http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/DailyBulletin/883205/Women-poorly-represented-mosque-boards-survey-finds/CBFE3B3DF38E883A59A2DF5C92D526BD/?DCMP=EMC-DailyBulletin

PVE is intended to further corrupt muslim organisational culture in this country. Kudos to the real heroes who are totally blanking it.

something to look forward to

I actually did point out that they’re not going to get Muslim people involved to be simply talked at like potential terrorists.

Theres no way I would personally refer community people I work with onto the police with that agenda. I’d come out looking like a ****head.

Also, I agree on Om’s worry – the whole point of a voluntary civic sector is that it is self-sustaining and funded. Otherwise its just PVE money flowing in different guises.

Leon, can’t say

4. Prioritise addressing Islamophobia and Institutional anti-Muslim discrimination (Islamophobia)

Telling Anjem Choudhary and his cohorts to shut the hell up would probably be a good idea, for a start.

Um…..

“Furthermore, the pot is encouraging some Muslim ‘entrepreneurs’ to come forward and create projects while pretending they know what they’re doing. And they get away with it by accusing others of not being Muslim enough to bid for the money.”

with the 5 points for “extremism” being linked to funding asmentioned in a previous post –

i think the issue is people will be “too Muslim” to get the funding and not vice versa

What about the other way around ?

1. Rethink its strategy towards the Muslim community. It should cease dealing with the whole Muslim community through the prism of anti-terrorism but rather as citizens who need the support of their government and through mainstream
strategies.

2. Cease linking community cohesion and community development to counter terrorism. This approach risks de-legitimising much needed community building of
the Muslim community. Security measures should be separate and distinct so that there is no doubt as to their objectives.

3. Promote the mainstreaming of initiatives targeting Muslims as a socially excluded community, as separate and distinct from PVE, and make it core business. Prioritise community development, community cohesion, social inclusion and capacity building for the Muslim community through the mainstream. Set targets in strategies and plans both nationally and locally so that progress can be monitored.

4. Prioritise addressing Islamophobia and Institutional anti-Muslim discrimination (Islamophobia) within mainstream agencies such as within central government, local authorities, health services, police and others.

5. Facilitate the building of local infrastructure in the Muslim community through, for example, the development of a Muslim voluntary sector that will cater for a wide variety of Muslims needs. The voluntary sector will then have the capacity to
formulate itself into community-led grassroots local advocacy and consultative forums and eventually national representative bodies. Such a programme will
provide tangible relief to distressed local Muslim communities and directly affect their quality of life, increase engagement and give people a stake in society as citizens and not as ‘pariahs.’ This will enable the Muslim community to take the lead on its own issues and concerns and engage on an equal basis.

6. Bring together Britain’s diverse communities to work to address the wider issues that are affecting all of us including what is causing large numbers of young people, from different communities, to feel hostile and alienated from society.

A bit vague don’t you think?

I mean I can comprehend the english, but what does it all mean? how do you do any of the things they’ve suggested should be done. A nice bullet point list would have been better.

(disclosure: I’ve also been part of a project myself)

Which one?