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| − | '''James Brandon''' is a Senior Research Fellow at the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] a think tank set up by [[Civitas]] "following widespread and longstanding concern about the diminishing sense of community in Britain"<ref>[http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/pubs/action.php About Us] (Accessed: 6 September 2007)</ref>. | + | '''James Brandon''' is a Senior Research Fellow at the [[Quilliam Foundation]] and a former Senior Research Fellow at the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] a think tank set up by [[Civitas]] "following widespread and longstanding concern about the diminishing sense of community in Britain"<ref>[http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/pubs/action.php About Us] (Accessed: 6 September 2007)</ref>. He is also a contributor to the Islamophobic [[Harry's Place]]. |
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | ::James Brandon is a journalist who has reported on Islamic issues from Europe, Africa and the Middle East for a wide range of print and broadcast media. In 2003-4 he helped found the Baghdad Bulletin, the first English-language newspaper to be set up in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. | ||
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| + | ::Since then he has reported on the growth of Islamist groups in more than a dozen countries, writing analysis for Janes' and the [[Jamestown Foundation]] among others. In 2006 he became the first western journalist to interview the leaders of Pjak (the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan), the largest Kurdish rebel group in Iran. | ||
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| + | ::Brandon has also appeared as a commentator on Islamic issues on CNN, BBC and Sky News. Most recently he worked as an editor for al-Jazeera television in Qatar. He has an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.<ref>[http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/pubs/about.php Centre for Social Cohesion, Who we Are] (Accessed: 4 January 2008)</ref>. | ||
==Biography from the Centre for Social Cohesion== | ==Biography from the Centre for Social Cohesion== | ||
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Brandon has also appeared as a commentator on Islamic issues on CNN, BBC and Sky News. Most recently he worked as an editor for al-Jazeera television in Qatar. He has an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.<ref>[http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/pubs/about.php Centre for Social Cohesion, Who we Are] (Accessed: 4 January 2008)</ref>. | Brandon has also appeared as a commentator on Islamic issues on CNN, BBC and Sky News. Most recently he worked as an editor for al-Jazeera television in Qatar. He has an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.<ref>[http://www.socialcohesion.co.uk/pubs/about.php Centre for Social Cohesion, Who we Are] (Accessed: 4 January 2008)</ref>. | ||
| + | ==Centre for Social Cohesion== | ||
| + | Brandon gave an account of his time at the Centre for Social Cohesion in January 2009: | ||
| + | ::until recently I worked with [[Douglas Murray|Murray]] at his Centre for Social Cohesion, which I joined because, in mid-2007, few other thinktanks were willing to seriously address the problem of Islamism at all. My time there was a constant struggle to "de-radicalise" Murray and to ensure that the centre's output targeted only Islamists – and not Muslims as a whole. This October, however, I had finally had enough of this constant battle and resigned. To his credit, Murray has privately retracted many of his more noxious comments – but he apparently lacks the courage to do so publicly.<ref>James Brandon, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/13/islam-uksecurity Reining in the Preachers of Hate], guardian.co.uk, 13 January 2009.</ref> | ||
| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[Quilliam Foundation]] - Senior Research Fellow | ||
| + | *[[Centre for Social Cohesion]] - (formerly) Senior Research Fellow | ||
| + | *[[Harry's Place]] - contributor | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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| + | [[Category:UK|Brandon, James]] | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 21 February 2010
James Brandon is a Senior Research Fellow at the Quilliam Foundation and a former Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Cohesion a think tank set up by Civitas "following widespread and longstanding concern about the diminishing sense of community in Britain"[1]. He is also a contributor to the Islamophobic Harry's Place.
Contents
Career
- James Brandon is a journalist who has reported on Islamic issues from Europe, Africa and the Middle East for a wide range of print and broadcast media. In 2003-4 he helped found the Baghdad Bulletin, the first English-language newspaper to be set up in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
- Since then he has reported on the growth of Islamist groups in more than a dozen countries, writing analysis for Janes' and the Jamestown Foundation among others. In 2006 he became the first western journalist to interview the leaders of Pjak (the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan), the largest Kurdish rebel group in Iran.
- Brandon has also appeared as a commentator on Islamic issues on CNN, BBC and Sky News. Most recently he worked as an editor for al-Jazeera television in Qatar. He has an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.[2].
Biography from the Centre for Social Cohesion
James Brandon is a journalist who has reported on Islamic issues from Europe, Africa and the Middle East for a wide range of print and broadcast media. In 2003-4 he helped found the Baghdad Bulletin, the first English-language newspaper to be set up in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Since then he has reported on the growth of Islamist groups in more than a dozen countries, writing analysis for Janes' and the Jamestown Foundation among others. In 2006 he became the first western journalist to interview the leaders of Pjak (the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan), the largest Kurdish rebel group in Iran.
Brandon has also appeared as a commentator on Islamic issues on CNN, BBC and Sky News. Most recently he worked as an editor for al-Jazeera television in Qatar. He has an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.[3].
Centre for Social Cohesion
Brandon gave an account of his time at the Centre for Social Cohesion in January 2009:
- until recently I worked with Murray at his Centre for Social Cohesion, which I joined because, in mid-2007, few other thinktanks were willing to seriously address the problem of Islamism at all. My time there was a constant struggle to "de-radicalise" Murray and to ensure that the centre's output targeted only Islamists – and not Muslims as a whole. This October, however, I had finally had enough of this constant battle and resigned. To his credit, Murray has privately retracted many of his more noxious comments – but he apparently lacks the courage to do so publicly.[4]
Affiliations
- Quilliam Foundation - Senior Research Fellow
- Centre for Social Cohesion - (formerly) Senior Research Fellow
- Harry's Place - contributor
References
- ↑ About Us (Accessed: 6 September 2007)
- ↑ Centre for Social Cohesion, Who we Are (Accessed: 4 January 2008)
- ↑ Centre for Social Cohesion, Who we Are (Accessed: 4 January 2008)
- ↑ James Brandon, Reining in the Preachers of Hate, guardian.co.uk, 13 January 2009.
