On the 19th of December, Forward Thinking facilitated a meeting of the Helsinki Policy Forum’s (HPF) steering group in Helsinki. The meeting brought together high-level government officials, parliamentarians and economists from Egypt, Finland, France, Iran,...
Between 19th-25th November 2018, a delegation of British Muslim political figures from the Conservative Muslim Forum (CMF) travelled to Israel and Palestine. Forward Thinking were asked to facilitate a series of political meetings between...
On 5th December 2018, Forward Thinking convened a high-level working meeting on the humanitarian situation in Palestine bringing together representatives from the UN, UNRWA, and Director – level representation from the political and humanitarian...
On the 30th November 2018, Forward Thinking facilitated its third ‘Pathways into Politics’ discussion in Manchester. There are a lack of opportunities to increase the representation of minority ethnic political leaders, this discussion was facilitated...
The director participated in V. Istanbul Conference on Mediation, which was held on 30 November in Istanbul. The Conference, hosted by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, explored the need for a holistic and...
Between the 18th and 21st of November, Forward Thinking facilitated a high-level religious scholars dialogue in Rome. The meeting brought together leading religious scholars from the Jewish, Muslim and Christian traditions in order to build...
On the 12th November 2018, Forward Thinking helped to facilitate the second CPS ‘Community Conversations’ meeting between diverse British Muslim community representatives, Martin Goldman, CPS North West Chief Crown Prosecutor, and Gemma Rice, CPS...
On the 23rd of October, Forward Thinking held meetings with the Order of Malta at their headquarters in Rome. The Order was represented by a number of senior individuals, including the Grand Chancellor of...
Between the 7th and 11th of October 2018, a political, religious and civil society delegation of female leaders from Israel’s national religious community visited Belfast and Dublin to explore the experiences of conflict and...
On the 4th October, Forward Thinking convened a roundtable discussion at Finsbury Park Mosque with a diverse group of British Muslim community representatives and Max Hill QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. This meeting...