Press Releases

on 23rd December 2009, Quilliam issued the following press release:Quilliam, the UK’s first counter-extremism think-tank, has trained over 1,000 British public sector workers during 2009. This training, delivered by Quilliam’s dedicated  Outreach and Training Unit, has educated key government employees about the differences between Islam and Islamism, taught them about...

On 17th December 2009, Quilliam issued the following press release: In recent years, several leading UK Muslim organizations have moved away from hosting extremist foreign clerics and have instead begun promoting UK-born and -educated speakers who can facilitate the growth of a native, harmonious Western Islam. Next week, however, a major Birmingham...

On 15th November 2009, Quilliam issued the following press release: Immediate release – 15 November 2009 A new report by Quilliam on prison radicalisation, Unlocking Al-Qaeda: Islamist extremism in British prisons, reveals that government measures to stop Islamist radicalisation in prison are failing to halt the spread of jihadist ideology in British...

On 12th November 2009, Quilliam issued the following press release: The firebrand preacher who has been linked to two 9/11 plane hijackers and Major Nidal Hassan — who opened fire on and killed 13 American soldiers in Fort Hood last week — has had support among major British Muslim organizations.  The...

 Media Information: British Muslims to counter al-Muhajiroun extremists29 October 2009 Quilliam welcomes and supports independent initiatives launched by a number of British Muslim individuals and organizations against a forthcoming rally by Anjem Choudary’s al-Muhajiroun front groups (1). The rally is advertised to take place in central London this Saturday, with...