George Readings

George Readings is the Communications Officer for the Quilliam Foundation and he blogs at The Spittoon under the handle Admin1. According to his Quilliam profile:

He holds a BA (Hons) in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. In addition to his language studies at SOAS, George focused on the origins of Islamic jurisprudential traditions and the influence of Islamist narratives on contemporary British discourse surrounding Islam. He has also spent time living in Malaysia and Syria.

Publications

• George Readings, No Woman’s Land: On the frontlines with female reporters, Left Foot Forward, 8 March 2012.
• George Readings, As Times launches Save our Cyclists campaign, perhaps now TfL will listen, Left Foot Forward, 3 February 2012.
• George Readings, Ineffective ban on Islamist group shows May’s desperation,Left Foot Forward, 11 November 2011.
• George Readings, How much longer will Labour MPs cosy up to extremists?, Left Foot Forward, 30 June 2011.
• George Readings, Woolly terminology undermines new ‘Prevent’ strategy, Left Foot Forward, 9 June 2011.
• George Readings, Extremism at university: What is to be done?, Left Foot Forward, 6 June 2011.
• George Readings, Too many on the Left are continuing to promote Islamist extremists, Left Foot Forward, 20 May 2011.
• George Readings, 7/7 inquest won’t help us understand modern terrorist threat, Left Foot Forward, 6 May 2011.
• George Readings, If the EDL find a British Geert Wilders, the political scene could change, Left Foot Forward, 7 March 2011.
• George Readings, Searchlight’s ‘Fear and Hope’ paints a fascinating and concerning picture, Left Foot Forward, 28 February 2011.
• George Readings, Why are we not challenging violent Islamism in our schools?, The Guardian, 24 February 2011.
• George Readings, Female genital mutilation cannot be defended as part of Islam, The Guardian, 15 October 2010.
• George Readings, Islamism, in any form, is a threat, The Guardian, 12 August 2010.

Affiliations

• Quilliam Foundation
• The Spittoon
• Harry's Place