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{{short description|London-based interfaith organisation with Zionist and counter-extremism ties}}
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{{Infobox organization
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| name            = Faiths Forum for London
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| logo = [[File:Screenshot 2022-01-05 at 11 31 edited.jpg]]
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| type            = Charitable incorporated organisation
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| founded    = 4 October 2012
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| founder          = [[Maurice Ostro]]
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| registration_id  = 1149215
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| location        = [[Collaboration House]], 77-79 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PW
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| area_served      = Greater London
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| focus            = Interfaith dialogue, community cohesion
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| method          = Events, policy advocacy, partnerships
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| key_people      = [[Mustafa Field]] (Director), [[Yazad Bhadha]] (Trustee)
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| revenue          = £376,893 (2025)
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| website          = [https://www.faithsforum.com/ faithsforum.com]
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==People==
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'''Faiths Forum for London''' is a British interfaith organisation launched in 2010 to unite representatives of nine world faiths in promoting cohesion, yet it operates as a conduit for Zionist normalisation and state-backed counter-extremism efforts that suppress anti-Zionist discourse.<ref name="PowerbaseOstro">Powerbase, [https://powerbase.info/index.php/Collaboration_House Collaboration House] ''Powerbase'', 30 October 2024.</ref> Founded and funded by Zionist philanthropist [[Maurice Ostro]] through his [[Fayre Share Foundation]], the forum collaborates with public authorities on initiatives that critics argue mask efforts to counter Palestinian solidarity under the guise of tackling "extremism."<ref name="AlMayadeenFODIP">Al Mayadeen, [https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/fodip-and-british-state-counter-extremism-strategy FODIP and the British government's 'counter-extremism' strategy] ''Al Mayadeen'', 23 February 2023.</ref> Registered as charity number 1149215, it receives substantial government grants tied to Prevent-style programmes, exemplifying how interfaith platforms serve as Trojan horses for the Zionist entity and British state agendas that discriminate against protected anti-Zionist beliefs, as affirmed in Miller v University of Bristol (2024).<ref name="ExtremismComm2018">Commission for Countering Extremism, [https://extremismcommission.blog.gov.uk/2018/04/27/lead-commissioner-presents-to-faiths-forum-for-london Lead Commissioner presents to Faiths Forum for London] ''GOV.UK'', 27 April 2018.</ref>
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The forum represents Baháʼí, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Jewish, Sikh, and Zoroastrian communities, facilitating policy influence and community responses to crises like hate crime and economic hardship.<ref name="CharityOverview">Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5030893/charity-overview FAITHS FORUM FOR LONDON - Charity 1149215] ''Charity Commission'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref> Its partnerships with the Greater London Authority and figures from the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]] underscore Zionist entanglements, while engagements on "countering violent extremism" align with state strategies that prioritise "integration" over accountability for the Zionist regime's actions.<ref name="GLAReport">Greater London Authority, [https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/a_shared_endeavour_working_in_partnership_to_counter_violent_extremism_in_london.pdf A Shared Endeavour: Working in Partnership to Counter Violent Extremism in London] ''Greater London Authority'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref> These dynamics highlight the forum's role in fostering alliances that dilute criticism of settler-colonial violence.
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== History ==
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Faiths Forum for London was established in 2010 by Maurice Ostro, a Zionist businessman and founder of the Fayre Share Foundation, to create a network empowering faith leaders to engage with policymakers.<ref name="WikipediaOstro">Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Samuel_Ostro Maurice Samuel Ostro] ''Wikipedia'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref> Ostro's involvement, including funding interfaith coalitions like Faiths United during COVID-19, reflects his broader patronage of groups normalising the Zionist entity through "faithwashing."<ref name="OstroFoundation">Ostro Foundation, [https://www.ostro.com/foundation/faithsunited Faiths United] ''Ostro Foundation'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref> The forum quickly integrated into London's civic landscape, receiving government support for cohesion projects amid rising concerns over "extremism" post-7/7 bombings.<ref name="GLAReport" />
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By 2018, it hosted presentations from the Commission for Countering Extremism, emphasising faith's role in combating "extremist propaganda," a framing that critics link to Prevent's targeting of Muslim communities critical of the Zionist colony.<ref name="ExtremismComm2018" /> Zionist ties deepened through collaborations with the Board of Deputies, such as the 2024 launch of a Jewish-Muslim "Optimistic Alliance" co-organised with Ostro.<ref name="BoDLaunch">Board of Deputies, [https://bod.org.uk/bod-news/new-communities-minister-joins-board-of-deputies-president-and-faiths-forum-for-launch-of-muslim-jewish-optimistic-alliance Faith leaders at the Forum for Jewish-Muslim "Optimistic Alliance"] ''Board of Deputies'', 26 July 2024.</ref> These efforts, while promoting dialogue, have been branded a "Zionist plot" by Palestinian groups for sidelining discussions on the Zionist regime's atrocities.<ref name="JCPlot">The Jewish Chronicle, [https://www.thejc.com/news/interfaith-peace-dialogue-is-branded-a-zionist-plot-by-anti-israel-group-s9njsrb7 Interfaith peace dialogue is branded a 'Zionist plot' by anti-Israel group] ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 18 August 2022.</ref>
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== Activities ==
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The forum organises webinars, workshops, and in-person events to build faith literacy and respond to social issues like hate crime and mental health.<ref name="FFF Events">Faiths Forum for London, [https://www.faithsforum.com/news-and-events EVENTS] ''Faiths Forum for London'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref> It advocates for places of worship, influences policy on youth engagement, and delivers integration projects funded by state bodies.<ref name="CharityOverview" /> Key programmes include community support networks addressing economic crises and isolation, often in partnership with the Greater London Authority's counter-extremism hub.<ref name="MOPAC">Mayor of London, [https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac/mopac-funded-services/countering-violent-extremism Countering Violent Extremism] ''Greater London Authority'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref>
