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Civil Service Islamic Society
AbbreviationCSIS
FormationFebruary 2005; 19 years ago (2005-02)
TypeNon-political, voluntary, civil service
PurposeIslamic opinion, Interfaith dialogue
Location
Websitewww.csislamicsociety.wordpress.com

Civil Service Islamic Society (CSIS) is a British non-political, voluntary society, representative of mainstream Islamic opinion.

Premise

In February 2005, the Civil Service Islamic Society was launched and is a non-political, voluntary society, representative of mainstream Islamic opinion in central government, it is based in the United Kingdom.

The organisation aims to build on common shared inter-faith values for the benefit of the

Civil Service.[1] The mission is to raise awareness of Islam, influence areas of interests and empower its Muslim staff by acting as a representative body of mainstream Islamic affairs.[2]

The patron and ambassador of the organisation is

Gus O'Donnella[3][4] and the president of the organisation is Azad Ali.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "News". Civil Service. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  2. ^ "About". Civil Service Islamic Society Blog. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. ^ Gardham, Duncan (12 July 2009). "Muslim who justified killing British troops back at Treasury". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "ENGAGE Exclusive: Azad Ali cleared of wrongdoing by Civil Service investigation". iengage. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. Mail Online. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  6. ^ Richards, Paul (2 July 2009). "Civil Service fails the Islamist challenge". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 1 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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