A History of Muslims in Oxford is a collaborative oral history and heritage project between the University of Oxford’s Community History Hub (History Faculty) and the Everyday Muslim Heritage and Archive Initiative. Since 2021, we have worked with local communities across Oxford and Oxfordshire to document, preserve, and share the lived experiences of Muslims who have made the city their home, whether as workers, families, students, refugees, business owners, activists, or community builders.
Through recorded interviews, community consultation, and careful archival research, the project brings forward stories that are often missing from dominant accounts of Oxford’s past. The growing digital archive and walking heritage trail connect personal memory to place, showing how Muslim histories are woven into Oxford’s social, cultural, and academic life. Led by Sadiya Ahmed and Aleena Din, the work centres consent, care, and co-production, ensuring these histories are held and shared on the community’s terms.