In 2006, she was appointed Professor of Islamic Studies and Public Understanding, and served as a Senate Assessor on the University Court.
[10] In 2016, she delivered the Gifford Lectures on Struggle, Suffering and Hope: Explorations in Islamic and Christian Traditions at the University of Aberdeen.
Professor Siddiqui is the author of 'How to Read the Qur'an' (Granta), a four-volume edited collection 'Islam' (Sage) and 'The Good Muslim' (CUP).
She has published articles and chapters on classical Islamic Law and also writes and speaks frequently on Christian-Muslim issues.
[12] Siddiqui is patron of The Feast,[13] a pioneering youthwork charity which works for community cohesion between Christian and Muslim young people.
Siddiqui was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to inter-faith relations.