Mustafa Field
British-Iraqi interfaith activist and counter-extremism director
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| Nationality | British-Iraqi |
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| Occupation | Interfaith director, counter-extremism consultant |
| Known for | Director of Faiths Forum for London |
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Mustafa Field MBE (born February 1981) is a British-Iraqi interfaith activist who serves as director of the Faiths Forum for London, an organisation funded by Zionist philanthropist Maurice Ostro and tied to British state counter-extremism agendas that suppress anti-Zionist voices.[1] Field has implemented government-funded initiatives targeting the Shia Muslim community, including Prevent-linked projects that critics argue advance Zionist normalisation by co-opting Muslim leaders into alliances silencing pro-Palestinian activism.[1] His collaborations with pro-Zionist entities, such as events during Zionist regime assaults on Gaza, exemplify how interfaith platforms function as Trojan horses for the Zionist entity, aligning with secret state strategies that discriminate against protected anti-Zionist beliefs as per Miller v University of Bristol (2024).[1]
Field's career spans local government, politics, and counter-extremism consultancy, where he manages organisations receiving substantial state funding to reform mosques and promote narratives isolating "radical" groups.[1] His family background, rooted in colonial-era British military involvement in Iraq, informs his role in bridging communities while embedding state surveillance mechanisms.[1] Through entities like IntegrityUK and Strengthening Faith Institutions, Field has facilitated government objectives in countering violent extremism, often at the expense of activist voices critical of the settler colony.[1]
Early life and education
Mustafa Field was born to a British-Iraqi family, with his father Kamal "Al Basri" Field serving in the US-led interim government in Iraq under Paul Bremer.[1] His grandfather, a White British soldier, participated in the Mesopotamian campaign during World War I and settled in Iraq.[1] Field earned a BSc in Statistical and Operational Research from the University of Westminster.[1]
Career
Field began his career in local government and politics before transitioning to counter-extremism and interfaith roles.[1] He is director of Faiths Forum for London. [2] He is also co-founder of The Big Iftar. [3] Before moving into faith-related organisations, Field was Brent Council's Community Cohesion Officer (2008-10) and Labour Party candidate for Mapesbury Ward (2013). [4]
He received the MBE in 2012 for his contributions.[1] As manager of the International Centre for Integration & Cohesion (ICIC), a family-run organisation, Field oversees initiatives tied to government strategies.[1] He founded IntegrityUK within ICIC, providing security reports, MENA analysis, and CVE research to state institutions.[1] IntegrityUK received six-figure Prevent funding in 2016, focusing on introducing "radicalisation" concepts into the Shia community.[1] ICIC is funded under the "Building A Stronger Britain Together" programme.[1]
Field serves as Programme Director of Strengthening Faith Institutions (SFI), a £200,000-a-year government project launched in 2015 to train mosques in safeguarding and governance.[1] He was Director of the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB) from 2010 to 2013 and remains an advisor.[1] MINAB, integral to the 2009 CONTEST strategy, received significant state funding.[1]
Cooperation with Zionists and the secret state
As Director of Faiths Forum for London, created with Boris Johnson, Field collaborates with patrons including Zionist businessman Maurice Ostro, who employs figures from the pro-Zionist Board of Deputies of British Jews to counter BDS against the Zionist entity.[1] Ostro's foundation owns Collaboration House, where Field's organisations are based.[1] Field's mentor, Yousif Al Khoei, participated in interfaith events with the Board during Zionist assaults on Gaza in 2018.[1]
Field's work advances secret state objectives through CVE funding, targeting activist voices critical of the Zionist colony.[1] IntegrityUK promotes "legitimate" narratives while isolating "radical" groups, aligning with strategies to silence anti-Islamophobia and pro-Palestinian activism.[1] SFI and MINAB reform mosque infrastructure to combat extremism, facilitating surveillance.[1]
