History Speaks EP 20 | Making Muslimness | Roshan Iqbal with Asif Majid

In this episode of History Speaks, Dr. Roshan Iqbal is joined by Dr. Asif Majid to explore how British Muslim youth in Manchester use performance — on stage and in everyday life — to navigate identity, belonging, and race. Together, they discuss what it means to define "Muslimness" as something performed rather than fixed, how these communities responded in the aftermath of the 2017 Manchester Arena attack, and why performance offers a powerful lens for understanding racialization and community-making. From devised theatre to the politics of visibility and absence, this conversation opens a window onto a rich and understudied intersection of religion, race, and art.