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Fiyaz Mughal has a BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience from University College London and also has a Masters Degree in Education and Business Administration.

His working history includes over 12 years experience in the community and voluntary sector in positions that have included social policy lobbying, project and general management and leading organizations as the Chief Operating Officer.

Fiyaz has worked in a number of organizations providing training to women right through to European transnational faith related programmes and advice and information projects. Currently, Fiyaz Mughal is the Chief Executive Officer for the Enfield Citizens Advice Bureaux and he is also the Director of a not for profit organization called Faith Matters which works on reducing extremism and developing platforms for discourse and interaction between Muslim and Jewish communities right across the UK. Fiyaz is also the Founder Director of two micro-finance projects to assist social entrepreneurism in Palestine and Israel and is also developing interfaith and conflict resolution projects bringing together communities from both countries.

Currently, Fiyaz is a Councillor in Haringey and was previously a Councillor in Oxford (2002-2004). A Deputy President of a mainstream political party in the UK, he has also campaigned heavily on Black and Minority Ethnic (group) inclusion within political parties and discourses. He was also appointed to be on the Working Group for Communities that was linked to the Extremism Task Force developed in 2005 after the 7/7 bombings.

Fiyaz Mughal is also the Job Centre Plus Portfolio Holder on the DWP Standards Board and has been a consultant to organizations that have included Working Links, the Commission for Racial Equality and the Enterprise Credit Union.

The Case of the Teddy and Resonances of the Salman Rushdie Affair

The Case of the Teddy and Resonances of the Salman Rushdie Affair

Do you want to play Russian Roulette with your life?

Having had a work meeting at the Terrence Higgins Trust recently, it brought home to me how much the issue of HIV and AIDS has dropped off the media’s radar as well as ours. In the mid-1980’s it frightened us, brought about major media campaigns and celebrities were constantly popping up and keeping us informed around facts on the disease. It also brought about some panicked, stereotyped and neurotic reactions, with people washing their hands after they had touched something that was supposedly ‘infected’ by people with HIV / AIDS. We have to admit that the panic and neuroticism has not gone away and we need to combat the prejudice that is targeted towards those with HIV / AIDS. More then ever, people suffering from HIV / AIDS need to be treated with the dignity and respect that we would give to any person and we should also realise that there is a greater behavioural danger now than there was in the mid 1980’s due to ignorance and a feeling that HIV / AIDS is a disease that ‘has gone away.’ It is not passé, it is here now!

Do you want to play Russian Roulette with your life?

Having had a work meeting at the Terrence Higgins Trust recently, it brought home to me how much the issue of HIV and AIDS has dropped off the media’s radar as well as ours. In the mid-1980’s it frightened us, brought about major media campaigns and celebrities were constantly popping up and keeping us informed around facts on the disease. It also brought about some panicked, stereotyped and neurotic reactions, with people washing their hands after they had touched something that was supposedly ‘infected’ by people with HIV / AIDS. We have to admit that the panic and neuroticism has not gone away and we need to combat the prejudice that is targeted towards those with HIV / AIDS. More then ever, people suffering from HIV / AIDS need to be treated with the dignity and respect that we would give to any person and we should also realise that there is a greater behavioural danger now than there was in the mid 1980’s due to ignorance and a feeling that HIV / AIDS is a disease that ‘has gone away.’ It is not passé, it is here now!

The Trade in Human Misery in London

About 6 months ago I undertook a piece of research at work that looked at the new migration patterns and the problems that Eastern European migrants were having in areas in North London. The research was based around their advice and information and general needs and the research showed up some pretty stark problems that are hitting new migrant communities into this big Metropolis.

The Trade in Human Misery in London

About 6 months ago I undertook a piece of research at work that looked at the new migration patterns and the problems that Eastern European migrants were having in areas in North London. The research was based around their advice and information and general needs and the research showed up some pretty stark problems that are hitting new migrant communities into this big Metropolis.