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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
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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: 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: Ifza Tindall
    • Category: News, Community Development
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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: Ifza Tindall
    • Category: News, Community Development
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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: Ifza Tindall
    • 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: Ifza Tindall
    • 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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  • Victims of Forced Marriage must be safeguarded from further exploitation

    • January 3, 2019
    • Posted by: Ifza Tindall
    • Category: Safeguarding
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    The Forced Marriage Unit in the Uk works extremely hard to ensure safety for British citizens who have been forced into marriage abroad, and in the UK. They have come to understand that force does not only embody the physical aspect but also the non – physical, psychological aspects of it- blackmail, ostracising and mental

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  • Safeguarding Training Fund Phase 1 almost open- Big Lottery

    • December 13, 2018
    • Posted by: Ifza Tindall
    • Category: News, Safeguarding
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    The Safeguarding Training Fund is a joint funded programme between the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and the Big Lottery Fund. It will provide funding over two phases until 2022. Area: England Suitable for: Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations Funding size: Phase 1 applications invited up to £570,000 Application deadline:

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  • Department of Education seeks views for safeguarding code for out of school education providers

    • December 11, 2018
    • Posted by: Ifza Tindall
    • Category: Faith Instituational Development, Safeguarding, News, Safeguarding
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    The Department of Education is seeking views on a draft voluntary safeguarding code of practice for out-of-school settings providers, and associated parental guidance. This code of practice will effect Madrassah and other faith schools so it is important you submit your views. The Department for Education is consulting to inform the development and dissemination of a

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