Dr Adib–Mohhaddam is Lecturer in Comparative and International Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has written widely on Islamism and the politics of the Persian Gulf and is a frequent contributor to newspapers and TV. At Nottingham Contemporary he will trace the history of Islamophobia, confronting the idea of a “clash of civilisations” between “Islam” and “the West.” He calls for a new understanding that appreciates our common historic, cultural and political interdependence