Karimia Institute

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This article is part of the Counter-Terrorism Portal project of Spinwatch.

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 (PVE) Funding under the Community Leadership Fund for the years 2009/10[3] and 2010/11 [4]

Notes

  1. About Us:, Karimia Institute, accessed 20 February 2010
  2. Stopping Young Muslims turn to Extremism, Nottingham Evening Post, 17 February 2010, accessed 20 February 2010
  3. House of Commons, Hansard Column 836W, 3 November 2009 - accessed 20/11/09
  4. House of Commons, Hansard Column 836W, 3 November 2009 - accessed 20/11/09