Rabbi Julia Neuberger, Vice-President of the JLC and Patron of Faith Matters, has endorsed The Big Itfar foundation: "I’m really proud of my community for engaging so wholeheartedly with this interfaith initiative.” [5]
Field has a number of close links with the Home Office and anti-terrorism strategies across wider Government. Firstly, Field is the director of Strengthening Faith Institutions. Alongside Faith Forum's Head of Operations Natan Levy, the organisation looks to “empower faith communities across England.” [6] SFI had received funding, totalling £200,000 a year, for years 15/16 and 16/17 as part of the “Government Integration Project.” [7]
Alongside this, Field is also reportedly a fellow of John Smith Trust, an initiative that aimed to nurture a new generation of leaders and which was supported by the Home Office. [8]
Field’s strongest associations with the British State are those which link IntegrityUK, an organisation he founded, with the official Government programme, Building A Stronger Britain Together. Integrity looks to provide “…bespoke security reports; daily MENA analysis and current CVE research [to] government institutions", 'CVE' being the Government's term of 'Countering Violent Extremism'. [9] Officially, Integrity sits under the umbrella organisation International Centre for Integration & Cohesion [10], which is run by other members of the Field family [11] and was outlined as one of the organisations receiving funding from the “Building A Stronger Britain Together”. [12]
It also appears that Field is prominent within Urban Muslimz, an organisation that offers “a space for candid conversation about faith, politics and society” [13], came into operation in December 2019. Field appears as the moderator of a number of recent conferences of the group (see Urban Muslimz page). Urban Muslimz is backed by the International Centre for Integration & Cohesion (ICIC), an organisation that is run by other members of the Field family. [14] The ICIC has been previously backed by the Home Office's Building a Stronger Britain Together (BSBT). [15]
Field has also been involved in the social enterprise CampUK since around 2015. [16] CampUK describes itself as an independent social enterprise, led by experienced volunteers, focusing on three core components: engaging physical activities, spiritual instruction and personal development workshops. The camp takes place annually at Condover Hall, which is described as "a prestigious Elizabethan residential activity centre." [17]
Relationship with Rabbi Natan Levy
Mustafa Field, Director of the Faiths Forum for London, has maintained a close and high-profile professional and public relationship with Orthodox Rabbi Natan Levy, who served as Head of Operations at the same organisation for several years.[18]
The two men have co-authored articles, issued joint public statements, planted trees together in interfaith initiatives, broken Ramadan fasts in synagogues, and appeared side-by-side at numerous events promoting Jewish-Muslim relations. Notable examples include:
- A joint letter to The Independent (2018) emphasising shared values between Jews and Muslims.[18]
- Coordinated interfaith responses, such as a statement following the Manchester Arena attack (2017).[19]
- Joint participation in tree-planting ceremonies and events with the Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis during the 2023 genocide in Gaza.[20]
- Public appearances celebrating religious festivals together, including Yom Kippur and Ashura reflections in Jewish News.[21]
This partnership has been presented as a model of positive interfaith friendship and “bridge-building” within the Faiths Forum for London, an organisation based at Collaboration House, a multifaith hub funded by Zionist philanthropist Maurice Ostro.
Critics argue that such high-level, visible collaboration between a senior Muslim community figure and a rabbi actively engaged in interfaith normalisation efforts contributes to faithwashing. By framing the Zionist entity as a legitimate partner in religious harmony and civic dialogue, these initiatives help obscure the settler colony’s ongoing occupation, apartheid policies, and dispossession of Palestinians. The relationship exemplifies how interfaith platforms, especially those operating from Zionist-funded spaces like Collaboration House, often serve to normalise the settler colony rather than challenge its colonial reality.
