Dr Aminul Hoque MBE is a lecturer in the Educational Studies Department at Goldsmiths College. Aminul gained his doctorate from Goldsmiths College in 2011, and his research forms the basis of his book (2015). The book is an in-depth ethnographic study of young Bangladeshis from East Â鶹¹ÙÍø examining areas of cultural, linguistic, national, religious and gender identities.
Aminul's writing and work focuses on issues of multicultural Britain, identity, social justice, youth policy, religion, race relations and Islamic feminism. He is currently involved in two exciting research projects: one which examines the role of football for Bangladeshi men in the 1970s and 80s as a form of opposition and resistance to ‘white’ racism in East Â鶹¹ÙÍø and another, which hopes to engage in life history interviews with a group of elderly Bangladeshi women and listen to their untold stories from the 1971 War of Independence.
Born in Bangladesh, his family came to the UK when he was just three years old. He considers himself a ‘British-Bangladeshi’ and a ‘Â鶹¹ÙÍøer’. Aminul is the proud father of three daughters, a footballer and a passionate Manchester United fan.
Teaching
Aminul lectures and teaches on the BA Education, Culture and Society BA (Hons) degree programme contributing on year 1 and 2 core modules (Culture and Identity, Social and Cultural Research) and also supervises final year dissertations. He is also a tutor with the graduate school on the Advanced Core Qualitative Research Methods course.
Professional projects
With over 24 years of voluntary and professional experience in the youth, community and voluntary sector, Aminul is a recognised expert in young people and cultural identity. He has contributed to many local youth work training programmes, researched and authored numerous evaluations and research projects in areas such as mentoring, drugs education, community sports and the phenomenon of youth gangs.
In 2004, Aminul developed an A-Z manual for working with disengaged and ‘hard to reach’ young people in Tower Hamlets as part of a borough wide initiative led by Tower Hamlets College. He has also been a major contributer to national youth policy through involvement in research programmes such as the Nuffield (2008) enquiry into young people who are NEET (not in education, employment or training). Aminul’s work has been recognised by accolades such as a National Training Award in 2002 and the Philip Lawrence Award in 2005. He was awarded an MBE in 2008 for services to youth justice in east Â鶹¹ÙÍø.
In addition to his passion for academia and youth and community work, Aminul is also a freelance journalist and broadcaster and has been involved in BBC radio and television documentaries covering topical subjects such as the growth of religion among young people, religious extremism, religious conversion and the controversial ‘veiling’ debate involving many Muslim women across Europe. His inaugural radio documentary, Islamic Pride, for which he was researcher/ broadcaster, was shortlisted for the prestigious Sony Awards in 2004. Aminul was also the lead trainer for the BBC’s popular internal Islam and Identity course between 2005-09.
Publications and research outputs
Book
Hoque, Aminul. 2015. British-Islamic Identity: Third-generation Bangladeshis from East Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Â鶹¹ÙÍø: Institute of Education Press, Trentham Books. ISBN 9781858566030
Book Section
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. The complexity of transnationalism: A case study of the British-Bangladeshi diaspora. In: Ajaya K Sahoo, ed. The Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Nationalism. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 353-377. ISBN 9781032783376
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. Developing a culturally responsive pedagogy: making the national curriculum more inclusive and relevant to pupils' lives and identities. In: UNSPECIFIED, ed. Thinking beyond the box: Developing critical curriculum perspectives and culturally responsive pedagogy. Â鶹¹ÙÍø: National Education Union (NEU), pp. 10-13.
