Fire at Masjid Al Falah in Manchester Police and Fire crews were called to Masjid Al Falah in Cheetham Hill on Sunday 9 th December 2018 at around 10.30pm after a fire had been started on the ground floor. Police are treating the incident... MCB Updates Mosques Dec 11, 2018
Our Mosques Our Future ‘Find Out More’ Session – Birmingham The next Our Mosques Our Future conference is planned to be held in late 2019 in the Midlands, following two conferences in 2018 in London and Manchester. The national conference brings together mosqu... British Muslims MCB Updates Mosques UK Dec 7, 2018
International Women’s Day Planning Session On 6th December 2018, the MCB held an open planning meeting for an event marking International Women’s Day in March 2019. Samayya Afzal, MCB’s Community Engagement Manager is leading on organising thi... MCB Updates Muslims Women Dec 6, 2018
British Muslim organisations rally for proposed definition of Islamophobia 02 December 2018 Muslim organisations across the UK are calling on political party leaders to adopt the definition of Islamophobia, published earlier this week. Councils of mosques representing 100s o... British Muslims Hate Crimes Islamophobia Muslims Press Releases Dec 2, 2018
Far-right posts found on Facebook page of suspected attacker of Syrian boy The Muslim Council of Britain commends the decision this week to charge a 16 year old male suspected of committing common assault at a school in Huddersfield, following a shocking and violent video th... Antisemitism and Racism Islamophobia MCB Updates Nov 29, 2018
Muslim Council of Britain welcomes the definition of Islamophobia released by the APPG on British Muslims The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) welcomes the definition of Islamophobia released today by the APPG on British Muslims following its year-long consultation across the UK. “Islamophobia is rooted in... Islamophobia Press Releases Nov 27, 2018
MCB congratulates York Mosque 24 November 2018 The Muslim Council of Britain today congratulates York Mosque & Islamic Centre on the opening of their new purpose-built building in Bull Lane, following over ten years of planning an... MCB Updates Mosques UK Nov 24, 2018
Yemen Crisis – MCB Statement The Muslim Council of Britain welcomes the UK Government’s renewed international efforts this week in achieving a ceasefire in Yemen by submitting a draft resolution to the 14 other members of the UN ... International Affairs MCB Updates Politics Nov 21, 2018
Mitzvah Day Brings Communities Together On Sunday 18th November 2018, Jewish and Muslim communities came together to collect food, strengthen interfaith bonds and make soup in an effort to feed the homeless and hungry as part of Mitzvah day... British Muslims Charity Community Stories Inter Faith MCB Updates Nov 19, 2018
Statement on Asia Bibi Asylum Case The MCB made the following statement on Asia Bibi’s case: “There are unfounded media reports that Pakistani national Asia Bibi is being denied asylum into the UK because of concerns from British Musli... MCB Updates Media Nov 12, 2018
House of Lords Briefing on Independent Review of Prevent On Tuesday 6 November, the Muslim Council of Britain wrote to members of the House of Lords with a briefing in support of amendments to the CTSB (Counter Terrorism and Security Bill) that call for an ... General News MCB Updates Media Politics Review UK Nov 6, 2018
Sunday Express Falsify’s Suspects Race on Child Grooming Story Sunday Express Falsify’s Suspects Race on Child Grooming Story According to a Quilliam report, Nick Ferrari falsely claimed 84% of those convicted of child grooming were Asian, when in fact the vast m... Correction Media Media Misreporting Nov 4, 2018