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On 30 July 2013 a Freedom of Information request was made to the [[Home Office]] for further details about BMSD's funding, but the Home Office reportedly does not hold this information.<ref>[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/167393/response/413928/attach/html/3/28057%20Ahmed%202013%2007%2030%20PDF%20Version.pdf.html FOI Request: 'Funding Muslim Organisations in the UK'], accessed 20 April 2016</ref>.
 
On 30 July 2013 a Freedom of Information request was made to the [[Home Office]] for further details about BMSD's funding, but the Home Office reportedly does not hold this information.<ref>[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/167393/response/413928/attach/html/3/28057%20Ahmed%202013%2007%2030%20PDF%20Version.pdf.html FOI Request: 'Funding Muslim Organisations in the UK'], accessed 20 April 2016</ref>.
  
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It has been suggested that BMSD receives funding from the Government under its [[Prevent]] programme <ref>[http://www.iengage.org.uk/component/content/article/722-govt-faces-widespread-criticism-for-futile-banon-islam4uk-but-gains-support-of-qf-and-bmsd Govt faces widespread criticism for 'futile' ban on Islam4UK but gains support of QF and BMSD], accessed 20 April 2016</ref><ref>[  http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2010/the-british-labour-governments-ruinous-approach-to-combating-islamic-extremism/ The British Labour Governments ruinous approach to combating Islamic extremism], accessed 20 April 2016</ref>  
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It has been suggested that BMSD receives funding from the Government under its [[Prevent]] programme.<ref>[http://www.iengage.org.uk/component/content/article/722-govt-faces-widespread-criticism-for-futile-banon-islam4uk-but-gains-support-of-qf-and-bmsd Govt faces widespread criticism for 'futile' ban on Islam4UK but gains support of QF and BMSD], accessed 20 April 2016</ref><ref>[  http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2010/the-british-labour-governments-ruinous-approach-to-combating-islamic-extremism/ The British Labour Governments ruinous approach to combating Islamic extremism], accessed 20 April 2016</ref>  
  
 
On 28 July 2015 the Big Lottery Fund made the decision to award a £10,000 grant to the BMSD. This grant was for career taster sessions, health workshops, and networking sessions for isolated women from Muslim backgrounds to help them take part in community life.<ref>[http://gotlottery.uk/big-lottery-fund-bmsd-6-470529 Big Lottery Fund BMSD], accessed 20 April 2016</ref>
 
On 28 July 2015 the Big Lottery Fund made the decision to award a £10,000 grant to the BMSD. This grant was for career taster sessions, health workshops, and networking sessions for isolated women from Muslim backgrounds to help them take part in community life.<ref>[http://gotlottery.uk/big-lottery-fund-bmsd-6-470529 Big Lottery Fund BMSD], accessed 20 April 2016</ref>

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British Muslims for Secular Democracy (BMSD) is a non-profit organisation founded in 2006 by Nasreen Rehman and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. The organisation draws together Muslim democrats from a range of ethnic and social backgrounds and seeks to challenge the current perceptions of British Muslims. BMSD supports secularism and welcomes equally Muslims and non-Muslims.[1]


The central aims of BMSD relate to social inclusion, co-existence and harmony. It intends to raise awareness of secular democracy and promote a shared vision of citizenship, which includes a separation of faith and the state so that faith cannot exert an undue influence on policies. It also seeks to encourage religious understanding and celebrate Muslim cultures, values and traditions within British society. These aims are to be achieved by facilitating theological discourses to inform Muslims and the wider public about the Islamic faith, raising awareness of religious influence on domestic and foreign policies, opposing Islamophobia, radicalism and intolerance, and ensuring that politicians encourage and practice transparency.[2]

People

Nasreen Rehman: Chair | Mona Sheaves: Vice Chair | Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Trustee | Dr Shaaz Mahboob: Trustee | Andy Gregg: Trustee | Dr Ghayassuddin Siddiqui: Trustee.[3]

Staff

Tehmina Kazi: Director | John Googe: Finance Officer | Ian Ellis: IT and web officer | John Sunderland: HR Consultant.[4]

Funding

In 2013 BMSD received two grants, both over a period of three years: £30,000 per annum from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) and £15, 000 from the City Bridge Trust. It received a further £10,000 from the JRCT for restructuring.[5]

On 30 July 2013 a Freedom of Information request was made to the Home Office for further details about BMSD's funding, but the Home Office reportedly does not hold this information.[6].

It has been suggested that BMSD receives funding from the Government under its Prevent programme.[7][8]

On 28 July 2015 the Big Lottery Fund made the decision to award a £10,000 grant to the BMSD. This grant was for career taster sessions, health workshops, and networking sessions for isolated women from Muslim backgrounds to help them take part in community life.[9]

BMSD accepts donations from the public.[10]


Clients

Publications

BMSD (2010) Advice for Schools.[11]

BMSD (2010) Think Global, Act Local.[12]

Contact

Address: 28 Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LH
Phone: 020 7242 8691
Email: info@bmsd.org.uk
Website: http://bmsd.org.uk/

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ BMSD: About Us, accessed 20 April, 2016
  2. ↑ BMSD: Objectives, accessed 20 April, 2016
  3. ↑ BMSD: Trustees, accessed 20 April, 2016
  4. ↑ BMSD: Staff, accessed 20 April, 2016
  5. ↑ BMSD Annual Report 2013-2014, accessed 20 April 2016
  6. ↑ FOI Request: 'Funding Muslim Organisations in the UK', accessed 20 April 2016
  7. ↑ Govt faces widespread criticism for 'futile' ban on Islam4UK but gains support of QF and BMSD, accessed 20 April 2016
  8. ↑ [ http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2010/the-british-labour-governments-ruinous-approach-to-combating-islamic-extremism/ The British Labour Governments ruinous approach to combating Islamic extremism], accessed 20 April 2016
  9. ↑ Big Lottery Fund BMSD, accessed 20 April 2016
  10. ↑ BMSD: Donate, accessed 20 April 2016
  11. ↑ BMSD Advice for Schools, accessed 20 April 2016
  12. ↑ BMSD Think Global, Act Local, accessed 20 April 2016
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