Hoque, Aminul and Chakraborthy, Sudip. 2025. ‘Dokkhina Sundari’ – a local story of climate emergency in Bangladesh. In: Miranda Matthews, ed. Educational Ecologies in Practice: Arts Interventions in the Earth Crisis. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783031823374
Hoque, Aminul and Chakroborthy, Sudip. 2025. ‘Dokkhina Sundari’: `A local story of climate emergency in Bangladesh. In: Miranda Matthews, ed. Ecologies in Practice and Learning: Arts Interventions in the Earth Crisis. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 41-55. ISBN 9783031823374
Hoque, Aminul. 2024. Educating Muslim children: Developing a culturally responsive pedagogy. In: Karamat Iqbal and Tahir Abbas, eds. Ethnicity, Religion, and Muslim Education in a Changing World: Navigating Contemporary Perspectives on Multicultural Schooling in the UK. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 117-135. ISBN 9781032364834
Hoque, Aminul. 2023. Nadiya Hussain – a baker, a mother, a wife, a celebrity, a brown woman, a Muslim, a social justice campaigner…. A leader! In: Melanie C Brooks and Miriam D Ezzani, eds. Great Muslim Leaders: Lessons for Education. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing, pp. 273-286. ISBN 9798887301815
Hoque, Aminul. 2019. The Construction of a Multifaceted British Islamic Identity: Third-Generation British-born Bangladeshis from East Â鶹¹ÙÍø. In: Tahir Abbas and Sadek Hamid, eds. Political Muslims: Understanding Youth Resistance in a Global Context. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, pp. 99-124. ISBN 9780815635833
Article
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. Final word: Inclusion in practice, not merely symbolic. Educate, 2025, March/ Apr.
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. Bangladeshi footballers from the east end of Â鶹¹ÙÍø: An ethnography of the dynamic role of football in resisting everyday 'lived' racisms. Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, ISSN 1070-289X
Cunningham, Peter; Hoque, Aminul and Jacott, Liliana. 2025. Recognition and representation of citizenship in marginalised communities in England and Spain: Two cases illustrating the building of social and emotional citizenship. European Journal of Education Policy & Practice, 1(2), pp. 1-27. ISSN 3051-1208
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. Remembering 1971: Bangladesh’s Year of Tragedy and Triumph. Re Balance,
Hoque, Aminul. 2018. Altab Ali: Bangladeshis in east Â鶹¹ÙÍø reflect on legacy of a racist murder. The Conversation,
Hoque, Aminul. 2018. Third-generation British-Bangladeshis from east Â鶹¹ÙÍø: complex identities and a culturally responsive pedagogy. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 39(2), pp. 182-196. ISSN 0142-5692
Hoque, Aminul. 2015. Teaching and Learning: A shared experience. Engage(12), p. 6.
Hoque, Aminul. 2015. Young British Muslims alienated by 'us versus them' rhetoric of counter-terrorism. The Conversation,
Hoque, Aminul. 2015. Book Review. Jikeli, Gunther. European Muslim Antisemitism: Why young urban males say they don't like Jews. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Times Higher Education(2212), ISSN 0049-3929
Hoque, Aminul. 2015. Background Factors. The Teacher, p. 50.
Hoque, Aminul. 2014. Knowing our students' identities: British Bangladeshis in east Â鶹¹ÙÍø schools. Race Equality Teaching, 33(1), pp. 16-21. ISSN 1478-8551
Hoque, Aminul. 2013. I'm a British Bangladeshi Muslim academic: it's about confidence. The Guardian, ISSN 0261-3077
Hoque, Aminul. 2013. Book Review: Accidental immigrants and the search for home, by Carol E. Kelley. Women's Studies International Forum, 40, pp. 244-245. ISSN 0277-5395
Conference or Workshop Item
Hoque, Aminul. 2026. 'Developing a 'culturally responsive pedagogy' in our everyday teaching practice: A 'decolonial' approach to education'. In: Children's Identity & Citizenship European Association (Cicea) annual conference. Porto, Portugal 30 May 2026.
Hoque, Aminul. 2026. 'Online webinar for National Education Union (NEU) - for CPD training programme for members'. In: Developing a culturally responsive pedagogy in our everyday teaching practice. Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 29 April 2026.
Hoque, Aminul. 2026. 'Developing a culturally responsive pedagogy - working with teachers'. In: Developing a culturally responsive pedagogy - teacher training. Bow, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 26 February 2025.
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. 'Community History Day (training workshop): Narratives of time - exploring Bengali theatre, storytelling, playwriting, and community progression in east Â鶹¹ÙÍø during 1963-2013'. In: Community History Day (training workshop): Narratives of time - exploring Bengali theatre, storytelling, playwriting, and community progression in east Â鶹¹ÙÍø during 1963-2013. Brady Arts and Community Centre, Whitechapel, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 27 September 2025.
