Difference between revisions of "Yusuf Desai"
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| − | }} | + | }}'''Yusuf Desai''' was a senior fellow of the [[Institute for Statecraft]] whose specialist area was listed as "Societal Integration, Ethnic Communities; Youth Engagement".<ref>http://archive.ph/Df5eb</ref> The IfS website stated on December 2018 that he was directing an Ifs program entitled ''A Common Future: Dialogue and Education for Societal Integration and Leadership'' which "develops constructive engagement between British Muslims and wider British society through the establishment of a multi-purpose education programme devoted to enhancing dialogue and understanding between the British Muslim community and mainstream society".<ref>https://archive.ph/0wp1R</ref> |
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | "Yusuf has an MSc in International Security and Global Governance [[from University of London]]."<ref>http://archive.ph/yDIIx</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Activities== | ||
| + | Desai accompanied [[Harold Elletson]] (also of the IfS) to the MidSummit conference in Reykjavik in 2017.<ref>http://www.oebmidsummit.com/speaker/yusuf+desai</ref> | ||
| + | ==Opinions== | ||
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|text=I would very strongly recommend review of current Green Paper plans and strategies to address social cohesion in order to combat UK and global [[radicalization]] issues and threats to [[state security]]. There is little precedent for the scale of action needed over the next decade. The dangers are clear and immediate to those who are involved in safeguarding life and limb and wellbeing of [[British society]]. | |text=I would very strongly recommend review of current Green Paper plans and strategies to address social cohesion in order to combat UK and global [[radicalization]] issues and threats to [[state security]]. There is little precedent for the scale of action needed over the next decade. The dangers are clear and immediate to those who are involved in safeguarding life and limb and wellbeing of [[British society]]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:33, 28 January 2020
 Yusuf Desai  | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Member of | Forward Thinking, Institute for Statecraft, Institute for Statecraft/Tor team, Integrity Initiative |
| Interests | radicalization |
Institute for Statecraft program director interested in radicalisation of Muslim youths. | |
Yusuf Desai was a senior fellow of the Institute for Statecraft whose specialist area was listed as "Societal Integration, Ethnic Communities; Youth Engagement".[1] The IfS website stated on December 2018 that he was directing an Ifs program entitled A Common Future: Dialogue and Education for Societal Integration and Leadership which "develops constructive engagement between British Muslims and wider British society through the establishment of a multi-purpose education programme devoted to enhancing dialogue and understanding between the British Muslim community and mainstream society".[2]
Background
"Yusuf has an MSc in International Security and Global Governance from University of London."[3]
Activities
Desai accompanied Harold Elletson (also of the IfS) to the MidSummit conference in Reykjavik in 2017.[4]
Opinions
“I would very strongly recommend review of current Green Paper plans and strategies to address social cohesion in order to combat UK and global radicalization issues and threats to state security. There is little precedent for the scale of action needed over the next decade. The dangers are clear and immediate to those who are involved in safeguarding life and limb and wellbeing of British society.”
Yusuf Desai (2018) [5]
A Document by Yusuf Desai
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
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| Document:Yusuf Desai: Response to Government Green Paper | Wikispooks Page | 4 June 2018 | Islam Social cohesion initiative Government intervention | A need to inspect and enforce creation of modern Islamic literature to address the key issues |
