Has Political Participation Failed British Muslims?

Has Political Participation Failed British Muslims?

DATE

Tuesday 26 February 2008

TIME

6.30pm-8:30pm

PLACE

London Muslim Centre

Discussing the Motion:

LORD NAZIR AHMED

First Muslim Peer

MAKBOOL JAVAID

Human Rights Lawyer

OSAMA SAEED

Muslim activist and writer

DR ABDUL WAHID

Chairman, Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain

46-92 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1JQ
Nearest tube: Aldgate East / Whitechapel
Buses: 25, 254, 15, 115, D3 DLR: Shadwelll
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Foundation.

This debate will be broadcast live on he Muslim Community Radio (MCR).
Listn online, go to www.mcrlive.net

British Muslims, Public Policy and Securitisation: A Seminar

British Muslims, Public Policy and Securitisation: A Seminar

ORGANIZED BY: The East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre with The Centre for the Study of Religion, Conflict and Cooperation (London Metropolitan University).

A seminar examining recent policies and developments concerning British Muslims, the modalities of Muslim representation and the impact of policy decisions on extremism and securitisation, education, identity and Islamophobia. The seminar will also explore calling for a public discourse and policy approach towards British Muslims that is fair and just.

Featuring the release of Dr Shamim Miah’s new book, Muslims, Schooling and the Question of Self-Segregation.

Friday, 2nd October 2015 from 18:30 to 20:30 (BST)

The Seminar Room, London Muslim Centre, 46 Whitechapel Road, London, E11JQ

REGISTER HERE:

http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-muslims-public-policy-securitisation-tickets-18474515774

(Spectre of Hate) An Explanatory Guide to the Far Right in the UK

(Spectre of Hate) An Explanatory Guide to the Far Right in the UK

The Cordoba Foundation

Launch of a new toolkit:

“Spectre of Hate” An Explanatory Guide to the Far Right in the UK

– Provides an overview of British Far Right and populist movements active today.

– Examines the origins of the Far Right, the recent misfortunes of most high-profile Far Right groups including the growth of fringe movements.

– Analyses the common beliefs and ideologies shared by white supremacists, and the rise of the ‘Counter-Jihad’ movement, opposed to Islam entire.

– Profiles the Far Right across Europe.

– Offers a series of case studies as positive alternatives to the spread of hate.

 

MAIN SPEAKERS:

  1. CATHERINE WEST MP, Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green, London.
  1. ALAIN GRESH, French journalist and the current editor of Le Monde Diplomatique.
  1. DR CHRIS ALLEN, Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Birmingham; author of Islamophobia (2010).
  1. SHENAZ BUNGLAWALA, Head of Research, Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
  1. Moderator: Dr Anas Altikriti CEO The Cordoba Foundation

 

Thursday 22 October, 2015 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Holiday Inn London – Commercial Rd 5 Cavell Street, London E1 2BP Tube: Whitechapel DLR: Shadwell

REGISTER via Eventbrite: http://spectreofhate.eventbrite.co.uk

An Audience with Arno Arr Michaelis IV – Former White Supremacist Leader

An Audience with Arno Arr Michaelis IV – Former White Supremacist Leader

East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre invitation to:

An Audience with Arno Arr Michaelis IV – Former White Supremacist Leader

Arno Michaelis was a leader of a worldwide racist skinhead organisation, a reverend of a self-declared Racial Holy War, and lead singer of the hate-metal band Centurion, which sold 20,000 CDs by the mid-nineties and is still popular with racists today.

Thursday 5th November, 2015
6:30pm – London Muslim Centre, 46 Whitechapel Road, London E1 

Register: www.michaelis.eventbrite.co.uk

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN THE MIDDLE EAST

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN THE MIDDLE EAST

BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS, DEMOCRATIC TRANSITIONS AND NEW REALITIES

Thursday 7 June 2018

6pm-9pm

Central London

Speakers:

Dr Gillian Kennedy — Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, King’s College London; author, From Independence to Revolution – Egypt’s Islamists and the Contest for Power.

Courtney Freer — Research Officer at the Kuwait Programme, London School of Economics and Political Science

Dr Azzam Tamimi — Author and commentator, his books include Power-Sharing Islam (1993), Islam & Secularism in the Middle East (2000), Rachid Ghannouchi: a Democrat within Islamism (2001) and Hamas: Unwritten Chapters (2006).

Dr Barbara Zollner — Lecturer in Middle East Politics at Birkbeck, University of London. Author, The Muslim Brotherhood: Hasan al-Hudaybi and Ideology (2007).

Dr Maha Azzam — Formerly with Chatham House, she leads the Egyptian Revolutionary Council and was an advisor on the British Academy for Humanities and Social Sciences’ MENA panel.

Dr Anas Altikriti — CEO, The Cordoba Foundation

Monica Marks — Visiting Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations.

All welcome

Register here

EGYPT – COURTING CHAOS AND CONTROVERSY

EGYPT – COURTING CHAOS AND CONTROVERSY

THE CIRCUMVENTION OF THE RULE OF LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS BY THE EGYPTIAN JUDICIARY

Wed 18 July 2018
6:30pm-8:30pm
Cavendish Square, London W1G
Panel:

Ibrahim Halawa — In August 2013, 21-year-old Irishman Halawa spent more than four years in prison in Egypt and faced a mass trial with hundreds of others threatened with the death penalty. He was detained with three of his sisters, who were also tried (in absentia) and acquitted.

