Cordoba Foundation#Publications

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The Cordoba Foundation is a UK-based research and advisory group with the stated aim of “bridging the gap of understanding between the Muslim World and the West”.{{cite web|title=About Us / Who We Are|url=http://www.thecordobafoundation.com/about_us.php?load=20|website=The Cordoba Foundation|accessdate=3 August 2015|archive-date=31 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031203601/http://www.thecordobafoundation.com/about_us.php?load=20|url-status=dead}}

History

The Cordoba Foundation was established in London in 2005 by Anas Al-Tikriti. Anas had previously served as president of the Muslim Association of Britain.{{Cite web|title = Full profile|url = https://www.theguardian.com/global/2007/jun/03/resource2|website = the Guardian|accessdate = 2015-08-03|first = Anas|last = Altikriti}}

Activities

The Cordoba Foundation carries out its mission through a variety of activities such as:{{Cite web|title = What We Do {{!}} The Cordoba Foundation - Cultures in Dialogue|url = http://www.thecordobafoundation.com/what_we_do.php|website = www.thecordobafoundation.com|accessdate = 2015-08-03|first = The Cordoba|last = Foundation}}

  • Lobbying and public relations training for Muslim leaders
  • Building and maintaining a global network of partners in Muslim communities worldwide
  • Organising speaker tours and exchange trips for Muslim thinkers and students
  • Research and publications on the themes of "Cosmopolitanism, Social Justice, Rapprochement of Cultures and Revisiting Theological Studies"
  • Hosting conferences, colloquia and seminars on the group's key areas of focus

Publications

The Cordoba Foundation publishes a variety of research papers and journals including:

  • Arches Quarterly, a journal centred on analysis of current trends in Islamic-Western relations
  • Occasional Papers, a series of policy papers featuring contributions from external experts and political leaders on the theme of cross-cultural exchange
  • One-off reports on specific events or issues
  • Tool kits for political activism, such as An Introduction to Effective Lobbying & Campaigning and Working with the Media: A guide for Muslim Groups.

Links with terrorism

The leader of the Cordoba Foundation Anas Al-Tikriti has publicly supported Hamas and its methods.{{Cite web|title = How the Muslim Brotherhood fits into a network of extremism|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/11398538/How-the-Muslim-Brotherhood-fits-into-a-network-of-extremism.html|accessdate = 2015-08-03}} Anas Al-Tikriti was also cited as a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood in a 2016 British House of Commons report.{{cite web |title=‘Political Islam’, and the Muslim Brotherhood Review - Sixth Report of Session 2016–17 |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmfaff/118/118.pdf |website=Parliament of the United Kingdom |publisher=House of Commons |access-date=15 February 2022 |pages=10}} The Foundation was designated a terrorist organisation by the United Arab Emirates{{Cite web|title = UAE Cabinet approves list of designated terrorist organisations, groups {{!}} WAM|url = http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates-international/1395272478814.html|website = www.wam.ae|accessdate = 2015-08-03|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161224100916/http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates-international/1395272478814.html|archive-date = 2016-12-24|url-status = dead}} due to its links to the Muslim Brotherhood. The Foundation was also cited as having links to the Muslim Brotherhood in reporting by Aafreen Maksud [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2018/04/family-couple-detained-egypt-call-intervene-180406165734692.html] and Andrew Gilligan for The Sunday Telegraph carried out in the run-up to the publication of the Jenkins Report, which gave the conclusions of an inquiry into the Brotherhood launched by British Prime Minister David Cameron.{{Cite news|last=Mendick|first=Robert|date=19 October 2014|title = Downing Street set to crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11171979/Downing-Street-set-to-crack-down-on-the-Muslim-Brotherhood.html|access-date = 3 August 2015}}

References

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