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

The Karimia Institute is also in receipt of Prevent Funding under the Challenge and Innovation Fund and the Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund, which have been given to the Bobbersmill Community Centre, National Centre for Citizenship and the Law and Radio Dawn, which totals to £53,228.50.[5]

Breakdown of Prevent Funding

The funding under the Challenge and Innovation Fund is given to the National Centre for Citizenship and the Law which equals to £37,594.00,[6] a quantity of which is used in conjuction with the Karimia Institute for Preventing Violent Extremism workshops aimed at boys from the age of 10-14.[7]

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

  1. About Us:, Karimia Institute, accessed 20 February 2010
  2. Author Unknown, Stopping Young Muslims turn to Extremism Nottingham Evening Post, 17 February 2010, accessed 20.02.10
  3. Hansard Column 836W, House of Commons, 3 November 2009 - accessed 20/11/09
  4. Hansard Column 836W, House of Commons, 3 November 2009 - accessed 20/11/09
  5. Kieran Williams, Information Governance Officer Re: Your request for information Ref: IGO/10-0674 Letter to Rizwaan Sabir, from Nottingham City Council 17.03.10, Uploaded on 17.03.10
  6. Kieran Williams, Information Governance Officer Re: Your request for information Ref: IGO/10-0674 Letter to Rizwaan Sabir, from Nottingham City Council 17.03.10, Uploaded on 17.03.10
  7. Stopping Young Muslims turn to Extremism Nottingham Evening Post, 17 February 2010, accessed 17.03.10