Akeela Ahmed
Career and affiliations
Career
- Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group Government advisor and working group member, Jan 2012 – Present. Since 2012, I have been a Ministerially-appointed UK government advisor, sitting on the Cross Government Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred based at the UK Department for Communities and Local Government, recently I was appointed Chair of the Independent members of the Working Group. In this capacity I have consulted for Facebook, Twitter, IPSO and others, to provide them an understanding of the language and nature of anti-Muslim hatred. I regularly meet with senior government officials, Ministers and provide briefings on a range of issues affecting grass roots communities. I was also previously appointed to the British government’s Office for the Children’s Commissioner advisory panel on the Child Sex Abuse in the Family Environment Inquiry.
- Seaside CIC Director, Dates Employed Mar 2015 – Present. Seaside is a not-for-profit social enterprise providing specialist accommodation and support services for vulnerable people in Brighton & Hove.
- She Speaks We Hear Founder and Editor, Oct 2014 – Present. She Speaks We Hear is an online platform for women of any background, to be heard on their terms without being hijacked or silenced by sexism, racism or social disadvantage. Initially this project focuses on women from a Muslim background. However, in due course, I hope to share other experiences too, and welcome women from all backgrounds to get involved.
- Consultant Jul 2012 – Present. I provide consultancy services, (often pro-bono), to not for profit organisations in the following areas:
- 1. Fundraising, income diversification, community fundraising, major donor fundraising and grant writing for charities or social enterprises
- 2. Social media and communications strategies
- 3. Strategic planning, review and change management
- 4. Business planning
- 5. Governance for not for profit organisations
- 6. Youth, gender and policy issues
- 7. Partnership building and multi-agency working
- Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) Chief Executive Jul 2009 – Jul 2012
- Muslim Youth Helpline Head of Support Services Jan 2009 – Jul 2009[1]
Education
- King's College London, U. of London, MSc Mental Health Studies 2005 – 2007
- UCL Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics, Grade 2:1, 1996 – 2000[1]
Affiliations
- Contextualising Islam in Britain II project - participant[2]
- Muslim Youth Helpline Role Resigned Secretary, Appointed on 10 July 2009; Resigned on 9 June 2012 [3]
- Nisa-Nashim Role Active Director Date of birth, August 1978 Appointed on 25 May 2018. Occupation Self Employed.[4]
Contact
- Twitter: @AkeelaAhmed
- Web: akeelaahmed.com/
- Internet Archive holdings of: akeelaahmed.com
- Archive version of LinkedIn: Akeela Ahmed. Captured 20 March 2020.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Archive version of LinkedIn: Akeela Ahmed. Captured 20 March 2020.
- ↑ CONTEXTUALISING ISLAM IN BRITAIN Project Leader Professor Yasir Suleiman Director, HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, Cambridge UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE in Association with the UNIVERSITIES OF EXEtER AND WESTMINSTER January 2012.
- ↑ Companies House < Muslim Youth Helpline Officers. Accessed 13 April 2020.
- ↑ Companies House Nisa-Nashim: Officers. Accessed 21 April 2020.
