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Anas Altikriti ( ; born 9 September 1968 in Iraq ) is the President and founder of the Cordoba Foundation, a UK-based group for the Muslim Brotherhood . The Cordoba Foundation was listed as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates , along with the International Union of Muslim Scholars .¹ He was born into a Sunni Muslim family; his father Dr Osama Tawfiq al-Tikriti was an Iraqi physician who eventually came to head the Muslim Brotherhood Party in Iraq . As a result of his opposition to the Ba'ath regime the family moved to the UK when Anas was aged four, where they remained exiled until the fall of Saddam Hussain 's regime. Anas Altikriti became involved with the UK's Stop the War Coalition protests against the 2003 invasion of Iraq , becoming the movement's vice-president. Altikriti also served as president of the Muslim Association of Britain between 2004 and 2005. Anas Altikriti holds an MSc in Translation and Interpreting. He teaches translation and interpreting on part-time basis at Leeds University . He headed the Respect Yorkshire and Humberside slate for the European elections in 2004. As a commentator in the International and Arab media (including BBC , CNN , ABC , SKY and Al-Jazeera ) on Muslim and current affairs, he has appeared on HARDtalk and the Doha Debates (both with Tim Sebastian ), Lateline on Australian ABC and BBC’s Newsnight as well as a number of prominent programs on a variety of international channels. Altikriti has contributed a number of articles to The Guardian , Al-Ahram Weekly and Islam Online . He currently fronts a weekly debate show Sharqun Wa Gharb (East and West) on the Arab TV satellite station ' Al-Hiwar ' (The Dialogue). In late 2005 and 2006 he made a number of trips to Iraq in efforts to release British hostage Norman Kember , who was eventually released in March 2006 by UK special forces. After the 7 July 2005 London bombings , Altikriti found himself increasingly at odds with the MAB, many of whose members wanted a retreat from activism including involvement in the Stop the War Coalition in favour of educational/community development programmes. By December that year, Altikriti together with Azzam Tamimi had effectively lost control of MAB policy; in response, Altikriti helped form the British Muslim Initiative to maintain high-level political activism. Despite his opposition to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq Altikriti has been a consistent supporter of the Free Syrian Army rebels fighting in the Syrian civil war and he has endorsed the idea of foreign intervention by NATO troops to overthrow President Assad 's Ba'ath Regime . Anas Altikriti has been a vocal supporter of the policies of Muslim Brotherhood parties across the Middle East and has been described as one of the shrewdest UK-based Brotherhood activists. Of note, Anas Altikriti's father Osama Tawfiq al-Tikriti currently heads the Iraqi Islamic Party , the largest Sunni Islamist political party in Iraq which evolved from the Muslim Brotherhood . He has descrıbed himself how he has tried to encourage Western support for Islamists in the wake of the Arab uprisings. "'I was asked at a recent meeting with some of Washington’s wheelers and dealers about what the American government should do with the Islamic movements gaining prominence and claiming the limelight across the Arab world, I answered simply: support them … unless we encourage them and offer them an incentive, their own crop of hard-liners will have been proven right". This has been interpreted as a new iteration of Altikriti’s previous lobbying strategy, which has sought to persuade Western governments that they should fund Brotherhood groups as moderate alternatives to al-Qaeda . Altikriti has been accused of using the Arab Spring as a new opportunity to leverage the Muslim Brotherhood into positions of power and influence, and perhaps even to acquire new funds from Western sources, through arguing that Western support for the Muslim Brotherhood parties can undermine and moderate more extremist Islamist elements. University of Exeter , UK. 18 November 2010 . Sophie Gilliat-Ray Muslims in Britain .²

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The opening as it stood in 2010

