Yousiff Meah has been seconded to the role of head of social cohesion at Birmingham City Council's equality and diversity division. He will work with the Prevention of Extremism and Terrorism project team at the Government Office for the West Midlands to develop guidelines to help local authorities in the West Midlands tackle extremism. It is thought to be the first council to create such a role.
Birmingham saw a string of arrests of terror suspects last month, while the Lozells disturbances in 2005 highlighted tensions between the black and Asian communities.
Meah, head of Birmingham Youth Service since July 2003, was involved in setting up Beyond Midnight, a dusk-till-dawn programme targeting gang members and other young people. Beyond Midnight University, which gives the same young people a chance to earn qualifications, launched this week.
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