Critics have accused Quilliam of Islamophobia and mislabelling UK Muslim groups as 'extremists' Maajid Nawaz, co-founder of Quilliam, announced the organisation's closure on 9 April (AFP) By Published date: 10 April 2021 14:11 UTC | Last update: 36 sec ago People took to social media to celebrate the closure of British "counter-extremism" organisation Quilliam, which has long been accused of Islamophobia. Quilliam co-founder Maajid Nawaz announced in a statement on Twitter that the decision to shut down the organisation was due to "the hardship of maintaining a non-profit during Covid lockdowns". Critics of the group have accused Quilliam of Islamophobia, fraternising with the far-right, and mislabelling Muslim groups in the UK as "extremists".