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. 'Public Event - Screening of 'A Very British History: British Bangladeshis' and public discussion'. In: Screening of 'A Very British History: British Bangladeshis' and Public Discussion. King's College Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 22 May 2025.
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. 'Expert contributor - National Education Union (NEU) roundtable discussion in response to government National Curriclum Review (Culturally Responsive Pedagogy)'. In: Roundtable Discussion - National Education Union - National Curriculum Review. Church House Westminster, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 19 March 2025.
Hoque, Aminul. 2024. 'Education as transformation'. In: Education and family-life: Empowerment Summit. 801 Old Kent Road, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 15 June 2024.
Hoque, Aminul. 2024. 'Do we know who our students are? A culturally responsive pedagogy'. In: Ethnicity, Religion, and Muslim Education in a Changing World: Navigating Contemporary Perspectives on Multicultural Schooling in the UK - panel discussion and seminar. University of Birmingham, United Kingdom 4 June 2024.
Hoque, Aminul. 2024. 'My autobiography - Aminul Hoque'. In: My autobiography - Aminul Hoque. Laurel Park School, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 14 May 2024.
Hoque, Aminul. 2024. 'The place of Islamophobia within debates on racism'. In: The place of Islamophobia within debates on racism - REACH Research Hub. Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 29 February 2024.
Hoque, Aminul. 2024. 'A very British history: British Bangladeshis - an interactive workshop'. In: A very British history: British Bangladeshis - an interactive workshop. Oaklands School, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 17 January 2024.
Hoque, Aminul. 2023. 'British Bangladeshis and the question of 'home''. In: British Bangladeshis and the question of 'home'. Bishop Challenor School, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 29 June 2023.
Hoque, Aminul. 2023. 'Developing a culturally responsive pedagogy'. In: Haberdashers' Academies Trust South Annual Conference. Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 20 February 2023.
Hoque, Aminul. 2022. 'Third-generation British-Bangladeshi Muslims and education: developing a culturally responsive pedagogy'. In: Department of Education Public Lecture Series. Department of Education, University of Oxford, United Kingdom 14 November 2022.
Hoque, Aminul. 2022. 'A very British history: British Bangladeshis'. In: A very British history: British Bangladeshis - a seminar discussion. Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom 8 November 2022.
Hoque, Aminul. 2022. 'Decolonising the curriculum'. In: Decolonising the curriculum @ We Move conference, Runnymede. University of Leeds, United Kingdom 3 September 2022.
Hoque, Aminul. 2022. 'Motivational talk and prizegiving'. In: Motivational talk and prizegiving. Stepney Green Secondary School, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 6 July 2022.
Hoque, Aminul. 2022. 'Understanding our communities: British Bangladeshis (on the back of the Windrush scandal)'. In: Understanding our communities: British Bangladeshis (on the back of the Windrush scandal) - Home Office. Home Office, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 10 May 2022.
Hoque, Aminul. 2022. 'Do we really know who our students are?'. In: Trinity-INC Lunchtime Seminar Series. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 4 February 2022.
Hoque, Aminul. 2022. 'British Bangladeshi migration to UK'. In: British Bangladeshi migration to UK. Oaklands School, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 27 January 2022.
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. 'A very British history: British Bangladeshis - (screening)'. In: Freedom and Independence Theatre Festival 2021. Brady Arts Centre, Â鶹¹ÙÍø E1, United Kingdom 19 November 2021.
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. 'Digital online social research methods'. In: CHASE Virtual Encounters. University of East Anglia, United Kingdom 25 June 2021.
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. 'Altab Ali and the Battle of Brick Lane; Film screening and panel discussion'. In: Altab Ali and the Battle of Brick Lane; Film screening and panel discussion. Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 4 May 2021.
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. 'Celebrating being British and Bangladeshi'. In: 50th Anniversary of Bangladesh Independence Day– Newham Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s online webinar. Newham, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 26 March 2021.
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. 'A Very British History: British Bangladeshis'. In: Webinar, screening, Q&A - A Very British History: British Bangladeshis. Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 9 February 2021.
