Islam in Britain: Muslim Community Development Fund launch

Wednesday 24 February 2010

Muslim Community Development Fund launch

APP, British politicians look forward to successful and inclusive British Muslim community, 24 Feb 2010 "Leading British politicians joined more than 500 guests from all areas of British Muslim civil society at the Muslim Council of Britain’s first Muslim Leadership dinner where the focus was on strengthening and inspiring a diverse array of Muslim individuals and groups for the good of all.Addressing the audience on Tuesday evening, the British Justice Secretary Jack Straw acknowledged “the vital and valued role Muslims and the Islamic faith play in our society.”MP Nick Clegg , Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party spoke about “the common values we all shared” as British citizens and said he felt “a sense of renewal and optimism” at the dinner."

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Gary R. Bunt is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David; Principal Investigator for the ESRC funded Digital British Islam project; Co-Investigator for the CHANSE funded Digital Islam Across Europe project.

Prof. Bunt's book Hashtag Islam: How Cyber Islamic Environments are Transforming Religious Authority was published in 2018. A new book, Islamic Algorithms, is out in May 2024.

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