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22 April 2025 - Community cohesion - Oral evidence

Committee Women and Equalities Committee
Inquiry Community cohesion

Tuesday 22 April 2025

Start times: 2:00pm (private) 2:20pm (public)


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WEC to hear evidence on community cohesion

The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) will hear from experts and professionals from various organisations on barriers and aids to community cohesion on Tuesday, 22 April.

Meeting details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry Community cohesion
Assistant Secretary-General at Muslim Council of Britain
Co-Chair at British Muslim Network
Managing Director at Equi
At 3:05pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry Community cohesion
Chief Executive at Humanists UK
Trustee at Southall Black Sisters
Public Policy and Cohesion Specialist and Adviser at Belong - The Cohesion and Integration Network

During the first panel of this session, MPs on the cross-party committee will take evidence on the experience of Muslim communities in the UK, including of anti-Muslim hatred and Islamophobia, as well as the impact of social media, disinformation and misinformation. This panel will include representatives from the Muslim Council of Britain and the British Muslim Network, Muslim representative organisations, and Equi, a think tank that draws on Muslim insight.

The session’s second panel comprising Professor Ted Cantle and representatives from Southall Black Sisters and Humanists UK will also look at community cohesion, including the real or perceived barriers to cohesion between different ethnic and religious groups and the role of religion in community cohesion within the UK.

 

Location

Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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