British Muslim Heritage – Panel Discussion – 10th May ‘British Muslim Heritage’ was a seminar hosted by the MCB ReDoc (Research & Documentation) committee on 10 May 2018 exploring the role of documenting heritage of mosques and Muslim communities. A brie... General News May 11, 2018
Islamic University of Rotterdam research project The MCB has received a request from Ertugrul Gokcekuyu, Member of the Executive Board at this University (Islamic University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam), and a doctoral researcher, for respondents ... Community Stories May 3, 2018
UKIP Leader, Batten, unchallenged on ITV’s Peston on Sunday ITV’s Peston on Sunday put out a clip of UKIP’s leader Gerard Batten saying that Muslims are inherently anti-semitic. As it was not appropriately challenged and shared on their social media, Miqdaad V... Media Misreporting May 1, 2018
MCB Welcomes High Court ruling in against St Pancras Coroner’s Court ‘Cab Rank’ burial policy 27 April 2017 – The Muslim Council of Britain welcome today’s decision by the High Court to find unlawful the policy for handling burials set by The Senior Coroner at St Pancras Coroner’s Court, Londo... Health Muslims Press Releases Apr 27, 2018
The Debate Around Circumcision -MCB Letter in the Times Read the MCB’s letter in The Times, which was published on 15 April, regarding the debate around circumcision.... General News Apr 26, 2018
The Times Corrects Misleading Picture Using Muslim School Children The Times published an article online on April 13 th with the headline: Parents ‘abusing’ rights over children’s religious education. The image used showed a school scene with a focused image of a hij... Media Media Misreporting Apr 26, 2018
The Times issues a Front Page Note About a Correction of Yet Another Story Scapegoating Muslims 25 April 2018 The Muslim Council of Britain today welcomed the ruling of press regulator IPSO who forced The Times to correct its inaccurate third front-page story of 30 August 2017, headlined “Christ... Media Media Misreporting Muslims UK Politics Apr 24, 2018
Statement on the Death of Four Britons in Saudi Arabia Statement from the Muslim Council of Britain, 23 April 2018 We are saddened to hear of the deaths of four British Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia following a major road collision between Makkah and Mad... General News Apr 23, 2018
Call for PhD Scholarship Applications Aziz Foundation PhD Scholarships: Developing Academics from British Muslim Communities The Foundation is offering 3 PhD scholarships starting in the 2018-19 academic year. The scholarships offer a uni... Community Stories Apr 21, 2018
Mourning Judge Khurshid Drabu CBE 20 April 2018 The Muslim Council of Britain today mourns the passing of Judge Khurshid Drabu CBE, a pillar of the organisation and the Muslim community. To Him We Belong and to Him we Return. Khurshid... Community Stories Obituary Press Releases Apr 20, 2018
Sunday Time’s False Claim of Asians Making up 80% of Child Groomers On 15th April 2018, The Sunday Times falsely claimed that Asians make up 80% of child groomers. After Miqdaad Versi from the MCB sent a complaint, corrected its error, albeit, without an apology.... Media Media Misreporting Apr 15, 2018