Responding to a HOPE not hate report out today, ‘Gateway to Terror’, which contains multiple revelations about hate leader Anjem Choudary and the al-Muhajiroun hate group, director of interfaith organisation Faith Matters (and Tell MAMA anti-Muslim hate crimes monitoring head) Fiyaz Mughal said: “We welcome the launch of this excellent and comprehensive report from HOPE not hate. We […]
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Remembering Lee Rigby & His Family – the 22nd of May 2013 On the 22nd of May 2013, Lee Rigby was murdered on the streets of Woolwich by two young men who were looking to harm anyone whom they perceived was a soldier. Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were found guilty of the murder of […]
Continue ReadingThe role of a trustee is one which provides stewardship and governance to an organisation and forms one of the fundamental foundations of an organisation. Ensuring that there are checks and balances in the organisation is also a key part of transparency and in ensuring that any organisation meets its core aims and objectives. […]
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The Connecting Communities project is based on the ideas of enhancing, focussing and activating the power of communities who are of Pakistani heritage, and who are citizens and permanent residents of the United Kingdom. We are all aware of the enormous skills, energy possessed by diaspora communities of Pakistani heritage, the passion that many have […]
Continue ReadingThe Connecting Communities project is based on the ideas of enhancing, focussing and activating the power of communities who are of Pakistani heritage, and who are citizens and permanent residents of the United Kingdom. We are all aware of the enormous skills, energy possessed by diaspora communities of Pakistani heritage, the passion that many have […]
Continue ReadingBISHOP VAUGHAN MEMORIAL LECTURE, By Revd Rana Youab Khan, International Interreligious Dialogues Assistant to the Archbishop of Canterbury on 15TH MAY 2012 at the Parish of Oystermouth, Swansea “Interfaith Dialogue in the Post 9/11 World with a special reference to Dr Rowan Williams Archbishop of Canterbury” This is a speech given by Rev Rana Khan, […]
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Faith Matters will be launching the Connecting Communities project on the 9th of October 2013 at Westminster Abbey and we are truly honoured to have as our key speaker, the Rt Rev Dr Rowan Williams. The Rt Rev Dr Rowan Williams has always been a keen supporter of Pakistan and has, throughout his tenure […]
Continue ReadingRighteous Muslims. Muslims who saved Jews in the Holocaust by Faith Matters and the Board of Deputies of British Jews It’s often said that the study of the past can help to illuminate our present, and that’s certainly the case in relation to a recent Holocaust exhibition held at the Board of Deputies of British […]
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St George’s Day Declaration By Christian-Muslim Groups: ‘Hijab Should Be As Welcome As Bangers And Mash’ The hijab should be as welcome as “bangers and mash” in England, a coalition of religious groups and campaigners have said, in an appeal for unity to mark St George’s day. Groups including the Muslim Council of Britain and […]
Continue ReadingLONDON – Whilst the terrible events of the Boston Marathon are still fresh in our minds, and the shooting of two police officers and a suspect in a nearby suburb are understandably causing press speculation about the faith and ethnicity of those involved, Faith Matters (www.faith-matters.org) urges media and commentators to report with sensitivity as news […]
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