Written by Tehmina Kazi on 30 September 2015 in Opinion Plus Who is controlling the counter-narratives to extremism? This is the question that many EU policymakers want answered, argues Tehmina Kazi. There are three aspects to any narrative: a storyline to communicate and legitimise a political or religious conviction, a call to action to defend…
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This Wednesday, Pastor James McConnell, the former pastor of the largest church in Northern Ireland, will appear in court for describing Islam as “heathen” and “Satanic.” In a sermon that was broadcast at the Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle in May 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUJFIMciQA8), McConnell boomed that Islam is a “doctrine spawned in Hell.” Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution…
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BMSD Director Tehmina Kazi spoke at a roundtable in Brussels, on counter-narratives to extremism.
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Srebrenica massacre marked by Westminster Abbey service 6 July 2015 More that 8,000 men and boys died at Srebrenica, as Bridget Kendall reports Thousands of men and boys killed in the Srebrenica genocide 20 years ago have been remembered at a service at Westminster Abbey. About 2,000 guests, including survivors, politicians and the President of…
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Social media has vital role in countering extremist “rhetoric” The Brussels Times Thursday, 02 July 2015 11:16 The head of a leading NGO says that social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook can help “challenge extremist rhetoric” and combat the radicalisation of young Muslims. Speaking in Brussels on Wednesday, Tehmina Kazi, director of British Muslims…
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