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
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
Air Strikes in Syria Will Not Defeat Daesh – A View From British Muslims 29 November 2015 In the next few days Members of Parliament will be confronted with the choice of extending air strikes against Daesh terrorists in Syria. Following consultation with its affiliates ac... Press Releases Terrorism Nov 29, 2015
Do Muslims Support Terrorism? Sun Poll Headline At Odds With Grassroots Muslim Sentiment 23 November 2015 The Muslim Council of Britain today criticised the Sun newspaper for sensationalising poll findings claiming that 1 in 5 British Muslims supposedly had ‘sympathy for jihadis’. This is... Press Releases Nov 23, 2015
Muslim Council of Britain Launches Campaign to Highlight Muslim Condemnation of Terrorism Everywhere 18th November 2015 Today the Muslim Council of Britain took out an advert in the national press to underscore the united condemnation Muslims have of terrorism, especially after the Paris attacks last... Press Releases Terrorism Nov 18, 2015
Horrific Attacks in Paris: Muslim Council of Britain Responds Following the murderous attacks in Paris on Friday 13 November, the Muslim Council of Britain’s Secretary General Dr Shuja Shafi issued the following statement: ““The attacks once again in Paris are h... Press Releases Terrorism Nov 14, 2015
British Muslims Explore Community-led Responses to Terrorism and Extremism London | Thursday 12 October 2014 1100-1700 Exploring the issues of extremism and examine credible responses to the issues of terrorism. Muslim activists and leaders gathered in London on 12 November ... Press Releases Terrorism Nov 12, 2015
Muslim Council of Britain calls for 5,000 hunger strikers to mark Shaker Aamer’s 5,000 days in prison 22nd October 2015 The Muslim Council of Britain today appealed for thousands more people to join a 24-hour hunger strike in support of the last British detainee in Guantanamo. Shaker Aamer is expected... Civil Liberties Inter Faith Muslims Press Releases Unity Oct 22, 2015
‘One Nation Counter-Extremism Strategy’ Risks Further Undermining Fight Against Terrorism 19 October 2015 * Government strategy based on flawed analysis says Britain’s largest Muslim organisation * Could be counter-productive and risks alienating Muslim communities * Calls for transparency... Press Releases Terrorism Oct 19, 2015
Muslim Council of Britain Welcomes Initiative to treat all hate crimes equally 13th October 2015 The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) welcomes today’s announcement that government will require all police forces in England and Wales to record anti-Muslim hate crimes and treat them... Press Releases Oct 13, 2015
Muslim Council of Britain responds to Prime Minister’s Conservative Party Speech 7th October 2015 In response to the Prime Minister’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference, the Muslim Council of Britain issued the following statement: We commend the Prime Minister for speaki... Press Releases Oct 7, 2015