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Subject: |
Supporting Young Muslims - The Case for Raising Aspirations |
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Speaker: |
Mr Khawar Mann; Jamie Bartlett |
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Venue: |
Abrar House, 45 Crawford Place, London W1H 4LP (nearest tube: Edgware Rd / Marble Arch) |
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Date: |
Friday 12th February 2010, 6.45pm-8.30pm |
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This discussion examines the importance of raising
aspirations to improve life chances of young
Muslims growing up in our most disadvantaged
communities and Mosaic's schools mentoring
programmes.
In recent years, politicians and commentators have
argued for the importance of raising aspirations
of young people from BAME communities in general
and Muslim communities in particular. Research
shows that low aspirations are related to poor
academic attainment and professional achievement,
regardless of social or ethnic group. Low
aspirations can also feed into a general sense of
isolation and exclusion from mainstream British
life. Despite this, what actually works and what
factors are important remain little understood in
aspiration raising programmes, even within
mentoring programmes. Mosaic, which now provides
mentoring programmes in over 50 schools across the
UK, has commissioned the leading think-tank Demos
to undertake a major evaluation of its programmes
to produce a firm evidence base about what works
and to set out practical recommendations and
direction for project delivery and broader social
policy.
At this event, Jamie Bartlett (senior researcher
with Demos) will outline the findings of the
recently-published first results of Mosaic's
research programme, a literature review drawing
together all relevant research on the relationship
between aspirations and socio-economic achievement
and attainment and emerging evidence on the
success of mentoring and aspiration-raising
programmes. Khawar Mann, Mosaic Board member,
will explain how Mosaic's secondary school
mentoring programme connects successful Muslims
from a wide range of backgrounds with young
Muslims and their peers in deprived areas of the
UK in order to raise aspirations and provide
opportunities.
Mr Khawar Mann - Mosaic
Khawar Mann is a founder member of Mosaic who now
sits on the national Mosaic Advisory Board and is
a member of Mosaic's Speakers Bureau. Khawar is a
partner with Apax Partners, the international
private equity firm, where he specialises in
healthcare investments. His recent investments
include the hospital groups General Healthcare
Group Ltd in the UK, Capio AB and Unilabs in
Europe and Apollo Hospitals in India. He has a
degree in Medical Sciences and Law from Cambridge
University and also an LLM Master of Law. He has
an MBA from The Wharton School, where he was a
Fulbright and Thouron scholar. Khawar began his
career as a lawyer with Linklaters in London
specialising in Corporate Finance and Intellectual
Property. He then moved to Weston Medical Group
PLC as the Commercial Director before joining Apax
Partners in 2003. Khawar is a Trustee of The
Enterprise Education Trust and the Apax Foundation
and is also a member of the Government Taskforce
for Talent and Enterprise.
Jamie Bartlett - Demos
Jamie Bartlett is a senior researcher at Demos. He
has worked extensively on issues relating to the
Muslim community across Europe and has advised the
UK and other governments on a range of social and
public policy issues. He currently is leading a
large project working with Mosques to improve
their governance; with the Canadian government on
the relationship between violent and non violent
extremism; and with the University of Exeter to
explore Islamist narratives. In 2007, Jamie
authored Muslim Youth Mentoring: A role in
tackling violent extremism for the Department of
Communities and Local Government. Most recently,
Jamie became the lead consultant on a two-year
research study examining the impact of mentoring
programmes within BAME and Muslim communities in
raising aspirations. Prior to working for Demos,
Jamie was a research associate at the
international humanitarian agency Islamic Relief.
About Mosaic
Mosaic was founded by HRH The Prince of Wales and
convened in November 2007 by Business in the
Community, one of the Prince's Charities, to
challenge the growing concern around the issues
facing young Muslims living in deprived areas of
Britain. Today Mosaic operates nationally in
London, the West Midlands, East Midlands,
Yorkshire & Humber, and the North West as a set of
initiatives championed by Muslims aimed at raising
aspirations and providing opportunity. Support is
increasingly gathering internationally.
Mosaic works towards a more integrated and
thriving society where all individuals, regardless
of background, are supported in realizing their
potential.
Mosaic's key concerns, as outlined by its founder,
are twofold. Firstly in supporting young Muslims
and their peers between the ages of 5 and 25 years
old who, through no fault of their own, lack
access to opportunities in order to maximize their
potential to make a positive contribution to
society. Secondly, to address the misunderstanding
that has arisen between the Islamic and Western
worlds in recent years.
Mosaic's core aims are:
To stimulate greater levels of volunteering
through a network of partners and, where
appropriate, direct delivery
To nurture and promote talent in Muslim
communities, providing positive role models to
young Muslims and society
To promote leadership, teamwork, and civic
engagement based on addressing key social issues
of social importance in the UK and beyond
All welcome. Free Entrance and no need to pre
book. For further information contact Rabia at
rabia.malik.cc@gmail.com or 07733932134 |
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