# OXFORD INITIATIVE FOR BRITISH ISLAM

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179049
- **Other names:** OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR BRITISH ISLAM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 3, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1179049


## Contact

- **Address:** Second Floor, 65 Banbury Road, Oxford
- **Postcode:** OX2 6PE
- **Phone:** 01865 580710
- **Email:** info@oibi.org.uk
- **Website:** www.oibi.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1.TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QUR‘AN.2.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE SUBJECT OF THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH WITHIN BRITISH SOCIETY.3.TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY BY PROMOTING GOOD RELATIONS THROUGH THE EDUCATION IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING A RESPECTFUL AWARENESS OF THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THE COMMON GROUND SHARED AMONGST VARIOUS CREEDS.

**Activities:** OIBI is a pioneering research academy advancing the scholarly study of Islam in the UK. Through a range of educational initiatives, including public seminars, workshops, symposia and conferences as well as publications, the institute disseminates cutting-edge findings and objective investigations into British Islam. These academic activities also provide posts for graduates and other scholars. .




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr TAJ HARGEY** | Chair | Jan. 1, 2021 |
| Dr Jacqueline Woodman |  | Dec. 30, 2021 |
| PAIGHAM MUSTAFA |  | Jan. 1, 2021 |