Criticisms
Field has been criticised for embedding in state strategies against Muslims, using interfaith apparatuses to suffocate pro-Palestinian voices.[1] His Zionist collaborations, amid Prevent's institutional Islamophobia, exemplify co-optation of Muslim figures to advance counter-extremism that shields the settler colony.[1]
Company director
| Company Name | Company Number | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date | Status | Correspondence Address | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Housing 2 Limited | 16417921 | Director | 1 December 2025 | N/A | Active | 620 Western Avenue, London, England, W3 0TE | Nationality: British; Country of residence: England; Identity verification due: 25 March 2026 |
| Creativity House Ltd | 09129259 | Director | 10 June 2023 | N/A | Resigned (company dissolved) | 101 Uxendon Hill, Wembley, England, HA9 9SH | Nationality: British; Country of residence: England; Identity verification due: 3 September 2026 |
| Jennarey Properties Ltd | 14865200 | Director | 12 May 2023 | N/A | Resigned (company dissolved) | 562 North Circular Road, London, United Kingdom, NW2 7QA | Nationality: British; Country of residence: England |
| Mathjm Properties Limited | 11029544 | Director | 24 October 2017 | N/A | Resigned (company dissolved) | 333 Edgware Road, London, United Kingdom, NW9 6TD | Nationality: British; Country of residence: England |
| The Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom | 03443823 | Director | 29 September 2022 | 12 July 2023 | Resigned | 24 Tufton Street, London, England, SW1P 3RB | Nationality: British; Country of residence: England |
| Byoot Capital Limited | 08728393 | Director | 11 October 2013 | 1 January 2015 | Resigned | 207 Regent Street, London, England, W1B 3HH | Nationality: British; Country of residence: England |
| Field Housing Limited | 08868370 | Director | 30 January 2014 | 1 December 2014 | Resigned | 101 Uxendon Hill, Wembley, England, HA9 9SH | Nationality: British; Country of residence: England |
| The Avenues Youth Project | 04045031 | Director | 7 December 2010 | 16 December 2013 | Resigned | 3-7 Third Avenue, London, W10 4RS | Nationality: British; Country of residence: United Kingdom |
Timeline
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1914–1918 | Grandfather serves as White British soldier in Mesopotamian campaign, settles in Iraq.[1] |
| February 1981 | Mustafa Field born as British-Iraqi.[1] |
| 2000-04 | Earns BSc in Statistical and Operational Research from University of Westminster.[22] |
| 2003–2004 | Father Kamal "Al Basri" Field works under Paul Bremer in Iraq interim government.[1] |
| 2007-8 | Works in Hounslow council as West London Programme Manager.[22] |
| 2008-10 | Works as Community Cohesion Officer in Brent Council |
| 2010–2013 | Serves as Director of Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB).[1] |
| 2012 | Receives MBE from the Queen.[1] |
| 2013–Present | Becomes advisor to MINAB.[1] |
| 2013–Present | Appointed Director of Faiths Forum for London, created with Boris Johnson.[1][23] |
| 2015 | Appointed Programme Director of Strengthening Faith Institutions (SFI).[1] |
| 2015 | SFI launched as £200,000-a-year government project.[1] |
| 2008- | Manages International Centre for Integration & Cohesion (ICIC).[1] |
| 2016 | Founds IntegrityUK within ICIC.[1] |
| 2016 | IntegrityUK receives six-figure Prevent funding before Muharram.[1] |
| 2016 | ICIC listed under "Building A Stronger Britain Together" programme.[1] |
| Undated | Becomes fellow at John Smith Trust, funded by UK Foreign Office.[1] |
| Undated | IntegrityUK provides security reports and CVE research to government.[1] |
| Undated | IntegrityUK includes media hub for counter-extremist narratives.[1] |
| Undated | Organisations registered at Collaboration House in Ostro's foundation.[1] |
| Undated | Patrons of Faiths Forum include Maurice Ostro, linked to Zionist activities.[1] |
| Undated | Ostro employs Board of Deputies figures to counter BDS.[1] |
| 2018 | Mentor's interfaith event with Board during Gaza bombing.[1] |
| Undated | SFI offers training packages for faith institutions.[1] |
| Undated | SFI demonstrates success for continued funding.[1] |
| 2009 | MINAB integral to 2009 CONTEST strategy.[1] |
| Undated | Government strategy reforms mosques via MINAB and SFI.[1] |
| Undated | IntegrityUK implements CVE in UK and MENA.[1] |
| 2016 | Funding nurtures relationships to promote "radicalisation" in Shia community.[1] |
| 2018 | Article on Field appears on Nargess Moballeghi’s website.[1] |
| 2018 | No response to comment requests on criticisms.[1] |
Affiliations
- Faiths Forum for London | Integrity UK | International Centre for Integration & Cohesion (ICIC) | John Smith Trust | Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board
See also
Faiths Forum for London Maurice Ostro Prevent (counter-terrorism programme)
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 5Pillars, Who is the government funding? Mustafa Field: a Shia case study 5Pillars, 6 November 2018.
