CNN Report, 1st of May 2012 – ‘Many Muslims in the Middle East & Pakistan have a poor view of Al Qaeda‘ (CNN) — Most Muslims in several key Middle Eastern and Asian countries hold negative views of the terrorist network al Qaeda a year after U.S. forces killed its leader, Osama bin Laden, according […]
Continue ReadingFaith Matters welcomes the recent news documentary that Al Jazeera undertook on the TELL MAMA project which supports those who have suffered anti-Muslim attacks and which also maps, measures and analyses areas in England that may be potential hotspots for such attacks. The project which was devised by Faith Matters is being co-ordinated by the […]
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Little has been raised in the public domain in the United Kingdom about the growing tide of interfaith marriages that are taking place. As communities continue to mix, there is a natural tendencey for people from different races, cultures and religions to come into contact with each other and relationships naturally follow. It has been […]
Continue ReadingFaith Matters in the Huffington Post – The Fight Against Islamophobia Steps up a Gear By Dr Leon Moosavi https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-leon-moosavi/the-fight-against-islamophobia-_b_1293441.html A new service has been launched this week enabling Muslims to report anti-Muslim discrimination. The initiative by Faith Matters must be applauded and can be a milestone in challenging Islamophobia. Over the past four years, […]
Continue ReadingThe Government has called on people to come together and play their full part in local communities. A new ‘localist’ approach to achieving a more integrated society focusing on creating the conditions for everyone to live and work successfully alongside each other was today unveiled by Secretary of State Eric Pickles and Communities Minister Andrew […]
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Cultural Exchange Tour For Indian Students Enhances The Ties Between India & The United Kingdom The British High Commission in Delhi in partnership with the Jamia Millia Islamia Academy is sponsoring 2 Indian students to visit the United Kingdom as part of a cultural exchange visit to find out more about the work of educational, […]
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EPolitix.com Reports on the Work of Faith Matters in Countering Extremism in Pakistan We talk to Fiyaz Mughal, founder and director of Faith Matters, about how the charity is seeking to tackle extremism in Pakistan through the use of SMS technology. Could you outline the main objectives of Faith Matters? Project Peghaam tests messages on […]
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Islamists misunderstand the Islamic Caliphate: Report on the launch of the Faith Matters report, “The Tanzimat: Secular Reforms in the Ottoman Empire” Extremist Muslims who campaign for the return of an Islamic Caliphate are deluded in their understanding, and in fact the true Caliphate was a model of secular reform, according to a report. Faith […]
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Faith Matters is launching its paper that offers a brief insight into the secular reforms of the Ottoman Empire in order to analyse and debunk claims by extreme groups like Al Qaeda of it being an Islamic Caliphate, strictly governed by Shariah Law. The Ottoman Empire is often presented, by such groups as a model […]
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Faith Matters undertook the fieldwork and write up on the ‘Mosques in the Community‘ programme which was conducted on behalf of MINAB (the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board). This report builds good practice and ensures that mosques become not just institutions but living parts of their local communities, thereby ensuring that they play constructive […]
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