The Project: The Muslim and Sikh Media Monitoring and Response project is primarily targeted towards Sikh and Muslim communities within West London and targets a variety of groups such as students, parents, religious and organizational leaders and individuals involved in the political life of this country. The Muslim and Sikh Media Monitoring and Response Project […]
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Fiyaz Mughal OBE FCMI speaking at the Policy Exchange Programme on ‘Muscular Liberalism’ and the Attacks on Multi-culturalism by the Prime Minister
Continue ReadingDavid Cameron launched a devastating attack today on 30 years of multiculturalism in Britain, warning it is fostering extremist ideology and directly contributing to home-grown Islamic terrorism. Signalling a radical departure from the strategies of previous governments, Mr Cameron said that Britain must adopt a policy of “muscular liberalism” to enforce the values of equality, […]
Continue ReadingFar-right activists from across Europe will join thousands of English Defence League supporters tomorrow for the biggest rally in the group’s 20-month history. Police expect up to 7,000 demonstrators will descend on Luton, the Bedfordshire town where the EDL started in spring 2009, amid evidence of the group’s growing influence among young people. The organisation […]
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THE number of British people converting to Islam has almost doubled since 2001, according to a new study commissioned by a former councillor in Haringey. The report, entitled A Minority Within A Minority, was carried out by the inter-faith think tank Faith Matters, which is headed up by former Liberal Democrat Noel Park councillor Fiyaz […]
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During a short trip to the West Bank this November, an interfaith group, most of them British Muslims from the Faith Matters organization, visited Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah and Hebron through a Holy Land Trust program for five days. Faith Matters is a UK interfaith and community cohesion-based organization that works “towards conflict resolution and cohesion […]
Continue ReadingThe number of converts to Islam in the UK has nearly doubled in the last decade, with over half of them being white females, a new study has found. The report by Kevin Brice of Swansea University shows that the number of people converting to Islam has risen from about 60,000 in 2001 to about […]
Continue ReadingA study showing that nearly two-thirds of converts to Islam over the last 10 years were women was welcomed today by the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC). IHRC said the study, released by the think tank Faith Matters, highlighted that portrayals of Islam as an “oppressive” religion were wide of the mark. Faith Matters, which […]
Continue ReadingThe number of converts to Islam may have risen from around 60,000 in 2001 to up to 100,000, according to estimates in a report for the Faith Matters organisation. A study by Kevin Brice, of Swansea University, on behalf of Faith Matters, found 5,200 people converted to Islam in the UK last year. A survey […]
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A new report has revealed that the number of Muslim converts in the UK has soared during the last decade. The interfaith organisation “Faith Matters” says there are now around 100,000 Muslim converts in Britain, and most of them are female. Roshan Muhammed Salih reports from London.
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