In this age of cuts, we would do well to accept that there are indeed areas where universities should be able to make savings and yet keep delivering and improving upon the standards of education. It can happen, but it requires a firm hand. Where I’d like to start is by asking you, [...]
Earlier in the week, we brought you a story about Salman Ahmad, the Muslim rock star from Pakistan who has created waves all over the world with his Sufi inspired message of peace through music and culture. Ahmad was in London this week as a guest of the Quilliam Foundation. Student Rights attended a lunch [...]
In Pakistan, some cultural practices are being denounced as ‘haram’ by extremists. In a country with such a rich history of music and poetry, one man stands at the forefront of a battle against this perversion of Islamic history. That man will be joining the Quilliam Foundation touring UK universities and helping the [...]
There’s a video that’s being circulated around the United States and I think it’s worthwhile that it gets seen in this country. What’s happening at university campuses over there is very similar to the issues we face in terms of radicalisation and extremism. The video shows us precisely what runs through the mind of a [...]
This is a cross-post from Anila Baig writing for The Sun on Wednesday 12th May 2010
FRANCE has declared the full Islamic face veil an affront to French values – presumably it is against the values of liberté, égalité and fraternité.
Sorry, but where is the equality, the égalité, in targeting a tiny group [...]
No doubt the past week has been both incredibly busy and halted a lot of work that has gone on as the UK elections took centre stage. Post May 6th, however we find ourselves in a situation without a government but where we all need to get back to work. One of the things I’d [...]
