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BMSD Director of Media Tehmina Kazi speaks at “Blasphemy Laws: A discussion” at Oxford University – 02.12.2015

Darren Cronshaw’s review of the “Together for the Common Good” book in Sight Magazine – 17.11.2015

Nicholas Sagovsky and Peter McGrail (eds) Together for the Common Good: Towards a National Conversation SCM, London, 2015 ISBN-13: 9780334053248 “Together for the Common Good offers insightful reading for anyone interested in community organizing, social justice and political engagement directed toward the common good, especially if motivated by or wanting to understand faith-based perspectives.” The…

BMSD Director of Media Tehmina Kazi gives a webinar to State University New York students, on multiculturalism and secularism – 23.11.2015

BMSD Director of Media Tehmina Kazi speaks at University of Central Lancashire, on inclusive religious spaces – 16.11.2015

16th November at 18:00 Greenbank Lecture Theatre PR1 7 Preston, Lancashire Talk abstract: Women, LGBT people, some disabled people, and members of minority sects and others dissenters have traditionally felt excluded in mainstream Muslim spaces. Tehmina Kazi will be talking about ways in which these minorities have created new and innovative spaces for themselves, and…

BMSD Director of Media Tehmina Kazi speaks on “Preventing Violent Extremism and Women” at the University of Southampton – 18.11.2015

18 November at 19:15 Nuffield Theatre, Lecture Room C Created for University of Southampton Atheist Society The Government’s Prevent Violent Extremism Agenda has developed a poor reputation among the Far-Left. Tehmina Kazi, director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy (bmsd), debunks some of the myths surrounding it and gives positive examples of how it has…

BMSD Director Tehmina Kazi speaks on “Young People and Islamic Radicalisation in Europe” Panel session at the Europhilantopics Conference in Brussels – 10.11.2015

Parallel Breakout Session 1 YOUNG PEOPLE AND ISLAMIC RADICALISATION IN EUROPE The rise of extremism sits at or near the top of the list of key challenges Europe faces. Foundations, European institutions, national and local governments, and civil society must join their efforts to find coherent long-term approaches that recognise the complexity of issues around…

The passing of Lord Gulam Noon (1936-2015)

All of us at BMSD are very saddened to hear about the death of Lord Gulam Noon (24 January 1936–27 October 2015). We extend our heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends. A successful business leader and philanthropist, Gulam Noon was a progressive Muslim whose generous support made it possible for Dr Nasreen Rehman (Chair)…