Faith – FACES Luton | Faiths Against Child Sexual Exploitation

A Muslim Parent’s View: Talking Relationships, Sex and Safeguarding with Young People

Leave a Comment / Faith, Identity, Young People / By Melissa Llewellyn

We have a narration in Islam that translates as the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saying, “Islam began as something strange and will return as something strange as it began, so give glad tidings to the strangers.” The essence of this statement gives context to some conversations I have with …

A Muslim Parent’s View: Talking Relationships, Sex and Safeguarding with Young People Read More »

What faith can offer secular society

Leave a Comment / Faith / By Tony Thompson

Recently we recorded a vlog that sought to answer the question, what can faith offer secular society? This is something worth spending time on as it lies at the heart of what FACES is all about. We believe as people of faith, Christians, and Muslims, that we have something important to offer the secular society …

What faith can offer secular society Read More »

Cutting off the nose to save the face! – a response to the IICSA report, Child Protection in Religious Organisations and Settings

Leave a Comment / Abuse, Faith / By Robert Lightowler

Are we cutting off our nose to save our face by protecting our organisation’s reputation and the perpetrator, instead of the abused child? That is one of the issues arising from the findings in this 226 page document. I found it to be highly informative and deeply challenging even though it was a little tedious …

Cutting off the nose to save the face! – a response to the IICSA report, Child Protection in Religious Organisations and Settings Read More »

Appropriately Exposing Evil: The IICSA Inquiry on Child Abuse in Organised Networks

Leave a Comment / Abuse, Faith / By Peter Adams

The launch of a police investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse against media personality Jimmy Saville in 2012 was perhaps the pivotal point in our society really taking this issue seriously. In the years before that a growing number of allegations against media stars, sports personalities, prominent politicians, civil servants, and even church leaders …

Appropriately Exposing Evil: The IICSA Inquiry on Child Abuse in Organised Networks Read More »

When Religious Leaders Fall

Leave a Comment / Faith / By Peter Adams

What do we do when a highly regarded and much loved spiritual leader falls? Specifically, when they are shown to have used their power and position to sexually, physically or spiritually abuse children and young people, men and women. This is a major issue for faith groups learning to handle allegations of abuse. This weekend …

When Religious Leaders Fall Read More »

The Church’s Darkest Secret

Leave a Comment / Abuse, Faith / By Peter Adams

Over the past two evenings BBC2 has broadcast a documentary on the sexual exploitation of young men by a senior church leader and a wider circle of priests. “Exposed: The Church’s Darkest Secret” tells how from the 1970s through until at least the 1990s a number of young men were sexually abused by Bishop Peter …

The Church’s Darkest Secret Read More »

faiths against child sexual exploitation faces luton interfaith

Faith-based work in practice – #InterFaithWeek

Leave a Comment / Faith / By Melissa Llewellyn

At Faiths Against Child Sexual Exploitation, working collaboratively as Christians and Muslims is at the heart of our projects. FACES emerged from the positive interfaith and cross-community work happening in Luton; an effort of 10 local organisations including mosques, churches, Christian charities and Muslim charities. Representatives from the Luton Sunni Council of Mosques, Luton Council …

Faith-based work in practice – #InterFaithWeek Read More »

Faiths against child sexual exploitation FACES Luton

Interfaith without compromise

Leave a Comment / Faith, Identity / By Melissa Llewellyn

The way we work and relate to each other as members of the FACES team has become very natural! Addressing the horrors of sexual exploitation and challenging preconceptions based on racial and religious stereotypes and deeply established patterns of behaviour and thinking, while seeking to honour each other as deeply faithful Muslims and Christians is …

Interfaith without compromise Read More »

child sexual exploitation black nale victims

The role of ethnicity, gender and faith in safeguarding

Leave a Comment / Faith, Identity / By Melissa Llewellyn

Through research, inquiries and guidance from leading charities and authorities we repeatedly learn that when it comes to safeguarding, ethnicity, gender and faith are not things that can be overlooked.

“Invitation to Brave Space” – Let’s talk about racism

Leave a Comment / Faith, Identity / By Rehana Faisal

I recently wrote in response to the Quilliam Foundation’s report on child sexual exploitation (CSE). I asserted then, as I continue to do so, that to racialise both victims and perpetrators of CSE is damaging and exposes all our children and young people to harm. I mentioned an encounter I had with a young, Pakistani …

“Invitation to Brave Space” – Let’s talk about racism Read More »