British Muslims for Secular Democracy is a charity dedicated to supporting secularism in the United Kingdom, founded by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. The groups believe that Muslims in the UK views are not fully covered and that their image is distorted. The organisation says it aims to:

• Challenge those who have a vested interest in promoting the 'clash of civilizations' narrative. These include some Muslim leaders and prominent white commentators they say.

• Highlight the rights of Muslims who are marginalised because of their inability to cope with or succeed within the system.

• Encourage British Muslim men and women to recognise the contributions they have made to Britain

• Examine the role of the political parties that pander to "community leaders"

• Enable Muslims to become more aware of their autonomous rights and question Muslim leaders who set themselves up as 'representatives' or ‘experts’.

• Work with other global progressive Muslims opposing Saudi influenced Salafism and its offshoots.

• Challenge the ill-informed and politicised nature of the state's intervention with the organisation of religious life in this country and the influence faith based groups now have on public policies.

• Object to government policies that curtail civil liberties using the prevailing sense of fear of terrorism

• Work with young Muslims and try to win over their hearts and minds, so they espouse the quiet and compassionate Islam practised by Muslims through generations

[edit] Trustees

1. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Chair)

2. Dr Shaaz Mahboob ^[1] (Vice Chair)

3. Nasreen Rehman (Vice Chair)

4. Reem Maghribi

5. Imran Ahmed

6. Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui

7. Dr Tar Hargey

8. Andy Gregg

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[edit] External links

• British Muslims for Secular Democracy
• Representing ourselves better
• Scratching secularism's surface
• What I have in common with Jemima
• Muslims launch new organisation to challenge perceptions
• Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: What he wishes on us is an abomination
• CNS News

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