NEWS, VIEWS & PRESS
Islamophobia is a global threat
UN International Day to Combat Islamophobia - 15 March 2023 With the world coming to terms with crimes of past and present committed for various reasons, and with culprits of those crimes brought to account, there remains the crime of discrimination against Muslims...
Over £50k raised to support justice for Uyghur Muslims
Over 200 people attended a special programme last night at the London Muslim Centre, drawing attention to the dire situation faced by Uyghur Muslims in China. Read ELM Article The event raised over £50,000 towards legal efforts to seek accountability and justice for...
Full address by the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Funeral and Commemoration of victims of the Srebrenica Genocide, 27 years on.
Full address by the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Funeral and Commemoration of victims of the Srebrenica Genocide, 27 years on. Download Full Publication
Bruce Kent; The Passing of a Peace Icon
It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing away of one of the great activists of our time, Bruce Kent. A man of great warmth who exuded charm and personified the essence of faith in his considerable stands against injustice and oppression, Bruce Kent was...
Policy Exchange report and a government rattled
Policy Exchange is no average research centre cum Think Tank. It’s a conservative base that has long been identified as the most vociferous mouthpiece for Neo-Conservativism in the UK, and therefore it comes as no surprise that it got the former Prime Minister, David...
External News, Views
We are a welcoming Europe
Millions have stood up to help. Europe’s citizens are its biggest strength and the key to change the current political impasse on migration. We are coming together to launch a European-wide campaign in order to put pressure on politicians, in particular as part of the...
FOE NOT FRIEND Yemeni Tribes and Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
Yemeni tribes as collective entities have not backed or allied with AQAP, agreed to give its fighters safe haven, or endorsed its radical ideology; to the contrary, tribes have tended to see the group as a potentially serious challenge to their authority This timely...
UK government should withdraw its invitation to Abdel Fatah al-Sisi
We are concerned to hear that the government has invited the Egyptian dictator, Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, to visit the UK. We believe it violates the British values which the government claims to champion to welcome a ruler who has overthrown an elected...
Blog: Is the Arab Spring Over?
Is the Arab Spring dead? Certainly not according to Dr Anas Al Tikriti, the British-Arab founder of Cordoba Foundation, who was one of the panelists on 20 March 2014 at the Skeel Lecture Theatre (Queen Mary University of London). Dr Anas came to prominence in the UK...
External Events
Srebrenica Genocide in Bosnia.
24th Anniversary Commemoration. The single greatist atrocity in Europe since the Second War World.
Policy, Power and Sectarian Identities in the MENA Region
ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY: Exploring the Strategies of Political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Contribution
(PAST EVENTS) Critical Platform: Islam, Extremism, Terrorism
Publications
INSIGHTS: Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Battle for the Soul of Europe
WELCOME to part two of the first edition of Insights this year, focusing on Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following Dr Dževada Šuško’s exploration of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 500-year history of peaceful, and often courageous, Jewish-Muslim coexistence; in this issue,...
Jewish-Muslim coexistence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
WELCOME to the first edition of Insights for 2022. We have recovered from last year’s covid-induced break and are delighted to present the first edition of Insights for 2022 with a two-part special, focusing on Bosnia and Herzegovina. In part one, Dr Dževada Šuško...
The Evolution of Political Islam and Populist Politics: Caliphs & Democrats
By Professor John O. Voll, Georgetown University Summary from a webinar presentation, hosted by The Cordoba Foundation In This Issue The puzzle of Political Islam The many forms of Political Islam Muslimism Evolution of Political Islam – a brief glimpse Conclusion The...
