#Quilliam styled itself as a "think-tank" but served to only amplify & promote pseudo-science such as CVE & anti-Muslim conspiracy theories. It received millions from right-wing groups & worked with the state to criminalize Muslim communities https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-quilliam-foundation-controversial-counter-extremist-closes">https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-q...
Quilliam was established in 2007 & supported the U.K. govt’s discriminatory #Prevent strategy. Prevent has been criticized by govt officials, human rights experts, academics, teachers, & community organizers for securitizing & criminalizing Muslims. https://bridge.georgetown.edu/research/factsheet-quilliam/">https://bridge.georgetown.edu/research/...
#Quilliam stated its funding came from “private individual donations, private philanthropic foundations and trust grants.” In 2009 testimony before the House of Commons, Ed Husain stated the think-tank received £850,000 per year from the British govt
In 2010, a Guardian article revealed that a document prepared by #Quilliam was sent to a top British security official, accusing a number of “Muslim groups, politicians, a television channel & a Scotland Yard unit of sharing the ideology of terrorists.” https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/aug/04/quilliam-foundation-list-alleged-extremism">https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/a...
Along with feeding baseless claims to Breitbart, Quilliam has also worked with the Henry Jackson Society, a right-wing anti-Muslim think tank whose founder has said: "conditions for Muslims in Europe must be made harder across the board.” https://bridge.georgetown.edu/research/factsheet-henry-jackson-society/">https://bridge.georgetown.edu/research/...
Most recently Quilliam released a report on grooming gangs where it claimed 84% of “grooming gang offenders” were Asian. Actual experts in the field debunked Quilliam& #39;s claims noting the flawed methodology the organization employed in its report https://twitter.com/miqdaad/status/1380535381259657220?s=20">https://twitter.com/miqdaad/s...
Quilliam pushed racist & conspiratorial claims, which greatly harmed Muslims in the UK and abroad. Its co-founder, Nawaz, has promoted QAnon conspiracy theories & claimed the 2020 US election was "stolen."
Thankful that it has ceased operations.
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