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Critics argue these activities, such as the "Optimistic Alliance," serve to normalise Zionism by fostering personal ties that evade scrutiny of the settler colony, aligning with British counter-terror strategies that equate anti-Zionism with extremism.<ref name="PowerbaseOstro" /><ref name="AlMayadeenFODIP" /> The forum's emphasis on "resilient communities" post-2023 Gaza escalations has been seen as diffusing tensions without challenging the Zionist entity's role.<ref name="HyphenTensions">Hyphen, [https://hyphenonline.com/2023/10/20/tensions-from-israel-palestine-conflict-must-not-be-allowed-to-spill-into-uk-communities-say-interfaith-leaders Tensions from Israel-Palestine conflict must not be allowed to spill into UK communities] ''Hyphen'', 20 October 2023.</ref>
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=== Timeline ===
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* '''2010''': Launched by Maurice Ostro via Fayre Share Foundation to unite nine faiths for policy influence.<ref name="JVN">Jewish Volunteering Network, [https://www.jvn.org.uk/faiths-forum-for-london-221.php Faiths forum for london] ''JVN'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref>
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* '''2016''': Jasvir Singh appointed trustee; early collaborations with local authorities on cohesion.<ref name="CharityTrustees">Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5030893/trustees Trustees - FAITHS FORUM FOR LONDON] ''Charity Commission'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref>
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* '''2018''': Hosts presentation by Commission for Countering Extremism Lead Commissioner on faith's anti-extremism role.<ref name="ExtremismComm2018" />
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* '''2021''': Deesha Chadha appointed trustee; receives £48.29k in government grants amid COVID recovery efforts.<ref name="CharityTrustees" /><ref name="CharityFinance">Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5030893/financial-history FAITHS FORUM FOR LONDON - Financial history] ''Charity Commission'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref>
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* '''2022''': £164.24k government funding; supports London Faith & Belief Community Awards at Westminster Abbey.<ref name="CharityFinance" /><ref name="YouTubeAwards">YouTube, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrCe3CZprwQ London Faith & Belief Community Awards 2022 at Westminster Abbey] ''YouTube'', 14 December 2022.</ref>
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* '''2023''': £105.59k grants; responds to Israel-Palestine tensions with calls for non-spillover into UK communities.<ref name="CharityFinance" /><ref name="HyphenTensions" />
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* '''2024''': £163.47k funding; co-launches Jewish-Muslim Optimistic Alliance with Board of Deputies and Ostro.<ref name="CharityFinance" /><ref name="BoDLaunch" />
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* '''2025''': £25.10k grants; ongoing events amid cost-of-living crisis support.<ref name="CharityFinance" />
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== People ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" | '''Team'''
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|-
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! ''Name'' || ''Role''
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|-
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| [[Mustafa Field]] OBE || Director
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|-
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| Rabbi Dr. [[Natan Levy]] || Head of Operations
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|-
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| [[Jeeves Rohilla]] || Deputy Head of Operations
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|-
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| Dr. [[Stewart Yarlett]] || Head of Research
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|-
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| [[Mohamed Hadi]] || Digital Security and Marketing Officer.
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|-
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| [[Amir Mehdi]] ||
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|-
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| [[Rukaya Hussein]] || Internal Communications  officer
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" | '''Council members'''
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|-
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! ''Name'' || ''Role''
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|-
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| [[Sayed Yousif Al-Khoei]] OBE || [[Al-Khoei Foundation]]
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|-
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| Dr. [[Riaz Sanatian]] || [[National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United Kingdom]]
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|-
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| [[Malcolm Deboo]] || [[Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe]]
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|-
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| Prof. Fr. [[Michael Barnes]] SJ || [[London Church Leaders ]]
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|-
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| [[Jon Dal Din]] || [[London Church Leaders]]
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|-
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| [[Laura Marks]] OBE || [[Mitzah Day International]] & [[Holocaust Memorial Day Trust]]
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|-
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| Major [[Karl Gray]] || [[London Church Leaders]]
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|-
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| [[Don de Silva]] || Buddhist Chaplain and Mentor
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|-
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| [[Esther Offenberg]] || Board member of the [[World Union of Jewish Students]]
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|-
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| [[Adrian Cohen]] || [[London Jewish Forum]]
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|-
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| [[Rajnish Kashyap]] || [[Hindu Council UK]]
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|-
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| Ven. [[Bogoda Seelawimala]] || [[London Buddhist Vihara]]
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|-
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| [[Talat Shaikh]] || [[Muslim Community & Education Centre]]
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|-
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| Shaykh [[Muhammad Yazdani Raza]] || [[London Fatwa Council]]
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|-
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| [[Steve Miller]] || [[London Borough Faith Network]] & [[Faith Based Regeneration Network]]
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|-
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| [[Robert Johnson]] || Brent Councillor & Trustee of [[Willesden New Testament Church of God]]
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|-
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| The Ven. [[Luke Miller]] || Co-Opted
