Karimia Institute
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The Karimia Institute is a Nottingham-based organisation, located in the Bobbersmill Community Centre, that is focused on encouraging and promoting ‘moral, social and spiritual development through worship, education and recreation’[1].
The Director of the institute is Musharraf Hussain al-Azhari, an advisor to the Quilliam Foundation.
The Karimia Institute hosts ‘two mosques in Nottingham, two Ofsted-registered nurseries, an independent faith school, community centre and community radio station’, known as Radio Dawn.[2]
Preventing Violent Extremism
The Karimia Institute is party to the preventing violent extremism agenda and is in receipt of £100,000 of Prevent Funding under the Community Leadership Fund for the years 2009/10[3] and 2010/11[4]
Contact Details
- Bobbersmill Community Centre
- 512 Berridge Road West, Bobbersmill
- Nottingham
- England
- NG7 5JU
- Tel - 0115-841-5806
- Fax - 0115-841-5807
- Website - http://www.karimia.fortnet.co.uk/
Notes
- ↑ About Us:, Karimia Institute, accessed 20 February 2010
- ↑ Stopping Young Muslims turn to Extremism, Nottingham Evening Post, 17 February 2010, accessed 20 February 2010
- ↑ Hansard Column 836W, House of Commons, 3 November 2009 - accessed 20/11/09
- ↑ Hansard Column 836W, House of Commons, 3 November 2009 - accessed 20/11/09
