Author archives: Faith Matters

September 11, 2014 By Faith Matters

E-ACTIVISM AND COMBATTING XENOPHOBIA WORKSHOP

COME AND BE A PART OF THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY A certificate course for young people (aged 16-30) who are committed to developing their skills and knowledge so that they can participate in peaceful social activism to combat xenophobia. The course is delivered to an undergraduate level, but no prior qualifications or experience is necessary. Following […]

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Coalition needs to reform penny-pinching anti-radicalisation policies, says Fiyaz Mughal
August 29, 2014 By Faith Matters

Coalition needs to reform penny-pinching anti-radicalisation policies, says Fiyaz Mughal

THE brutal murder of US journalist James Foley in Syria has left a feeling of revulsion for those who support the actions of ISIS, now called the Islamic State. For those of us involved in the work of preventing extremism, particularly those of us who were engaged on Tony Blair’s task force after the 7/7 […]

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Muslim-Jewish Relations Must Confront the Palestinian Issue
August 26, 2014 By Faith Matters

Muslim-Jewish Relations Must Confront the Palestinian Issue

Re-Printed from Ha’aretz The Gaza war has highlighted the Palestinian ‘elephant in the room’ in U.K. Muslim-Jewish dialogue as well as the U.K.’s foreign policy double standards on Israel. Can interfaith contact survive? The fallout from the Israel-Gaza conflict has not only has led to massive carnage in the Middle East, it also – depressingly […]

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Britain’s Muslims and Jews beg: Don’t blame us for world’s crises
August 26, 2014 By Faith Matters

Britain’s Muslims and Jews beg: Don’t blame us for world’s crises

The battlegrounds of Syria and Iraq are similarly distant. Yet these far-flung war zones are threatening to test Britain’s famous legacy of tolerance like never before. Excluding Israel, Britain has the fourth largest Jewish population in the world and the third largest number of Muslim citizens in Europe. Compared with much of Europe, and particularly […]

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August 11, 2014 By Faith Matters

Become an E-Activist Youth Ambassador With Us

Faith Matters is looking to provide 25 young people aged 18-30 with free access to an E-Activism and Combating Xenophobia course. The course will provide face to face training and support for 24 hours per young person and will provide participants with a greater insight into hate crime work and some of the issues affecting […]

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The Attack on Christians in North West Iraq is an Affront to All Muslim Communities
August 7, 2014 By Faith Matters

The Attack on Christians in North West Iraq is an Affront to All Muslim Communities

  News has circulated today about the expansion of ISIS into the North West of Iraq after Kurdish fighters withdrew leading to the fall of a town with the largest concentration of Christians. Residents of Qaraqosh, Iraq’s biggest Christian town, have fled, as have Christian residents from neighbouring regions and many are headed towards the […]

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August 5, 2014 By Faith Matters

Risks of Gaza Are Many Fold Including the Spread of Extremism – Dealing with the Elephant in the Room

Faith Matters has been working on projects tackling Far Right and other forms of extremism, including those who manipulate and use faith to promote extremist political ideologies or messages. We have worked for over 9 years, since 7/7, on how extremist ideologies can be tackled and we have done so with civil society groups and […]

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The Role of Righteous Muslims, Printed in German by Faith Matters
July 30, 2014 By Faith Matters

The Role of Righteous Muslims, Printed in German by Faith Matters

We have printed the Role of Righteous Muslims, Muslims who saved Jews in the Holocaust, in German. The booklet has now been printed in Arabic, German and English and we have circulated over 8,000 booklets electronically and in hard copy form within the UK. We hope that the Role of Righteous Muslims booklet serves as […]

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No to Importing Extremism and Sectarianism into the UK
July 23, 2014 By Faith Matters

No to Importing Extremism and Sectarianism into the UK

We understand that the continuing conflict in Iraq and the civil war in Syria have the potential to be used to promote sectarian violence in the United Kingdom and whilst the chances of real unrest are extremely low, there is a sense in some small localities in the UK that there are existing lines drawn […]

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Information Boards on the Righteous Muslims. Muslims Who Saved Jews in the Holocaust
July 18, 2014 By Faith Matters

Information Boards on the Righteous Muslims. Muslims Who Saved Jews in the Holocaust

As part of the Righteous Muslims project, we have developed information boards of various sizes that can be used by schools, mosques and synagogues and which outline cast studies and histories of Muslims who saved Jews in the Holocaust. The boards highlight the personal stories of Muslims who risked their lives and their personal possessions […]

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