Musharraf Hussain al-Azhari
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Musharraf Hussain al-Azhari is the director of the Nottingham based Karimia Institute and an advisor to the Quilliam Foundation.[1]
His organisation, the Karimia Institute, states that it is focused on encouraging and promoting ‘moral, social and spiritual development through worship, education and recreation’.[2] Karimia Institute has recently commenced a series of preventing violent extremism workshops aimed at boys aged from 10-14.[3]
Funding under Prevent
Al-Azhari's Karimia Institute received £50,000 of PVE Funding from 2009-2010 [4] and £50,000 of PVE Funding from 2010-2011.[5]
British Soldiers Attend Mosque
In March 2010, it was reported by the BBC that uniformed British Soldiers from the Mercian Regiment - returning from "their tour of duty fighting the Taliban" - attended the Bobbersmill Mosque (officially known as As-Shifa Mosque) which Musharraf Hussain al-Azhari is the Imam of.[6] Commenting on the visit, Musharraf Hussain Al-Azhari stated that: "most Muslims appreciated the troops' role" and stated that "...the vast majority of Muslims value and see how important the role that our army is performing in some parts of the world...".[7]
Private Jason Gale, displaying somewhat of a surprised stated - "it's quite an honour, the fact that the Muslim community want soldiers to come in."<ref>[Mercian troops visit mosque in Nottingham] BBC News, 17 March 2010, accessed - 17.03.10<ref> In a video of Private Jason Gale's comments, hosted on the BBC News' article, he described the purpose of his visit as a way of "learning about the Muslim Community in Nottingham", but also to relate the experiences of fighting the Taliban, alongside the Afghan National Security Forces, to
knowledge the British Army had acquired in Afghanistan whilst fighting the Taliban to the Muslim community of Nottingham - "an area
in a video on the BBC article, stated that
Notes
- ↑ Screengrab of Quilliam Foundation Advisors page for information of Imam Dr Musharraf al-Azhari. Captured on 20/02/10 using ‘Way back machine’ on www.archive.org.
- ↑ About Us:, Karimia Institute, accessed 20 February 2010
- ↑ Stopping Young Muslims turn to Extremism, Nottingham Evening Post, 17 February 2010, accessed 20 February 2010
- ↑ House of Commons, Hansard Column 836W, 3 November 2009 - accessed 20/11/09
- ↑ House of Commons, Hansard Column 836W, 3 November 2009 - accessed 20/11/09
- ↑ [Mercian troops visit mosque in Nottingham] BBC News, 17 March 2010, accessed - 17.03.10
- ↑ [Mercian troops visit mosque in Nottingham] BBC News, 17 March 2010, accessed - 17.03.10
