Muslims in Luton spread a ‘message of love’ on Saturday– as they handed out roses, sweets and cards to shoppers outside Town Hall. The initiative celebrated the birth of Prophet Muhammed and was also designed to spark dialogue between members of all communities. Young Muslims stood on George Street from 11.30am to 2pm to hand…

I was privileged to visit Bosnia & Herzegovina last week with a delegation, which was organised by Remembering Srebrenica. I hope what I am about to share with you, will help you to understand the physical and mental journey that I have taken to understand what it really means to hate, forgive and survive the…

An unlikely friendship has developed between a Muslim community leader and a former member of the far right English Defence League. Conversation over a coffee Credit: ITV News Anglia Dawood Masood is a Muslim leader who promotes community cohesion and campaigns against extremism. Darren Carroll is a former member of the English Defence League. It’s…

Meeting Dawood Masood for the first time, it’s impossible to believe he’s only 20. The former Luton Sixth Form College student – who started the #Not in my Name campaign and founded the Quba Trust to help those in need – has just been named Bedfordshire’s Young Person of the Year. He’s raised thousands for…

​Earlier today he and a number of other young people launched the local #NotInMyName campaign at the centre. The campaign encourages Luton Muslims to speak out against ISIS by saying that they do not represent them and that they reject their ideology. Dawood Masood, Head teacher at the Al Hira Educational and Cultural Centre, said:…

I was invited to visit France a week ahead of the first year commemoration of the Paris attacks. I was joined by Muslim and Anglican leaders from across the U.K. The main objective of this journey was to show our solidarity with the people of France, who were brutally murdered because of the toxic ideology…