Anas Altikriti

Anas Altikriti
أنس التكريتي
Born (1968-09-09) 9 September 1968 (age 56)
Baghdad, Iraq
RelativesOsama Tawfiq al-Tikriti (father)

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,[1] The Cordoba Foundation describes its aim as "bridging the gap of understanding between the Muslim World and the West".[2] 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.[citation needed]

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.[3] In late 2014 The Cordoba Foundation was listed as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates,[4] 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,[5] the report concluded that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be classified as a terrorist organization in the UK.[6]

  1. ^ "thecordobafoundation.com/about". Thecordobafoundation.com. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  2. ^ "About Us / Who We Are". The Cordoba Foundation. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "UAE Cabinet approves list of designated terrorist organisations, groups". WAM Emirates News Agency. 15 November 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016.
  5. ^ Stacey, Kiran (17 August 2014). "Whitehall report into Muslim Brotherhood delayed by wrangling". Financial Times. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. ^ Morris, Nigel; Johnston, Ian (16 March 2015). "Muslim Brotherhood: Government report concludes they should not be classified as a terrorist organisation". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.