02 July 2012

Empowered or Radicalised? At the 2012 Federation of Student Islamic Societies Conference

The Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS), the umbrella organisation for student UK Islamic Societies, has been singled out on a number of occassions as an organisation which "are training the violent extremists of tomorrow."

I have previously argued that groups like FOSIS play a major role in fighting extremism through its engagement and empowerment of Muslim students.

So what exactly happens at an annual FOSIS conference? Does it involve a line-up of events and activities which promote extremism and radicalise British Muslim youths? Or is it merely a platform for Muslim students to unite and discuss issues affecting them? [The Huffington Post] Read more