He has published widely in the area of counter-terrorism, human rights, extremism, Islamophobia and is co-editor of the book 'Policing Cyber Hate, Cyber Threats and Cyber Terrorism' (Ashgate 2012). He is currently involved in a research project that examines the impact of counter-terrorism legislation upon Muslim families in Birmingham. He is an ambassador for the Make Justice Work Campaign and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Imran is a also a member of the Advisory Committee for the Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks Project organised by Faith Matters, a non profit organization that examines the problem of Islamophobia and is the Founder and Director of the Ethnic Minority Research Network in Criminology.