| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, file sheet, annual report, printouts from websites, financial papers, grant terms and conditions, agenda, excerpts from periodicals, newspaper cuttings, Charity Commission overview and project proposal relating to The City Circle. Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: City Circle is a London based volunteer network of mainly young Muslim professionals, which aims to provide a platform for open dialogue regarding the status of Islam in Britain. Established in 1999, City Circle had emerged as an important progressive Muslim voice in the aftermath of the 7/7 London Bombings. The flagship project of The City Circle is Open Circle, a weekly public debate held in London that involves a wide range of opinion formers from the Muslim community and broader British society. Nature of support: In 2007 the Trust agreed to a grant of £20,000 towards the salary and expenses of a full-time director. Minutes: No minutes cited. Notes: File organised by subject. File not numbered. |