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....
In a ceremony marking the one year anniversary of the avoidable Grenfell Tower tragedy, which claimed 72 lives, Oliver McTernan, Director of Forward Thinking, and Jordan Morgan, UK Programme Manager, stood with the bereaved, survivors...
Between the 4th and 9th of May Oliver McTernan held meetings with key Palestinian figures in Jerusalem, Ramallah and Gaza to assess the current situation regarding internal Palestinian political reconciliation. Meanwhile Ed Channer held meetings...
Forward Thinking visited Tunisia, 5-9 June, for meetings with ministers and parliamentarians to discuss the economic challenges the country faces and ways to address them. In the aftermath of the local elections in May,...
At a time where the prospect of escalating violence remains firmly in place within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Forward Thinking asked Donal Lyons, Belfast City Councillor, to share insights from the Northern Irish Peace Process....
On 18th April 2018, a parliamentary roundtable titled, ‘Pathways into Politics: Perspectives from British Muslim Political Leaders’ was facilitated in response to the demand from young Muslims for opportunities to actively engage established Muslim...
On the 29th May 2018, Jordan Morgan, UK Programme Manager, was invited to attend the annual Finsbury Park Mosque (FPM) Interfaith Iftar. Led by Mohammed Khozbar, FPM Chairman, the iftar was also supported by:...
On 25th May 2018, Oliver McTernan, Director and Co-Founder of Forward Thinking, and Jordan Morgan, UK Programme Manager, met with Max Hill QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. Discussions reflected on past community roundtables...
On 14th May 2018, the Crown Prosecution Service released its reinvigorated Inclusion and Community Engagement Strategy. Alison Saunders, CPS Director of Public Prosecutions, said, “the CPS commitment to inclusion and equality is at the heart...
To many, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict appears to be at an impasse, where the prospect of escalating violence remains firmly in place. However, in spite of the very real challenges, possibilities for progress – to...