TACKLING EXTREMISM EVENT ANNOUNCED BY THE RAMADHAN FOUNDATION

Published: 24/09/2006 17:00

Mohammed Shafiq of the Ramadhan Foundation today announces a special event being held in Rochdale to discuss how the UK can rid itself of extremism.  The event will be held on Sunday 1st October 2006 from 4pm till 7.30pm.

Since 7/7 there have been many attempts in the UK to discuss the challenges of extremism and how to truly engage the Muslim communities to ensure that those that practice this evil are dealt with.

The event will have an invited audience of 30 people who will hear from special guests on why 7/7 happened, the effects on community relations and what the challenges are for the future.  They will then have an interactive session where the audience will be able to question the panel on key issues.  The event will be recorded by Channel 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live.

Mr. Mohammed Shafiq, Press Spokesman announces the event by commenting:

"Terrorism and extremism are major areas concerning the United Kingdom; the Muslim communities feel that this whole attack on the Muslims are creating a massive disillusion with the political process.

We have heard from the Government what it wants to hear on this issue, we intend to create a better understanding what the agenda should be and the challenges we face.

We extend an invitation to all those in the media to listen to how the Muslim communities want to deal with this these issues.

This event is the first of many community events that will look at these issues and also challenge the prejudices of those already spoken on this".

THIS EVENT IS INVITATION ONLY, NO ENTRY TO ANYONE WITHOUT INVITATION CARD

All media requests please ring Mohammed Shafiq for further details and address of location of the meeting.