Committee questions witnesses on Prevent and gender

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Witnesses

Wednesday 25 October, Committee Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

At 10.30am

• Ms Saskia Marsh, Adviser to the Citizens Commission on Islam, Participation and Public Life (The Missing Muslims)
• Dr Therese O'Toole, University of Bristol
• Mrs Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal, West Midlands Regional PREVENT lead for FE and HE

At 11.30am

• Dr Khursheed Wadia, Muslim Women's Network UK
• Mr Nazir Afzal, former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England
• Dr Line Nyhagen, Loughborough University

Possible areas of discussion:

• The current state of integration and civic engagement among minority communities in the UK
• The effect of PREVENT on integration and civic engagement amongst affected groups
• If PREVENT should be reviewed or re-assessed
• Cultural and religious beliefs about women and their effect on social cohesion between communities
• Whether a focus on 'fundamental British values' is helping or hindering the situation.

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