Description
Today, Bradford is a thriving multicultural city and in this engaging panel discussion we assess the legacy of the pioneering Bradford Council for Mosques (CfM).
The organisation, created in 1981, was the first Muslim umbrella body of its kind in the country. It was set up as a forum to support the needs, and raise the concerns, of the Muslim community as it came of age in Britain.
It has fostered interfaith links across the District and beyond, as part of its aim to create a fairer society for all. Over the last four decades, the organisation’s campaigning initiatives have helped establish Bradford as a beacon of community cohesion.
Join author Ishtiaq Ahmed and Sher Azam, a founding member of CfM, as they discuss its positive legacy and the transformative effect the organisation has had on the city.
About the Speakers
Sher Azam
Sher Azam is one of the founding members of the Bradford Council for Mosques and one of its early presidents. As a prominent businessman, he established the Al Halal Supermarket as an Islamic cooperative as well as one of the first Muslim funeral services in the city. He is also a founding member of the Khidmat Centres and remained the organisation’s chair until his recent retirement.
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Over a 40-year career in community development, Ishtiaq Ahmed held numerous community development roles across Yorkshire, including Director of Bradford Racial Equality Council, Press Officer of Bradford Council for Mosques, and retiring in 2021 as General Manager of Khidmat Centres. His books include short biographies of Mohammad Ajeeb, Bradford’s first Asian Lord Mayor, religious scholar and activist Syed Mahroof Hussain Shah, and Sher Azam, one of the founders of Bradford Council for Mosques.
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