On the 12th of July, Forward Thinking brought together a cross-party panel of political leaders – Members of Parliament and local councillors – to engage with a range of young Muslim/BME leaders and community activists...
Following the ‘Moving Forward Together’ conference held in Hebron on 7th July 2018, Forward Thinking met with conference participants in order to explore practical responses to the challenges raised. To this end, the inclusiveness...
Echoing conclusions drawn from meetings across the week, participants in the cross-factional political roundtable held in Gaza on Thursday 5th July focused on the need for Palestinian reconciliation and the possible mechanism to deliver...
On the 9th of July, Oliver McTernan was invited to speak at an event organised by the London Muslim Centre and East London Mosque, commemorating the 23rd Anniversary of the massacre at Srebrenica. A...
Between the 2nd and 6th of July, Forward Thinking held bilateral meetings with Palestinian figures in Jerusalem and Ramallah, and Israeli political leaders in Jerusalem. Palestinian discussions focused on the political dynamics within the...
Pictured: Abbas Zaki, Oliver McTernan Director of Forward Thinking, Mayor Tayseer Abu Sneineh, Yousef Tamayza, Dr Nasser al-Din al-Shaer and Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. ‘No Future for the Palestinian People Without Partnership’ On the 7th...
Pathways into Politics: Perspectives from British BME political leaders 12th July, 7-9 pm, Bradford City Hall Speakers John Grogan MP Keighley & Ilkley (Labour) Imran Hussein MP (TBC) (Labour) Councillor Fozia Shaheen (Labour), Toller...
Julian Weinberg spoke at the conference on “Promoting Knowledge for Evidence-based and Sustainable Migration governance in Libya: The Mediterranean Perspective”, convened by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development, 25-27 June 2018. The...
Between the 25th-26th of June, Forward Thinking facilitated discussions in Dublin between Palestinian political representatives and Israeli religious figures and senior political advisors from the Ultra Orthodox community. The meetings offered a space in which they...
On 19th June 2018, faith leaders from Finsbury Park Mosque invited Forward Thinking to attend the memorial service marking the one-year anniversary of the cowardly terrorist attack which killed one and injured nine others....