Critics have accused Quilliam of Islamophobia and mislabelling UK Muslim groups as extremists
Maajid Nawaz, co-founder of Quilliam, announced the organisation s closure on 9 April (AFP) By Published date: 10 April 2021 14:11 UTC | Last update: 36 sec ago
People took to social media to celebrate the closure of British counter-extremism organisation Quilliam, which has long been accused of Islamophobia.
Quilliam co-founder Maajid Nawaz announced in a statement on Twitter that the decision to shut down the organisation was due to the hardship of maintaining a non-profit during Covid lockdowns .
Critics of the group have accused Quilliam of Islamophobia, fraternising with the far-right, and mislabelling Muslim groups in the UK as extremists .
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