The City Circle
The City Circle is a network body of mainly young Muslim professionals located in England and is a registered charity (Reg. No.1088931). On 7 November 2006, The City Circle announced that it had appointed Yahya Birt as its first Director with effect from December 2006. On 3 January 2008, it announced the appointment of Usama Hasan, whose father is Suhaib Hasan, as its new Director.[1] Its present chair is Rameez Kaleem.
The City Circle hosts weekly events and seeks to promote practical and progressive solutions to community problems. It runs targeted community based projects and holds fundraising dinners to support and highlight social and welfare causes as well as servicing third-party initiatives.
Projects
Current projects include a Saturday school, careers and mentoring and helping London's homeless.[2] The City Circle Saturday school project model has been successfully used by other supplementary schools around London.
British Muslim Identity
The City Circle contributes to British Muslim Identity through its weekly discussion groups. It has also attracted controversy through policy of not aligning itself to any particular group or ideology. ,[3] where the MCB and its critics debated. Despite claims of being non-aligned, it does however, through the family relationships of its chairman, still maintains a close relationship with a previous claimant of the British Muslim leadership, Muslim Parliament.
Following the veil controversy the City Circle organised a public meeting with Jack Straw, where Jack Straw defended his comments.[4]
References
- "Paying it forward", Guardian, September 7, 2007. Accessed September 26, 2007.