Media & Press Releases
The Cordoba Foundation actively engages with a range of media organizations to contribute and influence discussions and policies.
Press
News Release: 10 Years of Guantanamo
On 11 January 2002, the first of nearly 800 prisoners was sent to the US military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay. Images of these men kneeling and shackled, wearing orange boiler suits, goggled and masked, shocked the world. Ten years on, 171 prisoners still remain in captivity - all without due process and without a feasible end to their suffering in sight.
News Release:Reforming madrassas
A publication on Wednesday 30th November of IPPR’s major report on Islamic supplementary schools in the UK argues that the sector can be of great benefit to British society, but it has to address criticisms and reform some of its practices – particularly on issues of gender.
Eid ul Adha 1432: Eid Mubarak
On the joyous occasion of the advent of Eid-ul-Adha, The Cordoba Foundation takes this opportunity to wish you Eid Mubarak.
Cancellation of the Reports Launch
The Cordoba Foundation announces the cancellation of the event on the 8th of November 'Launch of Two Ground-Breaking Research Pieces
Media
Fair Oberver:Remembering Fred Shuttlesworth : The Fire Brand Preacher
A commentary on the contributions of Fred Shuttlesworth to the civil rights movement and beyond.
Fair Observer: Western Fear of the ‘Islamist Other’
An analysis of the role of ‘Islamic political parties’ or ‘Islamists’ in the democratic transition sweeping the Arab World, and a questioning of the West’s response to this,
Al Jazeera English: A Protean Riot requires a Protean Response
Britain's societal discord revealed by the recent riots requires community and governmental efforts to restore harmony.
Asian Tribune - The Ramifications of the Channel 4 Documentary on Sri Lanka's Reconciliation
The recently telecast Channel 4 documentary on ‘Killing Fields of Sri Lanka’ sheds no new light (despite claims to the contrary), in terms of groundbreaking evidence, regarding the incidents related to the end of the war in Sri Lanka. If anything, it will seek to entrench already hardened attitudes and decrease the ever reducing space for dialogue and reconciliation