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Bring together five Muslim women and how many opinions do you end up with? The London Divans is a series of televised gatherings in which a panel of experts will engage in dialogue with a public audience drawn from all walks of life. Our first event will consist of an all-women panel eager to tackle everybody's questions.

Does British Islam need liberation from male leadership?

Is there a lack of 'good Muslim men' out there?

Is there a role for mothers in 'the war against terrorism'?

What is the relationship between families, radicalisation and violent extremism?

These are just some of the topics to be discussed.

Interested? Then watch the first London Divan event: Spiced Spare Ribs.

Get to know our panelists

Humera Khan is a freelance consultant and researcher. She is a founder member of An-Nisa Society, an organisation managed by women working for the welfare of Muslim families. Through the organisation she has been involved in setting up projects such as Islamic counseling, the Supplementary Muslim School (co-coordinator), written a series of books on sexual health from an Islamic perspective called ‘Cycle of Life’. Currently Humera is working on a three-tiered project entitled ‘British Muslim or Wot?’ working with young Muslim boys and men dealing with issues to do with identity and alienation.

Dr Fatima Zohra grew up and was educated in the United Kingdom, receiving her doctorate in the early 1990s. Dr Zohra, has worked with various community groups, and was a trustee of the Muslim Women Helpline, which sadly closed last year. Professionally, Dr Zohra has worked primarily in the public sector, in the field of Information Management, Equal Opportunities and Research. She is particularly keen to encourage practicing Muslim women to stand up for their "right" to learn, achieve and excel in whatever field they choose. Consequently she is currently involved in the voluntary education sector.

Catherine Heseltine has been Muslim for 9 years and has been active in the Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK (MPAC UK) for the last 5, currently as National Campaigns Manager. With MPAC UK she has been involved with a wide variety of media and political activism; from the high-profile campaign against Robert Kilroy Silk's anti-Arab comments, to the 2005 General Election Campaign where MPAC UK mobilised Muslim voters leading to the defeat of an MP who had supported the Iraq war. She was listed within the top 100 of Timeout Magazine’s “Movers and Shakers” in London.

Khola Hasan is a writer and popular public speaker on Islam, with special emphasis on women's issues and human rights. She is currently studying MA in International and Comparative Law at SOAS.