NEWS, VIEWS & PRESS

Time for Prevent to be scrapped

The Cordoba Foundation has always seen the government’s strategy to counter terrorism and extremism, coined Prevent, as one which was found upon positive objectives, but has been sullied by years of misuse and politicking. On numerous occasions, The Cordoba Foundation...

POST-CORONA: TRANSFORMATIVE LANDSCAPES AND SHIFTING PRIORITIES

BACKGROUND AND AIMS This project seeks to study the major changes and transformations that are forecast to take place around the world as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic, and how those are likely to impact major conflicts and crises, particularly in the MENA...

The Sun chooses scandal over human rights

The Cordoba Foundation Media Release 4 March, 2019 The Sun chooses scandal over human rights In an article published on the 28th of February titled: “Corbyn ally Emily Thornbury gives talk to extremist-linked Muslim Brotherhood group”, The Sun chose to stir scandal...

VIEWS

History in the making, as written by the youth

It might be a cliche and often an elaborate exaggeration to term a particular event “historic”. However, few can doubt that along with the Civil Rights movements, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the revolutions that have swept through...

Remembering Fred Shuttlesworth : The Fire Brand Preacher

Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth died as he had lived, fighting strongly yet always in the shadows. His death on October 5, 2011 was not only overshadowed by the passing of another transformational American icon, Apple founder Steve Jobs, but was also later overshadowed by...

Western Fear of the ‘Islamist Other’

The year 2011 has proven to be quite unique as evidenced by the tumultuous social, political and economic events that have taken place all around the world. Lenin once said that “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen”. This...

Viewpoint: The Killing of Bin Laden – the end that never was

The killing of Osama bin Laden on Monday 3rd of May was indeed a historical advent which ought to signal the end of one of the most difficult phases in the relationship between the West and the Muslim world. For nearly a decade, Bin Laden had become not only the...

Burning the Myths about Islam

The recent violent protests in Afghanistan - a reaction to the burning of the Quran by a small church in the United States last month - recalled an inescapable reality. Extremists on all sides - whether in free, democratic America, or in corrupt, occupied...

EXTERNAL NEWS

News Item: An African Answer to Conflict

  The UK launch of An African Answer will take place 8-12 November, in the presence of the film’s protagonists Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye, the director Dr Alan Channer and producer Dr Imad Karam. The UK premiere will be at the Royal Society for...

Call for Papers

Venue: Park Campus, University of Northampton, Northampton NN2 7AL, UK This conference gathers academics, journalists, researchers, policy makers, youth workers, civil society organisations and other members of the public to discuss issues around Muslims in Europe,...

Speech: 15 Years of the Srebrenica Memorial

This is a copy of the Friday Sermon delivered on this occaision by Dr Mustafa Ceric. 1) Say :He is God alone! He has begotten no one, nor is He begotten; and there is no one comparable to Him! (Qur'an: 112).  2) There is a couple, a man and a woman, whom from families...

Article: Terrorism Policy Flaws ‘Increased Risk of Attacks’

Britain's fight against terrorism has been a disaster, because its "flawed, neo-conservative" direction alienated Muslims and increased the chances of terrorist attacks, a former leading counter-terrorism officer has told the Guardian. Speaking to mark today's fifth...