A delegation of prominent British Muslims will be visiting Turkey from 10 November to meet a range of leading Turkish figures, to build partnerships that highlight positive messages about modern Islam in Europe, and challenge the extremist narrative. 

This is the latest trip in the Projecting British Islam programme.

The delegates:

• Aftab Malik, scholar and author
• Shaista Gohir, Director of Muslim Women's Network UK and Director of Muslim Voice UK
  
• Dr. Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali, academic and scholar
• Dr. Zahoor Qureshi, President Islamic Society of Britain
  
• Navid Akhtar, Journalist
• Shelina Janmohamed, writer and blogger
  

The purpose of the visit

They are visiting Turkey to engage in dialogue and debate on issues of mutual interest to Turkey and UK:

• to voice support for Turkey's EU accession
• endorsement of the key strategic role Turkey is playing in the region
• ways our communities can tackle extremists who threaten both our countries
• sharing their experiences as Muslims in Britain today and learn from the experiences of their Turkish hosts

The delegates are looking forward to and open and frank discussion with community representatives, university students, academics and women’s leaders amongst others.

Shaista will be sending updates via Twitter - you can see the latest one in the green box on the right.

The slideshow below charts the visit in pictures. Click on a photo to see the description.

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