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==Israel Advocacy==
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==Activities==
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===Israel Advocacy===
  
 
In October 2015, Nawaz signed a letter in ''The Guardian'' along with more than 150 people drawn from the arts and politics. The letter launched  [[Culture for Coexistence]], an organisation that opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.<ref>Harriet Sherwood, '[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/22/star-authors-jk-rowling-hilary-mantel-israel-palestinian-boycott-guardian-letter Star authors call for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue rather than boycotts]', ''The Guardian'', 22 October 2015, accessed 23 October 2015</ref>
 
In October 2015, Nawaz signed a letter in ''The Guardian'' along with more than 150 people drawn from the arts and politics. The letter launched  [[Culture for Coexistence]], an organisation that opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.<ref>Harriet Sherwood, '[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/22/star-authors-jk-rowling-hilary-mantel-israel-palestinian-boycott-guardian-letter Star authors call for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue rather than boycotts]', ''The Guardian'', 22 October 2015, accessed 23 October 2015</ref>
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===Counterjihad connections===
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In January 2015, Nawaz was among the signatories of a statement put together by the [[Gatestone Institute]] and published in the [[New York Times]].<ref name="Aked2">Hilary Aked, [http://www.alternet.org/investigations/one-americas-most-dangerous-think-tanks-spreading-islamophobic-hate-across-atlantic One of America's Most Dangerous Think Tanks is Spreading Hate Across the Atlantic], Alternet, 23 November 2015</ref>
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
 
*Honorary Associate [[National Secular Society]]<ref> National Secular Society [http://www.secularism.org.uk/honoraryassociates.html Our Honorary Associates]. Accessed 20 September 2015.</ref>
 
*Honorary Associate [[National Secular Society]]<ref> National Secular Society [http://www.secularism.org.uk/honoraryassociates.html Our Honorary Associates]. Accessed 20 September 2015.</ref>
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*[[Quilliam Foundation]]
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*[[Gatestone Institute]]
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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Revision as of 18:16, 18 December 2015

Activities

Israel Advocacy

In October 2015, Nawaz signed a letter in The Guardian along with more than 150 people drawn from the arts and politics. The letter launched Culture for Coexistence, an organisation that opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.[1]

Counterjihad connections

In January 2015, Nawaz was among the signatories of a statement put together by the Gatestone Institute and published in the New York Times.[2]

Affiliations

Notes

  1. Harriet Sherwood, 'Star authors call for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue rather than boycotts', The Guardian, 22 October 2015, accessed 23 October 2015
  2. Hilary Aked, One of America's Most Dangerous Think Tanks is Spreading Hate Across the Atlantic, Alternet, 23 November 2015
  3. National Secular Society Our Honorary Associates. Accessed 20 September 2015.