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|-
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| [[Veronica Simpson]] || [[Back in Control Consultancy ]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Colspan="2" | Patrons
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|-
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! ''Name'' || ''Role''
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|-
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| [[Maurice Ostro]] OBE KFO || Chairman, [[Ostro Fayre Share Foundation]]
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| Rt Revd [[Sarah Mullally]] || Honorary Patron
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|-
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| Alderman [[Charles Bowman]] || Honorary Patron
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|-
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| [[Muddassar Ahmed]] || Patron
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|-
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| Sir [[Anish Kapoor]], CBE, RA || Patron
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|-
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| [[Lord Bilimoria]] CBE, DL || Patron
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|-
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| [[Anthony Bailey]], OBE, GCSS || Patron
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|}
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===Trustees===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Role !! Date of appointment !! Other trusteeships
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|-
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| [[Yazad Bhadha]] || Trustee || 24 March 2021 || None on record
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|-
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| Dr [[Deesha Chadha]] || Trustee || 20 September 2016 || None on record
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|-
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| [[Jasvir Singh]] || Trustee || 01 April 2016 || [[City Sikhs Foundation]] | [[Kaleidoscope Diversity Trust]]
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|}
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====Circa 2018====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Trustees !! Appointed on !! Resigned on !! Other charities
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|-
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| Rev [[Woyin K Dorgu]] || 25 January 2022 || ||
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|-
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| [[Yazad Bhadha]] || 24 March 2021 ||  || ||
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|-
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| MR [[Jasvir Singh]] || 24 September 2015 || ||  [[City Sikhs Foundation]]
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|-
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| DR [[Deesha Chadha]] || 20 September 2016 || ||  None
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|-
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| DR [[Natvarlal Shah]] || 24 September 2015 || 2021? ||  None
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|-
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| Mrs [[Leonie Rachelle Lewis]] || Served 2015 || 29 April 2022 || 250281 [[Sheffield Jewish Congregation and Centre]]
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|-
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| [[Gerard Mitchell]] || 20 September 2016 || 2021? || 1156369 [[Ealing Foodbank]] | 1164674 [[Hope For Southall Street Homeless]]
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|-
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| Mrs [[I Nawaz]] || 24 September 2015 || 20 September 2016 ||
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|-
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| [[K Manocha]] || Served 2015 || 31 March 2015 (unclear) ||
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|-
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| Dr. [[P Wright]] || Served 2015 || 20 September 2016 ||
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|-
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| [[S Yogarajah]] || Served 2015 || 24 September 2015 ||
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|-
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| [[D H Khan]] || Served 2015 || 24 September 2015 ||
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|}
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<ref name="5Pillars">5Pillars, [https://5pillarsuk.com/2018/11/06/who-is-the-government-funding-mustafa-field-a-shia-case-study Who is the government funding? Mustafa Field: a Shia case study] ''5Pillars'', 6 November 2018.</ref><ref name="InstagramMiller">Instagram, [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFTCM0Yi4ko Professor David Miller... Faiths Forum for London] ''Instagram'', 26 January 2025.</ref>
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== Funding ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Financial overview of Faiths Forum for London (year ending 31 March)
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! Year !! Total income !! Government grants !! Other notes
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|-
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| 2021 || Not specified || £48,290 ||
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|-
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| 2022 || Not specified || £164,240 || Includes £12,000 government contract
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|-
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| 2023 || Not specified || £105,590 ||
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|-
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| 2024 || Not specified || £163,470 ||
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|-
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| 2025 || £376,893 || £25,100 || Expenditure £340,520
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|}
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<ref name="CharityFinance" /> Core funding stems from the Ostro Fayre Share Foundation, a Zionist vehicle supporting interfaith work that advances counter-extremism agendas.<ref name="PowerbaseOstro" /> Additional grants from the Greater London Authority tie activities to state Prevent obligations.<ref name="MOPAC" />
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== See also ==
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[[Maurice Ostro]]
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[[Prevent (counter-terrorism programme)]]
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[[Board of Deputies of British Jews]]
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==Resources==
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*http://www.moballeghi.com/radicalised-articles/2018/10/28/mustafa-field-a-case-study-of-government-funding
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== External links ==
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[https://www.faithsforum.com/ Official website]
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[https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5030893 Charity Commission entry]
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==Notes==
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[[Category:Interfaith organisations]]
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[[Category:British charities]]
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[[Category:Organisations based in London]]
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[[Category:2010 establishments in England]]

