Safeguarding Young People in Waltham Forest in the Online World

This is the second in a series of public outreach events in the Borough of Waltham Forest that we are conducting. These series of outreach sessions that are part of the Safeguarding programme of work in the Borough, look at the online world and the threats and opportunities that it provides to young people. We […]

Building Our Futures Together – Bridging the Armed Forces with Diverse Communities

Download this report We have been co-ordinating and running a number of sessions over the last 6 months which have involved engaging serving members of our armed forces and serving chaplains, with diverse and mixed communities across London. The work has involved holding numerous events in boroughs across London and we have also produced the […]

Leadership to Protect Life: Activating the Diaspora Community of Pakistani Heritage

This is our third session as part of the Connecting Communities project. Previous sessions can be found here. We are honoured to have the Bishop of Bolton lead the discussions under the theme of ‘Faith Leadership to Protect Life.’ The Connecting Communities project is based on the diaspora community of Pakistani heritage promoting the need for […]

Religious Intolerance and Its Implications on Christian Theology in Pakistan

Lee Rigby Murder: Murdered Soldier is Not Forgotten, Say Army Colleagues

Dressed in his combat fatigues and regimental beret, Rob, an infantryman based at Woolwich Barracks, walks past the spot where his comrade Lee Rigby was murdered, as he does most days, and nods his respects. The only clear evidence that at this busy junction seven months earlier Drummer Rigby was killed in an act of […]

Faith Matters Reaction to Anjem Choudhary & Al Muhajiroun Terror Revelations

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 […]

Remembering Lee Rigby

 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 […]

Trustees of Faith Matters

  The 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. […]

Launch of the Connecting Communities, Pakistan Project

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 […]

Launch of the Connecting Communities, Pakistan Project

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 […]