Yemeni Sentences: MCB Appeals to President Ali Abdullah Saleh 9th August 1999 “Not surprised but sad”, said the MCB Secretary General, Iqbal Sacranie, commenting on the just announced sentences in Yemen committing 8 British detainees to imprisonment. “Concerned ... Press Releases Aug 9, 1999
MCB protests to THE MAIL ON SUNDAY 6th August 1999 Letter to the MAIL ON SUNDAY : Dear Mr. Forgham, Mail on Sunday, August 1, 1999 We refer to our phone conversation of this morning relating to the Valerie Flemming story that you publi... Press Releases Aug 6, 1999
MUSLIMS CONDOLE DEMISE OF CARDINAL HUME The British Muslim community has expressed its deep grief and its sense of loss over the sad demise of the British Catholic leader, Cardinal Basil Hume OM. 18th June 1999 Iqbal Sacranie, Secretary Gen... Press Releases Jun 18, 1999
SECRETARY GENERAL’S ADDRESS AT RECEPTION FOR PRIME MINISTER 5th May 1999 Welcome Speech by Iqbal Sacranie, Secretary General Muslim Council of Britain, at a Muslim reception in honour of The Rt Hon Tony Blair, Prime Minister, London, 5 May 1999. In the name of... Press Releases May 5, 1999
DON’T DISPERSE KOSOVANS, SAYS MCB 6th April 1999 The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has issued the following statement on the Kosovan crisis: British Muslims are gravely concerned over the unfolding of the catastrophe in Kosova in wh... Press Releases Apr 6, 1999
MUSLIMS WELCOME PM’s HISTORIC MESSAGE 25TH MARCH 1999 Welcoming Prime Minister Tony Blair’s ‘first ever Eid greetings to British Muslims’, Iqbal Sacranie, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, said the message was a gesture ... Press Releases Mar 25, 1999
Government White Paper on The 2001 Census The Religion Question & What Needs to be Done 23rd March 1999 The MCB welcomes the proposal in the White Paper ‘The 2001 Census of Population’ (Cm 4253) to include a question on religion in the next decennial census planned for 29th April 2001. U... Census Press Releases Mar 23, 1999
NOT SREBRENICA AGAIN !! 20th January 1999 Anguish, horror, outrage. Mere words are inadequate to describe the latest Serbian massacre in the Kosovan village of Recak. The massacre was premeditated and the Serbs had made no s... Press Releases Jan 20, 1999
MUSLIMS UNDER SEIGE ? 12th January 1999 Commenting on “The Siege”, a Hollywood film widely seen as stoking up Islamophobia, and just released in the UK, the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, Mr Iqbal Sacr... Press Releases Jan 12, 1999
MUSLIM OUTRAGE CONVEYED TO MINISTER 23rd December 1998 As repercussions over the US/UK bombing in Iraq continue, a delegation from the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) expressed the grave concerns of their community at a special meeting ... Press Releases Dec 23, 1998
BRITISH MUSLIMS EXPRESS DEEP CONCERN OVER BOMBING OF IRAQ 17th December 1998 The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has expressed its grave concern over the unilateral US/British bombardment of Iraq. The MCB is appalled by the cynical way President Clinton has ... Press Releases Dec 17, 1998
MCB Hosts Luncheon Meeting with Jack Straw 2nd December 1998 The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) hosted a luncheon meeting with the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Jack Straw, MP on Wednesday 2nd December 1998 at the Banqueting Centre of the Lords Cric... Press Releases Dec 2, 1998