Author: Stephen Cowden
Stephen Cowden has recently begun work as a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Gloucestershire and also works at the Open University. Alongside his research in Social Work and Critical Pedagogy, he also writes about Religious Fundamentalism, Extremism and Radicalisation. He was one of the editors of Feminist Dissent Issue 4 on ‘Prevent’ (2019) and wrote on Social Work and Prevent for that issue. He is also co-founder of the British Association of Social Work (BASW) Special Interest Group for Preventing Violent Extremism.
June 29, 2024•
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On 16 April 2024 a female Muslim pupil lost her High Court challenge against the banning of Muslim prayers at Michaela Community School, a secular secondary ‘Free School’ in London.
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April 6, 2021•
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On Friday 26 February, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected Shamima Begum’s application to be permitted to return to the UK to argue...
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