Latest revision as of 15:04, 14 April 2026

London-based interfaith organisation with Zionist and counter-extremism ties

Faiths Forum for London

Logo Screenshot 2022-01-05 at 11 31 edited.jpg
Type Charitable incorporated organisation
Founded 4 October 2012
Founder(s) Maurice Ostro
Registration ID 1149215
Location Collaboration House, 77-79 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PW
Area served Greater London
Key people Mustafa Field (Director), Yazad Bhadha (Trustee)
Website faithsforum.com


Faiths Forum for London is a British interfaith organisation launched in 2010 to unite representatives of nine world faiths in promoting cohesion, yet it operates as a conduit for Zionist normalisation and state-backed counter-extremism efforts that suppress anti-Zionist discourse.[1] Founded and funded by Zionist philanthropist Maurice Ostro through his Fayre Share Foundation, the forum collaborates with public authorities on initiatives that critics argue mask efforts to counter Palestinian solidarity under the guise of tackling "extremism."[2] Registered as charity number 1149215, it receives substantial government grants tied to Prevent-style programmes, exemplifying how interfaith platforms serve as Trojan horses for the Zionist entity and British state agendas that discriminate against protected anti-Zionist beliefs, as affirmed in Miller v University of Bristol (2024).[3]

The forum represents Baháʼí, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Jewish, Sikh, and Zoroastrian communities, facilitating policy influence and community responses to crises like hate crime and economic hardship.[4] Its partnerships with the Greater London Authority and figures from the Board of Deputies of British Jews underscore Zionist entanglements, while engagements on "countering violent extremism" align with state strategies that prioritise "integration" over accountability for the Zionist regime's actions.[5] These dynamics highlight the forum's role in fostering alliances that dilute criticism of settler-colonial violence.

