We Must Deepen Intra-Faith Unity in Britain 4 January 2016 – The Muslim Council of Britain today issued a call for greater intra-faith unity, particularly after a weekend of tensions in the Middle East, following the execution of Sheikh Nimr al... MCB Updates Jan 4, 2016
MCB Congratulates Those Named in 2016 Honours List The Muslim Council of Britain would like to congratulate all those extraordinary individuals recognised in the 2016 New Year’s Honours List. The honours system recognises people who have committed the... MCB Updates Dec 31, 2015
Are Muslims ‘Silent on Terror’? The Muslim Council of Britain Responds to The Times 28 December 2015 – The Times has published a shortened version of a letter sent by the Muslim Council of Britain . The letter responded to the newspaper’s incendiary frontage headline which stated tha... Islamophobia MCB Updates Terrorism Dec 28, 2015
MCB Submission on the Investigatory Powers Bill 21 December 2015 The Muslim Council of Britain has today submitted a response to the Government’s public consultation of the Investigatory Powers Bill . The draft Investigatory Powers Bill will govern... MCB Updates Dec 21, 2015
The ‘Brotherhood Review’: MCB Letter in The Times 19 December 2015 Today The Times have published a letter from the Muslim Council of Britain. The report follows a government review which makes unsubstantiated and unfounded assertions about the MCB .... MCB Updates Dec 19, 2015
Feedback received on Government’s proposal for Out-of-school education settings As outlined in its 2011 Prevent strategy , the government has been attempting to reduce the risk that children and young people are exposed to extremist views (see also 2015 Counter Terrorism and Secu... MCB Updates Dec 18, 2015
The Government’s ‘Muslim Brotherhood Review’ – The Muslim Council of Britain Responds 17 December 2015 Today the Government published its long-delayed and controversial review into the Muslim Brotherhood. At no point did the authors of the review nor representatives of the government s... Press Releases Dec 17, 2015
International Muslim Scholars and Civil Society Leaders Meet in London to Discuss Terrorism and Identity Scholars and civic leaders from Muslim communities in Russia, the United Kingdom and around the world met in London between 14-16 December 2015 at the Eleventh International Muslim Forum on ‘Religion,... MCB Updates Dec 16, 2015
Muslims Help with Flood Relief 11 December 2015 Updated 30 December 2015. Britain has seen the worst flooding in a very long time following Storms Desmond and Franks, with large swathes of northern England affected. The Muslim Coun... Charity Islam Muslims Press Releases Unity Dec 11, 2015
Donald Trump Does Not Represent the America We Know 8 December 2015 The Muslim Council of Britain today condemned the remarks made by US Presidential candidate Donald Trump where he proposed that the United States ban all Muslims entering that great co... Islamophobia Press Releases Dec 8, 2015
Daily Star Sunday Corrects Significantly Misleading Headline About UK Mosques and ‘Funding of Terror’ On 22 November 2015, the Daily Star Sunday had published an article implying that Mosques in the UK were involved in fundraising for terrorism. The original headline, ‘UK Mosques Fundraising for terro... General News Dec 5, 2015
Attempted Arson Attack at Finsbury Park Mosque On the evening of Friday 27th November 2015, shortly after Isha prayers, there was an attempted arson attack on Finsbury Park Mosque, an affiliate of the MCB. Thankfully, the fire burnt out and did no... Islamophobia MCB Updates Mosques Dec 4, 2015