The Islamic Religious Advisor to the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs Asim Hafiz has called for a more nuanced debate about the role of the armed forces. In a wide-ranging and exclusive interview for the Religious Reader, Hafiz was critical of those in Muslim and non-Muslim communities who see the army as […]
Continue ReadingCome and join us at our latest event in the Borough of Waltham Forest, entitled, ‘Middle East Meets West.’ The seminar will look at the impact of ISIS and the Israel/Palestine Conflict on communities and with a range of speakers who will speak about local impacts. To register, do contact Rehman on rehman@faith-matters.co.uk
Continue ReadingTHE 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingFaith 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 […]
Continue ReadingNews 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 […]
Continue ReadingFaith 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 […]
Continue ReadingWe 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 […]
Continue ReadingAs 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 […]
Continue ReadingWe understand, given that we work with diverse Muslim communities in the UK, that there is anger about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the large number of deaths in Gaza. The reaction within Israel on the back of the murders of three teenagers has certainly hardened public opinion in the country and […]
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