Mail Online Retracts FALSE Headline Claiming 84% of Men Convicted of Grooming are Asian On 23rd December 2017, after the Mail Online published a false headline claiming 84% of men convicted of grooming are Asian. After Assistant Secretary General of the MCB, Miqdaad Versi, complained, th... Media Media Misreporting Dec 31, 2017
BBC Finally Corrects Inaccurate Citation of Kavanagh’s ‘The Muslim Problem’ After 4 months of complaining, the BBC eventually corrected an article it had incorrectly citing Trevor Kavanagh’s worrying article writing about ‘The Muslim Problem’.... Media Media Misreporting Dec 31, 2017
MCB Congratulates Those Named in 2018 Honours List 30 December 2017 The Muslim Council of Britain would like to congratulate all those extraordinary individuals recognised in the 2018 New Year’s Honours List. The honours system recognises people who h... General News Dec 30, 2017
MCB Stands in Solidarity with Belfast Islamic Centre 23 December 2017 It has been brought to our attention that the Belfast Islamic Centre, an affiliate of the MCB has been attacked again today, following an incident with Britain First a few weeks ago. ... General News Hate Crimes Islamophobia Mosques Muslims Security Terrorism Dec 23, 2017
Census 2021 Consultation 21 December 2017 The Office for National Statistics (ONS) organised a ‘Census, Population & Public Policy Forum’ on 13 December to gauge views in the areas of ethnicity, gender identity and sexual ori... Census General News Muslims Dec 21, 2017
BBC Religion and Ethics Review – December 2017 20 December 2017 The Muslim Council of Britain welcomes the BBC’s Religion and Ethics review where there will be greater coverage on world religions, with an emphasis to convey better understanding of... General News Islam Muslims Spiritual Dec 20, 2017
Jerusalem and Justice Undone 6 December 2017 The Muslim Council of Britain today condemned President Trump’s declared intent to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The decision is a confirmation that there is little o... British Muslims Civil Liberties International Affairs Policy Politics Press Releases Dec 6, 2017
President Trump Sharing Anti-Muslim Videos from Britain First 29 November 2017 Today, the Muslim Council of Britain has commented on President Trump sharing anti-Muslim videos on Twitter, from the far right group, Britain First: “This is the clearest endorsement... General News Hate Crimes International Affairs Islamophobia Muslims Nov 29, 2017
Calls for a New Conversation on Counter-Terrorism 29 November 2017 In a speech to the UK Security Expo today, Harun Khan, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain will call for a new conversation on counter-terrorism between the government ... British Muslims Press Releases Security Terrorism Young People Nov 29, 2017
Call for Scholarship Applications to the University of Oxford Aziz Foundation Scholarship at the University of Oxford: Developing Leadership in Public Life from British Muslim Communities The Aziz Foundation is pleased to announce it is offering a Master’s degre... Community Stories Nov 24, 2017
Call for Scholarship Applications to the University of Cambridge Aziz Foundation Scholarship at the University of Cambridge: Developing Leadership in Public Life from British Muslim Communities The Aziz Foundation is pleased to announce that it is offering a Master... Community Stories Nov 24, 2017
100 Muslim Women Respond To Ofsted Proposal To Quiz Young Children Who Wear The Headscarf 23 November 2017 Today, Secretary General of the MCB, Harun Khan, has written to Ofsted Chief, Amanda Spielman, to invite her to hear the views of Muslim parents, teachers and communities directly, in... Press Releases Nov 23, 2017