Eid Mubarak! August 2017/Dhul Hijjah 1438 Asalaamu Alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh, On behalf of the Muslim Council of Britain, I would like to wish you all a joyous Eid. Eid al-Adha represents the dedication and sacrifice of Prophet Ibra... Community Stories Islam Press Releases Aug 31, 2017
MCB Partners with Bank of England for Town Hall Events On 4th August 2017, the Muslim Council of Britain organised an event in partnership with the Bank of England, who have embarked on a series of regional Town Hall events across the UK to engage a broad... General News Aug 21, 2017
Hajj pilgrims urged to be aware of MERS-CoV advice The following is advice from Public Health England: PHE and NaTHNaC remind pilgrims to refer to the health and travel advice for Hajj and Umrah. 4th August 2017 Public Health England (PHE) and the Nat... Community Stories Aug 4, 2017
Letter to The Times on Kemp’s Article on War Service Men/Women 3rd August 2017 Today The Times published the Muslim Council of Britain’s response to an extraordinary article by Richard Kemp who casts a dark shadow of suspicion on Muslims serving in our nation’s a... General News Aug 3, 2017
Three arson attacks in three years – Manchester Mosque suffers Islamophobic hatred again 1st August 2017 A Manchester mosque has suffered a third arson attack in three years earlier in July, which Greater Manchester Police have confirmed they are now investigating as a hate crime. Nasfat ... Hate Crimes Islamophobia Mosques Muslims Press Releases Aug 1, 2017
Absurd Articles in British Press Claiming Christian Footballer is ‘Devout Muslim’ In July 2017, a number of British tabloids, namely, the Daily Mail, The Sun, Daily Express and Daily Mirror published articles claiming Manchester United’s Romelu Lukaku was unable to pick up a Man of... Media Media Misreporting Jul 28, 2017
Incitement of Islamophobic Hatred Against East London Mosque 26 July 2017 The Muslim Council of Britain today spoke out against hatred against its affiliate, the East London Mosque, which was subject to hateful and untrue placards carried at the Pride march ear... Press Releases Jul 26, 2017
Challenges and Opportunities for British Muslims – MCB Annual General Meeting 2017 14 July 2017 The MCB’s twentieth Annual General meeting, on Saturday 15 th July 2017, brings together representatives from the cross-section of Muslim civil society to reflect on what has happened in ... Press Releases Jul 14, 2017
Srebrenica Genocide – 22 Years on 11th July 2017 Today is Srebrenica Memorial Day, a day where we remember the horrific genocide of more than 8000 Bosniak Muslims in 1995. The systematic killing based on ethnic and religious grounds h... Hate Crimes Muslims Obituary Press Releases Jul 11, 2017
After Finsbury Park: Worrying Hate Crime Incidents in the Past few Weeks 4 July 2017 The Muslim Council of Britain today highlights the shocking spate of hate crimes against Muslims in the past few weeks. In particular, two Muslim cousins suffered an acid attack in east Lo... Islamophobia Muslims Press Releases Terrorism Jul 4, 2017
BBC Removes Inflammatory Statement on Holocaust and Muslims On 28 June 2017, the BBC reported on Muslim school girls being racially abused on a trip to visit Holocaust Memorials in Eastern Poland, and included an inflammatory statement where they wrote ‘the Ho... Media Media Misreporting Jun 30, 2017
Mail Online Victim Blames Mosque Immediately After Terror Attack on Mosque After the Finsbury Park Terror Attack, the Mail Online appeared to victim blame Finsbury Park Mosque (2 minutes away from the terror attack outside Muslim Welfare House) linking it to Abu Hamza, an ex... Media Media Misreporting Jun 29, 2017