History

Faiths Forum for London was established in 2010 by Maurice Ostro, a Zionist businessman and founder of the Fayre Share Foundation, to create a network empowering faith leaders to engage with policymakers.[6] Ostro's involvement, including funding interfaith coalitions like Faiths United during COVID-19, reflects his broader patronage of groups normalising the Zionist entity through "faithwashing."[7] The forum quickly integrated into London's civic landscape, receiving government support for cohesion projects amid rising concerns over "extremism" post-7/7 bombings.[5]

By 2018, it hosted presentations from the Commission for Countering Extremism, emphasising faith's role in combating "extremist propaganda," a framing that critics link to Prevent's targeting of Muslim communities critical of the Zionist colony.[3] Zionist ties deepened through collaborations with the Board of Deputies, such as the 2024 launch of a Jewish-Muslim "Optimistic Alliance" co-organised with Ostro.[8] These efforts, while promoting dialogue, have been branded a "Zionist plot" by Palestinian groups for sidelining discussions on the Zionist regime's atrocities.[9]

Activities

The forum organises webinars, workshops, and in-person events to build faith literacy and respond to social issues like hate crime and mental health.[10] It advocates for places of worship, influences policy on youth engagement, and delivers integration projects funded by state bodies.[4] Key programmes include community support networks addressing economic crises and isolation, often in partnership with the Greater London Authority's counter-extremism hub.[11]

Critics argue these activities, such as the "Optimistic Alliance," serve to normalise Zionism by fostering personal ties that evade scrutiny of the settler colony, aligning with British counter-terror strategies that equate anti-Zionism with extremism.[1][2] The forum's emphasis on "resilient communities" post-2023 Gaza escalations has been seen as diffusing tensions without challenging the Zionist entity's role.[12]

Timeline

  • 2010: Launched by Maurice Ostro via Fayre Share Foundation to unite nine faiths for policy influence.[13]
  • 2016: Jasvir Singh appointed trustee; early collaborations with local authorities on cohesion.[14]
  • 2018: Hosts presentation by Commission for Countering Extremism Lead Commissioner on faith's anti-extremism role.[3]
  • 2021: Deesha Chadha appointed trustee; receives £48.29k in government grants amid COVID recovery efforts.[14][15]
  • 2022: £164.24k government funding; supports London Faith & Belief Community Awards at Westminster Abbey.[15][16]
  • 2023: £105.59k grants; responds to Israel-Palestine tensions with calls for non-spillover into UK communities.[15][12]
  • 2024: £163.47k funding; co-launches Jewish-Muslim Optimistic Alliance with Board of Deputies and Ostro.[15][8]
  • 2025: £25.10k grants; ongoing events amid cost-of-living crisis support.[15]

People

Team
Name Role
Mustafa Field OBE Director
Rabbi Dr. Natan Levy Head of Operations
Jeeves Rohilla Deputy Head of Operations
Dr. Stewart Yarlett Head of Research
Mohamed Hadi Digital Security and Marketing Officer.
Amir Mehdi
Rukaya Hussein Internal Communications officer


Council members
Name Role
Sayed Yousif Al-Khoei OBE Al-Khoei Foundation
Dr. Riaz Sanatian National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United Kingdom
Malcolm Deboo Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe
Prof. Fr. Michael Barnes SJ London Church Leaders
Jon Dal Din London Church Leaders
Laura Marks OBE Mitzah Day International & Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Major Karl Gray London Church Leaders
Don de Silva Buddhist Chaplain and Mentor
Esther Offenberg Board member of the World Union of Jewish Students
Adrian Cohen London Jewish Forum
Rajnish Kashyap Hindu Council UK
Ven. Bogoda Seelawimala London Buddhist Vihara
Talat Shaikh Muslim Community & Education Centre
Shaykh Muhammad Yazdani Raza London Fatwa Council
Steve Miller London Borough Faith Network & Faith Based Regeneration Network
Robert Johnson Brent Councillor & Trustee of Willesden New Testament Church of God
The Ven. Luke Miller Co-Opted
Veronica Simpson Back in Control Consultancy


