Haras

Rafiq

Board Secretary

Current Board Positions:

  • Trustee of Charity, Muslims Against Antisemitism (MAAS)
  • Director Of Secure Canada

 
Oct. 2022 – Current: Working on several international projects as a consultant and advising various governments.
Sept. 2021 – Oct. 2022: Interim Managing Director for the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP).
May 2014 – June 2021: Chief Executive Officer for Quilliam International, The world's first counter-extremism think tank with offices in London, Washington DC, New York, and California.
2017 – 2020: Member of the Advisory Group on Online Terrorist Propaganda at Europol's European Counter-terrorism Centre (ECTC).
Sept. 2016 – Aug. 2020: Trustee of the Franco-British Council, a non-profit organization established by the governments of the UK and France to promote and strengthen bilateral relations.                         
2009 – 2014: Consultant working on Counter Extremism, Counter Terrorism, Deradicalization of Islamists and far-right Extremists in Europe, the UK, and North America.
2010 – 2012: Advisory Board and Steering Committee with the founder – Fiyaz Mughal OBE, in setting up Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks). A project that monitors anti-Muslim incidents and provides support to victims of such incidents.  
2007-2008: Served on the (UK) Northwest Board of the Mosaic initiative created by then-HRH Prince Charles aimed at mentoring disadvantaged youngsters to become contributing members of society.
2005 – 2010: CEO of Crescent Network (A Muslim Lifestyle media outlet).

Political Experience: (UK ONLY – US NOT INCLUDED)

2005 – 2007:  Advisor to the UK Government.
2005: UK Government's "Preventing Extremism Together" taskforce – a response and solutions initiative to the July 2005 terror attack in London.
2006: Consulted on and launched the UK Government's Preventing Violent Extremism strategy for 300+ Muslims with the Secretary of State, The Rt Hon Ruth Kelly.
2006 -2007: Steering Committee for creating the UK Government's Channel initiative. A deradicalization/rehabilitation program that provides support to individuals who may be at risk of being drawn into terrorism.  
2007 – 2009: Consultant to the UK Secretary of State, MP Hon Hazel Blears.
2007 – 2009: Cultural Ambassador through the UK Government's "Projecting British Islam" initiative. Testified before the UK, USA, Canadian, and EU Parliaments.
July 2015: Member of UK Government, Preventing Extremism Together Taskforce, advising the UK Government under Prime Minister David Cameron.

Rafiq advised the following governments on countering extremism: France, Australia, the EU, and Norway.

Submitted written evidence to numerous Governmental Reports, including (et al.):

  • The UK Government’s review of the Muslim Brotherhood
  • The UK Government's reviews of the "Prevent Strategy."

Projects:

  • Implemented a US State Department-funded Project – Families Against Terrorism and Extremism – FATE (110 organizations in the UK/Europe (based in London and Paris) and 90 organizations in North Africa – based out of Tunisia and Morocco). The project's focus was building and developing a network of civil society organizations that can undermine the recruiting strategies of violent and non-violent extremist networks.
  • Implemented Muslims Against Terrorism and Extremism – AMATE (300 masjids in the USA) on behalf of Masjid Muhammad and the US Department of Homeland Security.
  • Oversaw teams of mentors in the UK and USA to deradicalize and rehabilitate supporters of far-right and Islamist, violent and non-violent extremist ideologies from 2014 to 2021.
  • Led various teams internationally in producing and disseminating counter-narrative videos and messages to combat the appeal of ISIS. An example is the award-winning campaign - "Not Another Brother."

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Far-right or Islamist, call terrorism by its name

November 25, 2016
What constitutes terrorism? The answer is using the threat of, or actual violence, as a means towards a political end.
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David Cameron is right to tackle extremist ideas as well as behavior

July 20, 2015
The Prime Minister made a speech dubbed by many as “Munich 2”, a title that echoes his landmark 2011 speech on extremism at the Munich Security Conference.
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What To Make of Terror in the Holy Month of Ramadan

June 30, 2015
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More to ISIS than ‘Jihadi John’ brand

February 25, 2015
Following the brutal killing of James Foley in August 2014, the masked face of “Jihadi John” first gained prominence across our TV screens, newspapers, and social media feeds.
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