the House of Lords (October 2018), with a view towards improving support, intervention and protection for victims and survivors.
For further details, or to attend any of our Roadshow events, please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/honour-based-violence-hbv-national-roadshow-2018-launch-event-tickets-44673461526?aff=es2
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Idriss, M.M. (2019) Men, Masculinities and Honour-Based Abuse. Routledge.
Idriss, M.M., Abbas, T. (2010) Honour, Violence, Women and Islam. London, United Kingdom: London: Routledge-Cavendish.
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Chapters in books
Idriss, M.M., Chowdhury, R. (2023) 'Honour-Based Stalking.' In Mellins, M., Wheatley, R., Flowers, C. (ed.) Young People, Stalking Awareness and Domestic Abuse. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 161-184.
Idriss, M., Calverley, J. (2019) 'The Elm Foundation - The Transition from a 'Women's Only' to a 'Gender Neutral' Domestic Abuse Organisation.' Men, Masculinities and Honour-Based Abuse.
Idriss, M. (2019) 'the forgotten voices - men, masculinities and 'honour'-based abuse - an introduction.' Men, Masculinities and Honour Based Abuse. Routledge,
Idriss, M.M., Abbas, T. (2010) 'An Introduction.' In Idriss, M., Abbas, T. (ed.) Honour, Violence, Women and Islam. Routledge, pp. 1-15.
Kausar, S., Hussain, S., Idriss, M.M. (2010) 'Does the Quran Condone Domestic Violence?.' In Idriss, M., Abbas, T. (ed.) Honour, Violence, Women and Islam. London: Routledge-Cavendish, pp. 96-113.
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Reports
Idriss, M. (2024) Honour-based abuse in the courts: shaping strategy for key issues – policy briefing. Manchester Metropolitan University.
Idriss, M. (2018) Recommendations From the National Honour-Based Violence Roadshow 2018. Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Internet publications
Idriss, M.M. (2017) Safe Lives on Forced Marriage. http://www.safelives.org.uk/practice_blog/problem-forced-marriage-legislation.
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Journal articles
Idriss, M.M. (2021) 'Abused by the Patriarchy: Male Victims, Masculinity, "Honor"-Based Abuse and Forced Marriages.' Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(13-14) pp. NP11905-NP11932.
Idriss, M.M. (2017) '‘The Mosques Are the Biggest Problem We’ve Got Right Now’ – Key Agent and Survivor Accounts of Engaging Mosques with Domestic and Honour-Based Violence in the United Kingdom.' Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35(13-14) pp. 2464-2491.
Idriss, M.M. (2017) 'Key Agent and Survivor Recommendations for Intervention in Honour-Based Violence in the UK.' International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 42(4) pp. 321-339.
Idriss, M.M. (2017) 'Not domestic violence or cultural tradition: is honour-based violence distinct from domestic violence?.' Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law,
Idriss, M.M. (2016) 'Criminalisation of the Burqa in the UK.' The Journal of Criminal Law, 80(2) pp. 124-137.
Idriss, M.M. (2015) 'Sentencing Guidelines for HBV and Honour Killings.' The Journal of Criminal Law, 79(3) pp. 198-210.
Idriss, M.M. (2015) 'Forced marriages - the need for criminalisation?.' Criminal Law Review, 9pp. 687-703.
Idriss, M.M. (2011) 'Book Review: Pascale Fournier, Muslim Marriage in Western Courts: Lost in Transplantation.' Religion and Human Rights, 6pp. 196-198.
Idriss, M.M. (2006) 'The defeat of Shabina Begum in the House of Lords.' Liverpool Law Review, 27(3) pp. 417-436.
Idriss, M.M. (2006) 'Jilbaabs in Schools - The Case of R (On the Application of Shebina Begum) v Headteacher and Governors of Denbigh High School (CA).' Nottingham Law Journal, pp. 19-27.
Idriss, M.M. (2006) 'The House of Lords, Shabina Begum and Proportionality.' The Judicial Review: selected papers, pp. 239-245.
Idriss, M.M. (2005) 'Laïcité and the banning of the ‘hijab’ in France.' Legal Studies, 25(2) pp. 260-295.
Idriss, M.M. (2005) 'R (On the Application of Shabina Begum) v Headteacher and Governors of Denbigh High School (CA).' The Judicial Review: selected papers, pp. 296-302.
Idriss, M.M. (2004) 'Police perceptions of race relations in the West Midlands.' Criminal Law Review, (OCT.) pp. 814-831.
Idriss, M.M. (2002) 'Religion and the anti-terrorism, crime and security act 2001.' Criminal Law Review, (NOV.) pp. 890-911.
Idriss, M.M. (2001) 'Re: Incitement to Religious Hatred - A Reply.' Justice of the Peace, (165) pp. 951-951.
Idriss, M.M. (2001) 'Criminal Law and Religious Discrimination.' 165 Justice of the Peace, pp. 618-622.
Idriss, M.M. (2001) 'Changing the Law for Cannabis Users - A Reply.' 165 Justice of the Peace, pp. 484-489.
Idriss, M.M. (2001) 'The Power to Impose Curfew Orders.' Justice of the Peace, (165) pp. 58-62.
Idriss, M.M. (2001) 'Islam and the Human Rights Act 1998.' Justice of the Peace, (165) pp. 759-762.
Idriss, M.M. (2000) 'The Therapeutic Use of Cannabis - It Is "High Time" for Reform.' 164 Justice of the Peace, pp. 1007-1010.
Idriss, M.M. (2000) 'The "Disorderly" Football Disorder Act 2000.' 106 The Criminal Lawyer, pp. 3-4.
Idriss, M.M. (2000) 'The Jury was Right to Convict Tony Martin.' Coventry Law Journal, (5) pp. 46-51.
Idriss, M.M. (1999) 'The Problems with Anti-Social Behaviour Orders under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.' Coventry Law Journal, (4)
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Conference papers
Idriss, M.M. (2017) 'The Forgotten Voices - Male Victims of Honour-Based Violence.' In ESRC '21st Century Man' Conference. Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK, 8/11/2017 - 8/11/2017.
Idriss, M.M. (2016) 'Respect Young People Practitioner Network - Is HBV a Form of DV? Or Should it be Considered Separately?.' In Respect Young People Practitioner Network. Friends House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS, 26/4/2016 - 26/4/2016.
Idriss, M.M. (2016) 'Recent Legal Reforms in Domestic Violence/Is HBV Different to DV/The Voices of Survivors and Key Agents.' In Domestic Violence Workers. Nottinghamshire Community Housing Association, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 16/2/2016 - 16/2/2016.
Idriss, M.M. (2014) 'Criminalising Forced Marriage.' In White Ribbon Event. Nottinghamshire Community Housing Association, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 19/11/2014 - 19/11/2014.
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Presentations
Idriss, M. (2018) Honour-Based Violence and Forced Marriage - West Midlands Police Conference. [Presentation] Millenium Point,13/7/2018.
Idriss, M. (2018) HBV and Forced Marriage Roadshow 2018. [Presentation] MMU,30/5/2018.
Idriss, M.M. (2018) HBV and Forced Marriage - Some Contemporary Developments - University of Birmingham. [Presentation] University of Birmingham,3/5/2018.
Idriss, M.M. (2018) HBV and Forced Marriages - Northamptonshire Police Headquarters. [Presentation] Northamptonshire Police Headquarters,18/4/2018.