Hoque, Aminul. 2019. 'British-Islamic Identity: Third-Generation Bangladeshis from East Â鶹¹ÙÍø'. In: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. Seminars: Hilary Term 2019. Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, University of Oxford, United Kingdom 20 February 2019.
Hoque, Aminul. 2018. 'Excavating the importance of oral histories: unheard voices from the 1971 Bangladesh War of Resistance'. In: Histories in Professional Education: Recovering silent lives. Â鶹¹ÙÍø Metropolitan University, United Kingdom 29 May 2018.
Hoque, Aminul. 2016. 'British 'others''. In: British 'others'. Diorama Art Studios, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 28 April 2016.
Hoque, Aminul. 2016. 'Race, Islam & Identity: Perspectives from British Bangladeshi Youth'. In: Race, Islam & Identity: Perspectives from British Bangladeshi Youth. Stepney Green Secondary School, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, United Kingdom 22 February 2016.
Hoque, Aminul; Cunningham, Peter and Jacott, Liliana. 'Recognition and representation of citizenship in marginalised communities: the role of community educators'. In: 26th Annual CiCea International Conference 2025, 'Education and Communication: Being & Becoming Citizens in an Interconnected World'. Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey 12 - 14 June 2025.
Audio
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. Inclusive Education.
Hoque, Aminul. 2020. "Islamophobia in Britain" - A conversation with Dr Aminul Hoque, MBE.
Broadcast
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. Searching for Secrets Â鶹¹ÙÍø - Season 1 Episode 3.
Hoque, Aminul. 2020. A Very British History: British Bangladeshis.
Digital
Hoque, Aminul. 2023. Leading Inclusive Schools: A Culturally Responsive Pedagogy.
Hoque, Aminul. 2022. The independence of Bangladesh 1971.
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. Remote Education – ‘keep it simple, do your best’.
Hoque, Aminul. 2020. Research to reflect on: A culturally sensitive pedagogy.
Film/Video
Chakroborthy, Sudip; Matthews, Miranda and Hoque, Aminul. 2025. River Pollution, Theatre for Climate Justice Education Bangladesh, 17 January 2025.
Professional Activity
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. Book proposal review - Interrupting Racism in Ireland by Dr Lilian Nwaze-Akobo.
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. Seminar 38: Everyday Identities in Flux: British Bengalis’ Negotiations of Nationalism, Ethnicity and Social Boundaries.
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. Professional training and workshop delivery - 'developing a culturally responsive pedagogy in educational spaces'.
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. PhD Examiner for Ifeanyi Nwachiku, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Metropolitan University, 24th June 2025, 'Black young Â鶹¹ÙÍøers' experiences of marginalisation: Intersections of voice, identity, and critical consciousness'.
Hoque, Aminul. 2025. A walking tour and workshop of Bangladeshi East End - Altab Ali Park and Brick Lane - Buttercup Primary School, Â鶹¹ÙÍø E1.
Hoque, Aminul. 2024. Keynote speech and training/ consultancy: British Bangladeshis: heritage, culture, history and the complexity of identity.
Hoque, Aminul. 2024. External examiner, PhD 'Placing 1978: The Bengali Anti-Racist Mobilisation in East Â鶹¹ÙÍø'.
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. Internal Examiner, PhD, 'Performing the nation: Identity, violence and the search for plurality in Bangladesh’.
Hoque, Aminul. 2021. External examiner, PhD "Becoming ‘Muslim’: Religious Identity Formation among British-Pakistani & Lebanese-Australian Youths".
Hoque, Aminul. 2020. Trustee - Royal Museums Greenwich.
Hoque, Aminul and Waltham Forest Council. 2018. Waltham Forest Life Chances Commission: Enabling young people to thrive.
Project
Hoque, Aminul. 1st October 2025 - 30th September 2027 ESRC Postdoctoral fellowship mentor (SENSS).
Thesis
Hoque, Aminul. 2010. The Development of a Br-Islamic: Third Generation Bangladeshis from East Â鶹¹ÙÍø (Tower Hamlets). Doctoral thesis, Â鶹¹ÙÍø
