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Farage de-risking scandal casts spotlight on long-running issue for Muslim-led charities

At the end of July, retired British politician Nigel Farage announced that he had suffered de-risking with Coutts Bank. Coutts said that it was cutting ties with Farage and closed his bank accounts after it saw “significant reputational risks” and that the former Brexit Party leader’s views were “at odds… Read More

At the end of July, retired British politician Nigel Farage announced that he had suffered de-risking with Coutts Bank. Coutts said that it was cutting ties with Farage and closed his bank accounts after it saw “significant reputational risks” and that the former Brexit Party leader’s views were “at odds with our position as an inclusive organisation”.

For Muslim-led charities, the situation is nothing new and watching this furore has felt nothing short of hypocritical as our concerns have failed to reach similar mainstream attention. 

Read more from our CEO Fadi Itani OBE, at:

Fadi Itani: The Farage de-risking scandal has been happening to Muslim charities for years (civilsociety.co.uk)

This is a developing issue. Read more about our work to address this long-running challenge and stay updated with us.

Confronting the Hurdles: How Banking Access Challenges are Disrupting Humanitarian Work – Muslim Charities Forum