found: Birmingham City Univ. website, viewed Nov. 15, 2017:(Islam Issa received his PhD in English Literature from the University of Birmingham, where he worked as a Visiting Lecturer and Teaching Fellow before joining Birmingham City University in 2015. He teaches across all periods and genres of literature, especially the Early Modern. His research has focused primarily on the modern-day reception of Renaissance and Early Modern English literature in global contexts, with wider interests in literary translation, cultural studies, reception studies, disability studies, and censorship. Islam is the Outreach Officer for the School of English. An award-winning writer and curator, Islam's book, Milton in the Arab-Muslim World, won the Milton Society of America's 'Outstanding First Book' award. His exhibition, Stories of Sacrifice, won the Muslim News Awards 'Excellence in Community Relations' prize. He has also been a finalist at the British Muslim Awards 'Services to Education' category and BCU's 'Researcher of the Year')
