Re: Marriage Issue
As always, if we dig a little deeper we find some nuance to the issue.
Where is the cult asspect of this?
Just a moment…
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Challenging extremism is the duty of all responsible members of society. Not least because cultural insularity and extremism are products of the failures of wider society to foster a shared sense of belonging and to advance liberal democratic values. With Islamist extremism in particular, we believe a more self-critical approach must be adopted by Muslims. Westophobic ideological influences and social insularity needs to be challenged within Muslim communities by Muslims themselves whilst simultaneously, an active drive towards creating an inclusive civic identity must be pursued by all members of society.
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In January 2009, The Times published an article claiming that Quilliam had received almost £1 million from the government. The article also said that some “members of the Government and the Opposition” had questioned the wisdom of “relying too heavily on a relatively unknown organisation … to counter extremism.”[SUP][35]](Quilliam (think tank) - Wikipedia)[/SUP] Quilliam openly acknowledges the funding that it receives from the public sector, and has made its financial records publicly available.[SUP][36]](Quilliam (think tank) - Wikipedia)[/SUP][SUP][37]](Quilliam (think tank) - Wikipedia)[/SUP]
Since 2011 Quilliam has not received government (“public”) funding.[SUP][38]](Quilliam (think tank) - Wikipedia)[/SUP] In the BBC programme HARDtalk Nawaz explained: "the reason it was cut was because we disagreed at the time with the direction the government was headed. Now that the strategy has changed, and the policy of government has changed, what we haven’t done is revitalize those funding relationships; but rather now we’re 100% privately funded, which I’m happy with because of course it allows me to do the work without having to face the questions about which government is funding you and whether we’re pursuing a government line or not."[SUP][39]](Quilliam (think tank) - Wikipedia)[/SUP]
With the sudden cut in 2011, Quilliam operated at a loss that year; but after cutting half of its staff (including Ed Husain, who left when he secured a job with the Council on Foreign Relations in New York[SUP][10]](Quilliam (think tank) - Wikipedia)[/SUP]) and cutting back on its expenses, the Guardian reported, “it was just about able to make it into the red again in the following year”.[SUP][40]](Quilliam (think tank) - Wikipedia)[/SUP]
According to its political liaison officer, Jonathan Russell, the removal of public funding has been to Quilliam’s advantage as "it can remain ideas-focused, non-partisan and continue its own pursuits. Quilliam’s ideas, projects and output are all made possible by the support of private donations from Muslim and non-Muslim individuals and foundations based in the United Kingdom and all around the world."[SUP][38]](Quilliam (think tank) - Wikipedia)[/SUP]