Why did you choose Birmingham?
I chose Birmingham because the most interesting part of my course at the University of Birmingham was the accessibility to a critical Islamic scholarship platform, especially one that is delivered from the foundations of traditional Imami Shi’i traditions and the seminarian landscape in conjunction with the evolving and modern critical academic approaches. It is also because coming from Ladakh in India, a region with a fusion of Middle Eastern, Himalayan, and Tibetan influences, and from a tribal background with limited financial resources, it was impossible for me to study in the UK, but the wide range of funding and scholarships by the University of Birmingham helped me a lot in taking the decision to study in the UK. I’ve received the Islam Scholarship which is available to MA Islamic Studies students.