Arab Democracy – Is it Criminal to be a Reformist Voice?
On June 28th while reading my newspaper at breakfast in Cairo, I was stunned to discover that an Egyptian leader I was scheduled to see that evening had been suddenly imprisoned. I was stunned but, as anyone familiar with the Mubarak government, not surprised. The...
Sri Lanka’s Path to Peace
After 26 years of war that cost thousands of innocent lives, the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has brought Sri Lanka to a crossroads. Reconstruction, resettlement and rehabilitation will be the immediate postwar challenges and will have to be...
Seminar: ROOTS AND RISE OF ISLAMOPHOBIA IN EUROPE
Enough Coalition Against Islamophobia presents ROOTS AND RISE OF ISLAMOPHOBIA IN EUROPE A timely seminar addressing the growth of anti-Muslim hatred across Europe, and what can be done to curb this. SATURDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2012 1:15PM (LIGHT SNACKS PROVIDED) FINSBURY...
The Ramifications of the Channel 4 Documentary on Sri Lanka’s Reconciliation
The recently telecast Channel 4 documentary on ‘Killing Fields of Sri Lanka’ sheds no new light (despite claims to the contrary), in terms of groundbreaking evidence, regarding the incidents related to the end of the war in Sri Lanka. If anything, it will seek to...
Iraq: 10 Years On, Better or Worse Off?
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by the United States, Britain and their allies. According to former leaders, U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the coalition mission was, “to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass...
Research Report: The Cold War on British Muslims
In this report, Spinwatch examines the Centre for Social Cohesion and Policy Exchange; two key right-wing think-tanks involved in the debate on Islam and multiculturalism which are thought to have influenced the Coalition Government’s new Prevent strategy.
22 years and still waiting
World Refugee Day took place on June 20. For many it was about remembering the plight of many people worldwide, who today are without rights, a state and an identity. One may picture the plight of Palestinians or Kurds or perhaps the Rohingyas of Myanmar. However, it...
Building a Shared Future: Launch of an E-Book Series on Islam in the US & Europe
The British Council’s Our Shared Future project and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge have released a series of four e-books featuring commentary from leading global experts on Islam and Muslim intercultural relations including from The Cordoba Foundation
3 Years on: A Hurting Stalemate in Sri Lanka
Last month saw the official marking of three years after the end of the 28 year old war that plagued Sri Lanka, killing thousands and setting the country back in terms of development and prosperity. Yet three years on, it seems that not much has changed. Whilst Sri...
Muslim Writers Awards 2012 Call for Submissions – The Spirit of Cordoba Prize
Muslim Writers Awards is now accepting entries to the ‘The Spirit of Cordoba’ Prize with The Cordoba Foundation.
