On 11-12th November 2019, Maisie Cook, UK Programme Officer, travelled to Manchester, Bradford and Dewsbury to meet with various community members to discuss some of the challenges facing British Muslim communities and carry out a...
*We have extended applications for this programme until 23:59 on 18th November* We are delighted to launch our ‘Pathways into Politics’ programme which provides an opportunity for 18-30 year old Muslims from Huddersfield, Batley,...
Oliver McTernan and Julian Weinberg were invited to participate in the 6th Istanbul Mediation Conference, organised by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, entitled “International Peace Mediation: Taking Stock and looking Ahead.” H.E. Mevlüt...
Oliver McTernan and Julian Weinberg held a series of meetings in Ankara with members of the AK and CH Parties, including former and current parliamentarians. They were received by Professor Numan Kurtulmus, Acting Chairman...
As part of our engagement with leaders from the Israeli political right, Forward Thinking hosted a delegation in Belfast and Dublin of Likud party senior political advisers. Discussions covered a range of topics...
Between 18 October- 25 October, Forward Thinking’s Middle East Programme Manager, Jordan Morgan, and Forward Thinking’s Israel Programme Manager, David Lee travelled to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to meet with a range of influential...
On the 18th of October the Annual meeting of the Helsinki Policy Forum was held in Helsinki. The event was hosted by H.E. Pekka Haavisto, Foreign Minister of Finland and facilitated by Forward Thinking. The Forum,...
On the 4th of October, Julian and Oliver travelled to Finland for meetings with H.E. Pekka Haavisto, the new Finnish Foreign Minister, as well as meetings with the Finnish Foreign Ministry. While in Finland,...
Forward Thinking is a member of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Community Accountability Forum (CAF). The forum is designed as a platform to provide independent oversight of the CPS’ delivery on their inclusion and...
On the 24th of September, Forward Thinking convened a private roundtable workshop to explore how Turkey perceives recent developments in the Middle East. At the meeting we were joined by Mr. Cevdet Yilmaz, a...