Sea of Faith Network
London Conference 2008
"Living with Difference"
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Mohammed is the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Forum Against Islamophobia and Racism and the British Muslim Research Centre.
His appointment as a CRE commissioner was made in January 2004.
He completed his LLB (Hons) and LLM at UCL, University of London and was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn in 1996. He has worked as a youth and community worker, research assistant and health advocacy officer, education social worker, schoolteacher and FE college lecturer, local government lawyer and policy/project development officer.
Presently a director of FaithWise Ltd, Mohammed is an advisor to the Muslim Council of Britain. He is also a member of the government's steering group on the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, a board member of the European Network against Racism (ENAR), and trustee of several voluntary sector organisations including the East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre.
Mohammed specialises in religious discrimination and provides specialist advise in this area to various government departments and statutory agencies.
- Commission for Equality and Human Rights
- European Network against Racism (ENAR)
- FaithWise Ltd & Astar Management Consultants
- Forum Against Islamophobia and Racism
- Muslim Council of Britain
Simon Barrow is a theologian, writer, adult educator and consultant.
He lives in Exeter and is the Co-Director of Ekklesia, a think-tank focussing with the role of theological ideas in public life. He jointly runs the associated Ekklesia website (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk) and is a prolific blogger.
Simon previously worked for Churches Together in Britain & Ireland for nine years.
His next book is called 'Threatened with Resurrection: The difficult peace of Christ' (DLT, 2008)
- Simon's Profile;
- Simon's Ekklesia Blog
- Simon's Faith in Society Blog
Sir Bernard Crick is a political theorist, author of In Defence of Politics, George Orwell: a Life and Essays on Citizenship.
He chaired the advisory group for the former Department for Education which led to citizenship becoming a core subject in the National curriculum for England. Then, following David Blunkett to the Home Office, he chaired the independent advisory group detailing the the requirements of language and knowledge for immigrants seeking British citizenship.
Sir Bernard is a Vice-President of the British Humanist Association.
- Biography of Sir Bernard in Wikipedia
- Bio from UCL Department of Political Science
- Active citizens needed for a better society: Sir Bernard Crick (1 May 2007). Podcast and article
- A collection of articles by Sir Bernard
- A debate with Kenan Malik on 'What should integration mean in Britain today?' (JCWI Bulletin, Winter 2004/ 2005)
- Comment on his political philosophy
- An article in New Humanist “Love thine enemy”( January 11th, 2006)
- An article in New Humanist “A public presence” (June 1st 1999) — ”This age of fanaticism is no time for non-believers to make enemies - Humanists need to be less fussy about working with the religious who share our commitment to social justice” in The Guardian