Drewery Dyke — is a Research Fellow at The Foreign Policy Centre. He was a Researcher for Amnesty International between 1999 and 2017, and has led work on Afghanistan, and the Middle East. He has contributed to other projects, including with Minority Rights Group and Transparency International.

Bill Law — is an award-winning journalist who joined the BBC in 1995 and since 2002 has reported extensively from the Middle East. In 2003 he was one of the first journalists to cover the beginnings of the insurgency that engulfed Iraq, and his documentary, The Gulf: Armed & Dangerous, aired in late 2010 anticipated the revolutions that became the Arab Spring.

Toby Cadman — is a Barrister and the Co-founder and Head of Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers in London. He specialises in international law, and the pursuit of justice through international accountability mechanisms such as the ICC, the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, the ICTY, and the Bosnian War Crimes Chamber.

Carl Buckley — Chambers Director at Guernica 37, is a Barrister with an established international practice, specialising in the UN system of protection, and the investigation of international human rights violations.

 

Moderator

Dr Anas Altikriti — is CEO and Founder of The Cordoba Foundation.

 

All welcome

Free Admission (copies of the Executive Summary of the report will be available to registered guests)

Register: https://egyptreport.eventbrite.co.uk

Film Screening and Panel Discussion: DEATH TUNNEL

Film Screening and Panel Discussion: DEATH TUNNEL

Arts Canteen and The Cordoba Foundation present Death Tunnel, a special screening and panel discussion exploring the true stories of Gazans, who living under siege, dig tunnels in order to work and live.

Following the screening, there will be  a panel discussion with the documentary film maker Mohammed Harb,  Maysoon Pachachi, founder of Baghdad film school and Oliver McTernan, director of Forward Thinking

Date & Time: Wednesday  27th June, 6.30pm

Venue
: 24 Greencoat Place, London, SW1P 1RD (closest tube is Victoria).

LIMITED PLACES!!!  BOOKING ESSENTIAL!!!!

To reserve a seat please click here.

Please note that there will be a £5  admission fee payable at the door.

TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT – British Delgation to Bosnia-Herzegovina

TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT – British Delgation to Bosnia-Herzegovina

Brief:
The Cordoba Foundation will be leading a delegation of British Muslims to Bosnia-Herzegovina this year, between 6/7* July to 15 July. The trip is part of ongoing work by The Cordoba Foundation in Bosnia, namely raising awareness around the massacre in Srebrenica and supporting specific projects.

2012 is the last year before the month of Ramadan coincides with the annual Srebrenica memorial (11th July), thus making it difficult for people to travel for the next few years. Join us this year inshaAllah.

Aims:
To:
1.    Partake in the 11 July 2012 Srebrenica International Anniversary, where the janazah of hundreds of Bosnian Muslims will take place.
2.    Observe how Bosnian Muslims have responded and are recovering from the long years of war, destruction and ethnic-cleansing.
3.    Discuss and exchange ideas and thoughts about the Muslim experience in Europe and future scenarios.
4.    Support a specific fundraising projects.
5.    Raise greater awareness of the genocide.

Schedule:
The week-long trip (6/7-15 July) will include visits to important sites and meetings with prominent people, including the Grand Mufti, scholars, families of shuhada, teachers, community leaders, campaigners, families and orphans. The trip will also include recreational and sightseeing activities, including water-rafting and mountain-climbing.

A detailed scheduled will be provided closer to the time of the trip.

Fees:
Fees inclusive of flights, hotels, transportation inside Bosnia, trips and meetings/briefings. Cost is £800

Deadline for confirmation:
11th July 2012. Confirmation will need to be accompanied by full payment (cash and non-refundable) and the completion of form, below. To arrange payment of fees email: admin@thecordobafoundation.com (send completed form, along with a copy of a valid British passport to the same address).

Notes:

1.    British citizens do not require visa to enter Bosnia. Non-UK residents will need to apply for visa, which can take time and may result in complications. We are therefore only accepting people who hold British passports.
2.    Children are not encouraged on this trip given the packed schedule and extensive travel.
3.    Pre-trip briefing and full itinerary will be provided nearer to the date.
4.    The Cordoba Foundation will have the final say on the composition of the delegation.

Enquiries:

Abdullah Faliq – Organiser 07947 787 222 | abdullah@thecordobafoundation.com

 

Roundtable / Reception – Security in Europe

Roundtable / Reception – Security in Europe

A dialogue on Security in Europe, organised by the European Network on Religion and Belief (ENORB), exploring the contribution of Europe’s diversity of religions, humanist and philosophical traditions to overcoming discrimination, violence and extremism.

This event is the first public seminar organised by ENORB, a new European network combating discrimination and prejudice and promoting mutual understanding and harmony in the field of Religion and Belief.  As with other EU Equalities networks, ENORB works for common action on the basis of the inclusive policies enshrined in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights

There is a deadline of May 15th for registering.  Please click here to register