The Fabian Society, in association with The City Circle, Q-News and Fosis
present:

Being a British Muslim,
Citizenship, Integration and Britishness

Monday 3rd July 2006, 6pm for 6.30-8pm
Friends House, Euston

with Sadiq Khan MP

Respondents:

Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari, Secretary-General, Muslim Council of Britain

John Denham MP, Chair, Home Affairs Select Committee, and Fabian
Executive

Shahedah Vawda, Trustee, The City Circle

Sunder Katwala, General Secretary, Fabian Society (Chair)

Humera Khan, Contributing Editor, Q-News and founder of the An-Nisa Society


Sadiq Khan, elected as MP for Tooting in 2005 and a former chair of Liberty,
will examine whether current debates about citizenship and integration will
help to create a strong and positive British Muslim identity, and set out what
needs to change to fully engage British Muslims in the broader Britishness
debate.

Bringing together leading voices from within and outside British Muslim
communities, the event will reflect on the lessons of the year since the 7th
July terrorist attacks and the plurality of views emerging within Muslim
communities, discussing how government and political leadership should
respond.

This Fabian Society event, continuing its work on Britishness, is being held
in association with The City Circle, Q-News and Fosis.

Free event, but it is essential to RSVP to hannah.jameson@fabian-
society.org.uk. Places are limited, and will be allocated on a first-come,
first-served basis. You will receive confirmation of your place at the event.


Partner Organisations

Fabian Society www.fabians.org.uk
The Fabian Society is Britain's leading left-of-centre think-tank and
political society, promoting critical and constructive debate about the
future of British and international politics. Their current research is
focused on life chances, and the political and policy challenges of
making Britain a more equal society. The Fabian Society has played a
significant role in recent debates about Britishness, integration and
equal citizenship. The Fabian Society is the only leading UK think-tank
which is a democratically organized membership society, with over 7000
members, 65 local groups around Britain and a thriving Young Fabian.
Join the Fabians and receive a free copy of their acclaimed Fabian
Commission book Narrowing the Gap, plus the Fabian Review's Equality
Issue and Britishness Issue specials.

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Fabian Society, please email update@fabian-society.org.uk

In association with


The City Circle www.thecitycircle.com

The City Circle is a British Muslim network organisation, which aims to
promote the development of a distinct British Muslim identity, focuses
on reconciling conflicts between belief and civic responsibility;
promotes community cohesion and integration between Muslims and
non-Muslims; and harnesses the skills and resources of Muslim
professionals into practical community cohesion projects. By doing so,
The City Circle facilitates the process of citizenship through
empowering young Muslim men and women to actively invest in and
contribute to wider British society.

Q-News www.q-news.com

Q-News is Britain's leading Muslim magazine, providing outside-the-box
analysis of current affairs, culture, ideas and spirituality. With a
potent and engaging mix of humour, faith and unconventional wisdom,
Q-News has repeatedly set the agenda, rather than react to it. Their
unique combination of provocative writing, stylish design and editorial
independence has made Q-News the standard in Muslim journalism. Q-News
provides a unique insight into Europe's most diverse, controversial and
politically important minority community. Their writers are drawn from a
truly global network of thinkers, opinion-makers and award-winning
journalists - both Muslim and non-Muslim. Since 1992 Q-News has proven
that there is more to Muslims than beards, scarves and halal meat.

Fosis www.fosis.org.uk

FOSIS is the Federation of Student Islamic Societies, a body that caters
for the needs of Muslim students in further and higher education across
the UK and Ireland. Fosis seeks to bring students together, to share
experiences and to offer help and advice where appropriate, uniting
Muslim students to positively contribute to both Muslim and non-Muslim
communities alike.