The Hamara centre, in the Beeston area of the city, has set up the 12-strong forum of 18- to 25-year-olds in response to concerns raised by young people in the aftermath of the terrorist attack.
After the bombings youth workers organised a consultation with 150 young people, which resulted in the Muslim Youth Speak report. This contained 16 recommendations, one of which was to create a youth-led forum to represent young Muslims.
One of the forum's first tasks will be to try to influence the media to help present a more balanced portrayal of young Muslims. The first of a series of training sessions, which the forum is taking part in, has focused on working with the media. The group spent a day with John Morrell, an ex-BBC journalist who now works with communications group the Media Trust.
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