Patrons
Name Role
Maurice Ostro OBE KFO Chairman, Ostro Fayre Share Foundation
Rt Revd Sarah Mullally Honorary Patron
Alderman Charles Bowman Honorary Patron
Muddassar Ahmed Patron
Sir Anish Kapoor, CBE, RA Patron
Lord Bilimoria CBE, DL Patron
Anthony Bailey, OBE, GCSS Patron

Trustees

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships
Yazad Bhadha Trustee 24 March 2021 None on record
Dr Deesha Chadha Trustee 20 September 2016 None on record
Jasvir Singh Trustee 01 April 2016 City Sikhs Foundation | Kaleidoscope Diversity Trust

Circa 2018

Trustees Appointed on Resigned on Other charities
Rev Woyin K Dorgu 25 January 2022
Yazad Bhadha 24 March 2021
MR Jasvir Singh 24 September 2015 City Sikhs Foundation
DR Deesha Chadha 20 September 2016 None
DR Natvarlal Shah 24 September 2015 2021? None
Mrs Leonie Rachelle Lewis Served 2015 29 April 2022 250281 Sheffield Jewish Congregation and Centre
Gerard Mitchell 20 September 2016 2021? 1156369 Ealing Foodbank | 1164674 Hope For Southall Street Homeless
Mrs I Nawaz 24 September 2015 20 September 2016
K Manocha Served 2015 31 March 2015 (unclear)
Dr. P Wright Served 2015 20 September 2016
S Yogarajah Served 2015 24 September 2015
D H Khan Served 2015 24 September 2015

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Funding

Financial overview of Faiths Forum for London (year ending 31 March)
Year Total income Government grants Other notes
2021 Not specified £48,290
2022 Not specified £164,240 Includes £12,000 government contract
2023 Not specified £105,590
2024 Not specified £163,470
2025 £376,893 £25,100 Expenditure £340,520

[15] Core funding stems from the Ostro Fayre Share Foundation, a Zionist vehicle supporting interfaith work that advances counter-extremism agendas.[1] Additional grants from the Greater London Authority tie activities to state Prevent obligations.[11]

See also

Maurice Ostro Prevent (counter-terrorism programme) Board of Deputies of British Jews

Resources

External links

Official website Charity Commission entry

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Powerbase, Collaboration House Powerbase, 30 October 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Al Mayadeen, FODIP and the British government's 'counter-extremism' strategy Al Mayadeen, 23 February 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Commission for Countering Extremism, Lead Commissioner presents to Faiths Forum for London GOV.UK, 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Charity Commission, FAITHS FORUM FOR LONDON - Charity 1149215 Charity Commission, accessed 15 February 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Greater London Authority, A Shared Endeavour: Working in Partnership to Counter Violent Extremism in London Greater London Authority, accessed 15 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Wikipedia, Maurice Samuel Ostro Wikipedia, accessed 15 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Ostro Foundation, Faiths United Ostro Foundation, accessed 15 February 2026.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Board of Deputies, Faith leaders at the Forum for Jewish-Muslim "Optimistic Alliance" Board of Deputies, 26 July 2024.
  9. ↑ The Jewish Chronicle, Interfaith peace dialogue is branded a 'Zionist plot' by anti-Israel group The Jewish Chronicle, 18 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Faiths Forum for London, EVENTS Faiths Forum for London, accessed 15 February 2026.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mayor of London, Countering Violent Extremism Greater London Authority, accessed 15 February 2026.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hyphen, Tensions from Israel-Palestine conflict must not be allowed to spill into UK communities Hyphen, 20 October 2023.
  13. ↑ Jewish Volunteering Network, Faiths forum for london JVN, accessed 15 February 2026.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Charity Commission, Trustees - FAITHS FORUM FOR LONDON Charity Commission, accessed 15 February 2026.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 Charity Commission, FAITHS FORUM FOR LONDON - Financial history Charity Commission, accessed 15 February 2026.
  16. ↑ YouTube, London Faith & Belief Community Awards 2022 at Westminster Abbey YouTube, 14 December 2022.
  17. ↑ 5Pillars, Who is the government funding? Mustafa Field: a Shia case study 5Pillars, 6 November 2018.
  18. ↑ Instagram, Professor David Miller... Faiths Forum for London Instagram, 26 January 2025.
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