Siavosh Derakhti ( born July 3 , 1991 ) is a Swedish social activist , founder of Young People Against Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia . In recognition of his activism to reduce antisemitism and xenophobia , the government of Sweden presented him in 2013 with the Raoul Wallenberg Award . The selection committee said Derakhti set a " positive example " in his hometown of Malmö and throughout Sweden . " He is a role model for others , " the Wallenberg Award committee wrote , " showing through his actions and determination that one person can make a difference . " Progressive British Muslims ( PBM ) was a group of Liberal British Muslims that formed following the London terrorist attacks of July 7 , 2005 . The organisation was founded and is chaired by Farmida Bi , an expert in Islamic Finance to provide a voice for progressive Muslims who she felt were unrepresented by existing faith organisations . Founded in 2006 , British Muslims for Secular Democracy is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting secularism in the United Kingdom . It was founded in 2006 by Nasreen Rehman and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown . The group believes the diversity of views among British Muslims is not adequately represented to wider British society and that their image is distorted . The organization is one of the growing number of feminist and progressive Muslim organizations
London terrorist attacks of July 7 , 2005
7 July 2005 London bombings
Liberal and progressive Islam in Europe