By Tehmina Kazi for Profexus News 29th July 2016 For the last seven years, I have been the director of a registered charity named British Muslims for Secular Democracy. When I tell other people what I do at networking events and dinner parties, most are delighted; a small proportion give me funny looks, and the…
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Overturning myths about the Government’s Preventing Violent Extremism agenda Tehmina is the Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy, a group of Muslim democrats working to raise awareness about democracy, particularly secular democracy, within British Muslim communities and the wider public. Tehmina is executive producer of the documentary film Hidden Heart , and was also…
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BMSD staff, its Chair and trustees would like to wish a happy Eid to all our supporters who are celebrating.
Posted: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 10:49 Thirty campaigners, including academics, MPs, peers, faith groups and educators, have called on the Government to abolish the law requiring Christian worship in English schools, following criticism of the practice from the UN. The signatories to the letter, organised by the National Secular Society, include Ted Cantle, who warned…
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Posted by Alberto Fernández Carbajal in Queering Islam on June 29, 2016 As the final event of the Queering Islam events series for 2015-2016, Tehmina Kazi, the Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy, visited us at the University of Leicester to do a reading of her story ‘The Tulip Asylum’, a story about homosexuality…
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This was a presentation given to a group of local Religious Education teachers, from different schools. The Director of Media discussed a number of pioneering projects in this area, and the importance of teaching philosophy and critical thinking skills to students was repeatedly emphasised. The Director of Media recommended some progressive texts for the creation…
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In western societies, inter-religious sectarianism is a disturbing reminder that however much we cleave to the values of the Enlightenment, it remains the case that irrationality, intolerance and violence based on religious difference are still with us. On a Monday evening in Glasgow the Scottish Secular Society were delighted to host, in conjunction with our…
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