Muslim Council of Britain Welcomes Historic Appointment of Sir Mufti Hamid Patel as Interim Chair of Ofsted The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) today welcomes the appointment of Sir Mufti Hamid Patel CBE as interim chair of Ofsted, the first British Muslim to be appointed to this role. The MCB also condemns... British Muslims Education General News Islamophobia Media Misreporting Press Releases Mar 14, 2025
CFMM Exposes GB News’ Anti-Muslim Hate: Findings Call for Urgent Ofcom Action On Thursday 12 December, the Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) hosted the launch of its groundbreaking report, ‘GB News: A Snapshot of Anti-Muslim Hate’, at the Frontline Club, London. This two-year ... British Muslims General News Islamophobia Media Misreporting Press Releases Dec 17, 2024
MCB raises concerns to the BBC over Sir Robbie Gibb’s involvement in Middle East coverage investigation The Muslim Council of Britain has written to the BBC raising concerns over Sir Robbie Gibb’s role in its investigation of Middle East coverage. His ties to the Jewish Chronicle, criticized for publish... Media Misreporting Press Releases Sep 18, 2024
The Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) latest report, ‘Media Bias Gaza 2023-24’, exposing significant biases in media coverage. KEY FINDINGS Language Utilisation : Emotive language describes Israelis as victims of attacks 11 times more than Palestinians. Framing of Events : Most TV channels overwhelmingly promote “Israel’s rig... General News MCB Updates Media Misreporting Palestine Mar 24, 2024
MCB joins in calling upon Home Secretary to withdraw divisive grooming gang comments The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has joined dozens of organisations in calling upon the Home Secretary to withdraw her divisive and irresponsible comments on grooming gangs . In 2020, Home Office r... Civil Liberties Community General News Media Misreporting Race Young People Apr 11, 2023
MCB’s full response to Jewish Chronicle article on new Deputy Secretary General The Muslim Council of Britain’s (MCB) full response to David Rose’s article , published by the Jewish Chronicle on 9th February 2023. A few weeks ago, the Jewish Chronicle wrote to the Muslim Council ... General News Islamophobia MCB MCB Updates Media Media Misreporting misreporting Feb 9, 2023
Daily Mail causes more hatred by calling for the exclusion of British Muslim Representation 18th July 2022 The Daily Mail has sought to attack Conservative Party leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt for meeting Zara Mohammed, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain in 2021. This unco... General News Islamophobia Media Media Misreporting Politics Press Releases Jul 17, 2022
MCB Letter to The Observer on the ‘Trojan Horse Affair’ Podcast The following letter was published in The Observer newspaper on Sunday 22 February . Written by MCB Secretary General Zara Mohammed, the letter responded highlighted how the ‘Trojan Horse Hoax’, based... Islamophobia MCB Updates Media Misreporting Trojan Horse Affair Feb 27, 2022
Daily Mail Corrects Article Describing Muslims with Legitimate Concerns about Prevent as ‘Hard Line’ Daily Mail Corrects Article Describing Muslims with Legitimate Concerns about Prevent as ‘Hard Line’ After the Centre for Media Monitoring team challenged the Daily Mail for calling Muslims concerned ... Media Media Misreporting Feb 2, 2019
Daily Mail Removes Completely False Article and Issues 8 Corrections Daily Mail Removes Completely False Article and Issues 8 Corrections In July 2018, the Daily Mail published a double page spread full of lies and inaccuracies about Muslim immigrants. In fact, the art... Media Media Misreporting Feb 1, 2019
Mail Online “Allahu Akbar” headline Mail Online “Allahu Akbar” headline On 19 December 2018, the Mail Online changed their headline after the Centre for Media Monitoring Team contacted them. There was a need to highlight the important c... Media Media Misreporting Dec 19, 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