Anas Altikriti Anas Altikriti (born September 9, 1968) is President, and founder, of the Cordoba Foundation [1] . One of the leading figures of the British Anti-War movement, Altikriti also served as president of the Muslim Association of Britain between 2004- 2005. Altikriti holds an MSc in Translation and Interpreting. He teaches translation and interpreting on part-time basis at Leeds University . He headed the Respect Yorkshire and Humberside slate for the European elections in 2004. He is of Iraqi and Sunni origin. Altikriti chaired more than 20 major demonstrations including the demonstration against the Iraq war organized in London on February 15, 2003. He was also special envoy to Iraq to negotiate the release of Western hostages. As a regular commentator in the International and Arab media (e.g. BBC , CNN , ABC, SKY, Al-Jazeera , etc.) on Muslim and current affairs, he has appeared on HARDtalk and the Doha Debates (both with Tim Sebastian ), ‘Lateline’ on Australian ABC and BBC’s Newsnight as well as a number of prominent programs on a variety of international channels. Altikriti has contributed a number of articles to The Guardian , Al-Ahram Weekly and Islam Online . In late 2005 and 2006 he made a number of trips to Iraq in efforts to release British hostage Norman Kember . Kember was eventually released in March 2006.

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The opening as it stood in 2020 22 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Anas Altikriti ( ; born 9 September 1968 in Iraq ) is the CEO and Founder of The Cordoba Foundation , The Cordoba Foundation describes its aim as "bridging the gap of understanding between the Muslim World and the West". Anas Altikriti himself is a hostage negotiator, who has successfully negotiated the release of 18 hostages from various conflict zones around the world, between November 2005 and October 2015. The Cordoba Foundation has been criticized for its links to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas . In 2009 David Cameron , then leader of the opposition, made a statement during a Parliamentary Prime Ministers Questions , in which he alleged that TCF was a front for the Muslim Brotherhood . In late 2014 The Cordoba Foundation was listed as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates , along with the more than 75 various other international Muslim organisations which operate in a variety of fields. The British government opened its own enquiry into the Muslim Brotherhood. After a long delay, the report concluded that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be classified as a terrorist organization in the UK. "Muslim Brotherhood: Government report concludes they should not be classified as a terrorist organisation" .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

President of the Cordoba Foundation Anas Altikriti ( ; born 9 September 1968 in Iraq ) is the CEO and Founder of The Cordoba Foundation , The Cordoba Foundation describes its aim as "bridging the gap of understanding between the Muslim World and the West". Anas Altikriti himself is a hostage negotiator, who has successfully negotiated the release of 18 hostages from various conflict zones around the world, between November 2005 and October 2015. The Cordoba Foundation has been criticized for its links to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas . In 2009 David Cameron , then leader of the opposition, made a statement during a Parliamentary Prime Ministers Questions , in which he alleged that TCF was a front for the Muslim Brotherhood . In late 2014 The Cordoba Foundation was listed as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates , along with the more than 75 various other international Muslim organisations which operate in a variety of fields. The British government opened its own enquiry into the Muslim Brotherhood. After a long delay, the report concluded that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be classified as a terrorist organization in the UK. "Muslim Brotherhood: Government report concludes they should not be classified as a terrorist organisation" .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

President of the Cordoba Foundation Anas Altikriti ( Arabic : أنس التكريتي ; born 9 September 1968 in Iraq ) is a British Iraqi who is the CEO and Founder of The Cordoba Foundation , The Cordoba Foundation describes its aim as "bridging the gap of understanding between the Muslim World and the West". Anas Altikriti himself is a hostage negotiator, who has successfully negotiated the release of 18 hostages from various conflict zones around the world, between November 2005 and October 2015. The Cordoba Foundation has been criticized for its links to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas . In 2009 David Cameron , then leader of the opposition, made a statement during a Parliamentary Prime Ministers Questions , in which he alleged that TCF was a front for the Muslim Brotherhood . In late 2014 The Cordoba Foundation was listed as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates , along with the more than 75 various other international Muslim organisations which operate in a variety of fields. The British government opened its own enquiry into the Muslim Brotherhood. After a long delay, the report concluded that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be classified as a terrorist organization in the UK. "Muslim Brotherhood: Government report concludes they should not be classified as a terrorist organisation" .

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