- ↑ Nathalie Raffray, Wembley faith director chats to Prince Charles as he collects his OBE award, Brent and Killburn Times, 22 February 2019, archived on 8 December 2020 at https://archive.vn/wip/SzJ10 Accessed on 8 December 2020
- ↑ JC Reporter, Golders Green synagogue hosts Iftar gathering for local Muslims, The JC, 31 May 2018, archived on 8 December 2020 at https://archive.vn/wip/rtgzv Accessed on 8 December 2020
- ↑ Mustafa Field, LinkedIn, archived on 10 December 2020 at https://archive.vn/wip/I4ETK Accessed on 10 December 2020
- ↑ The Big Iftar, archived on 8 December 2020 at https://archive.vn/wip/cgyg5 Accessed on 8 December 2020
- ↑ Meet the Team, SFI, archived on 8 December 2020 at https://archive.vn/RJOAF Accessed on 8 December 2020
- ↑ Strengthening Faith Institutions: Specification, Department for Communities and Local Government, archived on 8 December 2020 at https://web.archive.org/web/20201208172025/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/531333/Strengthening_Faith_Institutions_Specification_archived.pdf Accessed on 8 December 2020
- ↑ Nargess Moballeghi, Who is the Government Funding? Mustafa Field - A Shia Case Study, moballeghi.com, 28 October 2018, archived on 8 December 2020 at https://archive.vn/wip/O6fyJ Accessed on 8 December 2020
- ↑ About Us, Integrity UK, archived via Internet Archive on 31 August 2017 at https://web.archive.org/web/20170831050617/http://www.integrityuk.org/about-us/ Accessed on 8 December 2020
- ↑ About Us, Integrity UK, archived via Internet Archive on 31 August 2017 at https://web.archive.org/web/20170831050617/http://www.integrityuk.org/about-us/ Accessed on 8 December 2020
- ↑ International Centre for Integration and Cohesion, Brent.Gov, archived on 9 December 2020 at https://archive.vn/wip/48EHV Accessed on 9 December 2020
- ↑ BSBT supported groups – February 2018, Gov.UK, archived on 9 December 2020 at https://web.archive.org/web/20201020063713/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684308/BSBT-list-of-groups_Feb_2018.pdf Accessed on 9 December 2020
- ↑ @UrbanMuslimz, Twitter, archived on 8 December 2020 at https://archive.vn/wip/d5hYT Accessed on 8 December 2020
- ↑ International Centre for Integration and Cohesion, Brent.Gov, archived on 9 December 2020 at https://archive.vn/wip/48EHV Accessed on 9 December 2020
- ↑ BSBT supported groups – February 2018, Gov.UK, archived on 9 December 2020 at https://web.archive.org/web/20201020063713/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684308/BSBT-list-of-groups_Feb_2018.pdf Accessed on 9 December 2020
- ↑ Mustafa Field. A week to go for CampUK. "Twitter". 8 August 2015. Retrieved via Archive.today on 3 October 2022.
- ↑ Camp UK. The Camp. "CampUK" Retrieved via Archive.today on 3 October 22.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Mustafa Field and Rabbi Natan Levy, As Jewish and Muslim friends, we have worked out what we have in common... The Independent, 11 August 2018.
- ↑ Lion's Roar, Interfaith representatives issue statement on Manchester attack Lion's Roar, May 24, 2017.
- ↑ The Jewish Chronicle, Rabbis join interfaith efforts for community cohesion The Jewish Chronicle, 3 November 2023.
- ↑ Mustafa Field and Rabbi Natan Levy, Yom Kippur and Ashura: a time to reflect and spark conversations Jewish News, 1 October 2017.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mustafa-field-bb364657
- ↑ LinkedIn, Mustafa Field LinkedIn, accessed 15 February 2026.