Nov 1, 2015 | Events
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
Oct 15, 2015 | Events
EUROPEAN SEMINAR
Manifesting Religion or Belief: A Human Rights Perspective
Tuesday, 17th November 2015 | 9:00 AM
European Parliament and Centre Espaces – Brussels, Belgium
MORNING SESSION
09.00 – 12:00
At the European Parliament (Altieri Spinelli Building)
Room A5E2, Main Entrance, Place de Luxembourg, 1047 Brussels, Belgium.
AFTERNOON SESSION
13:00 – 17:00
At Centre Espaces, 40, Avenue de la Renaissance, B-1000 Brussels.
SPEAKERS:
The seminar will include presentations and workshops delivered by legal experts from member-states, academics, policy-makers as well as representatives from R&B organizations and networks at grass-roots levels.
Sep 23, 2015 | Events
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:
- CATHERINE WEST MP
Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green, London.
- ALAIN GRESH
French journalist and the current editor of Le Monde Diplomatique.
- DR CHRIS ALLEN
Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Birmingham; author of Islamophobia (2010).
- SHENAZ BUNGLAWALA
Head of Research, Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
- 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
Sep 22, 2015 | Events
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
Oct 27, 2014 | Events
The Cordoba Foundation, London Peace Network & Faith-based Regeneration Network present:
Peace Cafes
“A convivial moment for sharing inspiring thoughts.”
The inaugural session will be held on
Monday 1st of December 2015, from 5:00PM
at the Collaboration House, 77 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PW.
Supported by Christian Muslim Forum, Muslim Council of Britain, Religions for Peace, Al-Khoei Foundation, Quakers, Peace One Day, UN Westminster and others.
Free entry. All welcome. No registration needed.
Sep 13, 2014 | Events
Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK presents…
THE BLOODSHED:
Political Detentions
in Egypt Post-Military Coup
A new report documenting mass human rights abuses, torture and political detentions by the Egyptian authorities following the military coup of summer 2013.
Thursday 25 September, 2014
6:30pm-9pm
The Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ
Nearest tube: Paddington
Speakers:
Dr Anne Alexander
Academic and writer; author of a biography of Gamal Abdel-Nasser (Haus, 2005), and co-author of Bread, Freedom, Social Justice: Workers and the Egyptian Revolution (forthcoming).
Nabila Ramdani
An award-winning French-Algerian journalist, columnist, and broadcaster who specialises in French politics, Islamic affairs, and the Arab World.
Toby Cadman
International law specialist in the field of war crimes, human rights, terrorism and extradition
Alastair SLOAN
Al Jazeera columnist and regular contributor to The Guardian
David Hearst
Editor of the Middle East Eye; former chief foreign leader writer for The Guardian.
Mohammed Jamil
Director, AOHR-UK
All welcome. Limited space.
Register:
http://aohr.eventbrite.co.uk
07778677132 – info@aohr.org.uk – www.aohr.org.uk
Aug 29, 2014 | Events
Discussion on the launch of a report by Ismail Adam Patel.
Speaker:
Ismail Adam Patel (author) – Founder and chairman of Friends of Al-Aqsa; advisory board member of the Conflicts Forum, and a member of the Special Advisory Board of Clear Conscience.
Reviewers:
Oliver McTernan – Co-founder and director of Forward Thinking; founding member of the Nyon Process – UN Alliance of Civilisations. Author of Violence in God’s Name.
Dr. Daud Abdullah – Director, Middle-East Monitor; Expert on Palestine.
Moderator:
Dr. Anas Altikriti – CEO, The Cordoba Foundation
Wednesday 24th September 2014 6:30PM
P21 Gallery – 21 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Click here to register
Aug 27, 2014 | Events
The Cordoba Foundation, London Peace Network & Faith-based Regeneration Network
Peace Conference:
Peace-Building in the 21st Century
Celebrating Achievements and Hopes, Confronting Real Issues
St Ethelburga’s, London – Monday 15 September, 2014 -9:30am-3:30pm
St Ethelburga’s Centre, 78 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AG
Supported by Christian Muslim Forum, Muslim Council of Britain, Religions for Peace, Al-Khoei Foundation, Quakers, Peace One Day, UN Westminster and others.
From the crises in the Middle East, to reducing conflict in our homes and streets, this timely conference engages scholars, experts, faith and community leaders to discuss the limits and challenges of grassroots peace endeavours, learn peace-building skills, and explore conceptual frameworks governing peace and dialogue.
All welcome.
Limited space.
Register – https://londonpeaceconference.eventbrite.co.uk
Tickets: £15 Regular / £5 for concessions
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Jun 17, 2014 | Events
SEMINAR: FAR-RIGHT ELECTION SUCCESS IN EUROPE What Future for Community
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Monday 23 June, 20146:30pm – 9pmLondon Muslim Centre – The Seminar Room46 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1JX Nearest tube: Aldgate East or Whitechapel.
The recent May European elections saw dramatic gains by far-right parties across the continent, including outright fascists, Islamophobes and neo-Nazis. Join this timely seminar to discuss the immediate to long-term impact and consequences of the surge in the far-right on community relations. Could this be described as a one-off protest vote or a permanent trend leading to further racism, Islamophobia and a more divided society?
SPEAKERS:
Professor Raphael Liogier – Sociologist and Philosopher, Director of the “Observatoire des Religions” (Observatory of the Religious Phenomenons), Raphaël Liogier is a fully tenured French University Professor at the Political Studies Institute of Aix-en-Provence (Sciences Po Aix) and teaches at the International College of Philosophy in Paris (Collège international de philosophie). He is Expert-Evaluator with the European Commission (FP: Framework Programmes in Humanities and Social Sciences) and a member of the Editorial Board of Social Compass: (International Review of Sociology of Religion). He is mainly working on belief systems, values, the theory of knowledge and cultural globalization, and he has recently produced extensive work on the rise of populism in Europe and the ideologies that sustain the anti-Muslim sentiment.
Alan Murray – President of the European Network on Religion and Belief (ENORB), and chairs the trustees of the All Faith and None (AFAN) programme. He was the Churches’ National Adviser on Further Education at the Archbishops Council from 2003-2008; a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Education at Kings College, London in 2008. He maintains a special interest in inter-faith work which he first developed working with Muslim colleagues whilst teaching in Algeria in the 1970s.
Shenaz Bunglawala – Head of Research at iEngage, which promotes engagement of British Muslims in British national life. She has taught undergraduate courses in political science at the LSE and King’s College, London. She sits on the Research Excellence Framework 2014 expert sub-panel for Theology and Religious Studies and advises on various AHRC/ESRC research projects. She is a Non-Resident Executive to the Razak School of Government in Malaysia and sits on the executive committee of Faith in Europe.
Dr Glyn Robbins – Chair of the United East End (UEE) coalition, which has been campaigning against Islamophobia and racism in Tower Hamlets, especially in response to threats from the English Defence League. He has over 20 years of experience in community work, housing, urban regeneration, the voluntary sector and defending public services. He has a doctorate from the London Metropolitan University.
All welcome. Registration not required.
Info: media@islamicforumeurope.com | 020 7 456 1062
www.islamicforumeurope.com
Supported by: European Network on Religion and Belief – Enough Coalition Against Islamophobia – United East End – The Cordoba Foundation
