Host: Fareena Alam

Broadcaster: British Muslim TV

First Broadcast: 21st of December 2015 at 9pm

Repeat: Saturday 26th of December 2015 at 1pm

There are close to 2000 mosques in the United Kingdom. Do young Muslims love being in them, feel a sense of belonging or ownership over them? Or have our mosques failed them? Fareena discussing whether British mosques have failed the youth of today with an exceptional panel of experts.

Panel

Shaykha Safia Shahid embodies the rich tradition and history of female scholarship. She is a public speaker, teacher and was recently awarded a BISCA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Women’s Empowerment.

 

 

 

Faroukh Peru is a lecturer in Islamic Studies, Quranic Pholosophy and Sufism at the Mecca Institute. He is also the chairman of the Quranology Institute which focuses on the existential reading of the Quran.

 

 

 

Hassan Al Katib is a young documentary film-maker and former news correspondent, and has worked on a number of videos involving mosques and young people.

 

 

 

Sayid Muhammad Al-Mousawi is the head of the world Ahlul-Bayt Islamic League and President of Interfaith International, a non-governmental organisation connected to the United Nations.