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 registered charity (Charity No.1089674) 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 a total of £153,228.50 under the following PVE channels:

1. Community Leadership Fund [3][4]
2. Challenge and Innovation Fund [5]
3. Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund [6]

The PVE funding regarding Challenge and Innovation Fund and Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund have been directed toward the Bobbersmill Community Centre (where the offices of Karimia Institute are physically based), National Centre for Citizenship and the Law (who work in collaboration with Karimia Institute in setting up de-radicalisation workshops for 10-14 year old Muslim children)[7] and Radio Dawn (also located in Bobbersmill Community Centre).

Breakdown of Prevent Funding

Management Members & Trustees

Musharraf Hussain al-Azhari- Director
Tariq M. Nasir - Chairman

Trustees

Mazhar Butt
Muhammad Ashraf
F R Khan
Muhammad Iqbal
C A Wahid
Mahmood Dildar

Contact Details

Registered Address:

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/

See Also

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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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