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  • Lancashire Council of Mosques partner with Faith Associates to deliver workshops on Mosque Security

    • March 29, 2019
    • Posted by: Faith Associates
    • Category: Press Release, Event, Security
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    On the 25th of March 2019, The Lancashire Council of Mosques hosted a presentation at Bangor Street Community Centre in Blackburn where Shaukat Warraich of Faith Associates spoke to attendees on how to improve the security of Mosques and Madrassah.   The event was held following the Christchurch terror attacks in which 50 people were

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  • Sadiq Khan hosts Mosque security conference in partnership with Faith Associates

    • March 29, 2019
    • Posted by: Faith Associates
    • Category: Event, Security
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    Following the horrific events in New Zealand The Mayor of London hosted a conference with Faith Associates, covering how Mosques can improve their security to keep themselves, and worshippers safe. Faith Associates hosted over 200 Mosque leaders and committee members at the City Hall, London on the 21st of March 2019 for an event designed

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  • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Response to the Christchurch Shootings

    • March 15, 2019
    • Posted by: Faith Associates
    • Category: Politics, News
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  • Faith Associates’ view on the Department for Education’s Out-of-school settings voluntary safeguarding code of practice

    • March 8, 2019
    • Posted by: Faith Associates
    • Category: Safeguarding
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    The Department for Education (DfE) recently held a consultation on the implementation of a voluntary safeguarding code of practice for out-of-school settings following their findings of settings that clearly “lack sufficient safeguards”. An out-of-school settings provides children with enriching activities such as language, sport and religious; this includes home education environments, religious settings, youth centres,

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  • Faith Associates awards three London Mosques plaques of excellence

    • February 27, 2019
    • Posted by: Faith Associates
    • Category: Blog, Press Release
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    Three institutions were the first in the UK to receive the ‘a plaque of excellence’ as part of the Beacon Mosques initiative. The initiative by Faith Associates has been developed to recognise the role that mosques and Islamic centres play. Mosques are evaluated across ten categories which range from contribution to the local community to

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  • Faith Associates launch Muslim Digital Citizenship Guide with Google at YouTube HQ

    • February 21, 2019
    • Posted by: Faith Associates
    • Category: Press Release, Blog
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    The online world is forever evolving, new opportunities for growth, business, learning and connectivity. But with these new opportunities come new threats. It is our responsibility to face these threats and overcome them. Faith Associates has developed an innovative idea, preventing the threats that arise in the online world. The guide will remind Muslims of

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  • Mevlana Rumi Mosque- the Journey to Becoming a Beacon Mosque

    • February 15, 2019
    • Posted by: Faith Associates
    • Category: Community Development, Press Release, News
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    Mevlani Rumi Mosque was established in the borough of Enfield in 2008. It was founded by Anatolian Muslims Society, a registered charitye stablished in 2004, taking its name after the famous 13th-century Islamic theologian, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi who emphasised the essential Islamic teachings of love, charity, care and commitment to others, and an emphatic acceptance

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  • Training introduced to help faith leaders support their communities

    • February 11, 2019
    • Posted by: Faith Associates
    • Category: Community Development, News
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        Faith Associates welcomes the new training supporting the increasingly diverse requirements of Faith Leaders. We hope it will benefit Imams and other faith leaders serving their congregations, allowing them to better respond to the growing needs of congregants.    More information on the fund itsself, from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is

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  • Shaukat Warraich, CEO of Faith Associates appointed as Specialist Advisor to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

    • February 8, 2019
    • Posted by: Faith Associates
    • Category: News
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    2017 saw an unprecedented rise in terror attacks, with London being the victim of four major attacks, killing, injuring and instilling fear into our communities. The attacks were across communities, including an attack against a Mosque killing a member of its congregation whilst leaving evening tarawi prayer during ramadan. Shaukat Warraich said, “Keeping all communities

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  • BBC covers the important new fatwa on organ donation in Islam

    • February 7, 2019
    • Posted by: Faith Associates
    • Category: Community Development
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      Amjid Ali – Organ recipient and  Chair of NHSBT (NHS Blood and Transplant) Project Lead, Transplantation In islam  Amjid has been working with Muslim scholars, Imams and key organisations across the UK to develop a fatwa around organ donation.  the BBC covered this important journey which seeks to save more lives through organ transplantation. The fatwa

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