Law To Outlaw Incitement to Religious Hatred Welcomed 07 Jul 2004 The Muslim Council of Britain welcomes today’s announcement from the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, about plans to outlaw incitement to religious hatred in the UK. “This is a long overdue... Press Releases Jul 7, 2004 MCB News
Police Using Stop & Search Practice Indiscriminately Against British Muslims 02 Jul 2004 Today’s Home Office figures revealing a huge 302% increase in the number of Asians who were stopped and searched by the police in 2002/2003 serve to confirm the impression that since 9/11 ... Press Releases Jul 2, 2004 MCB News
Crown Prosecution Service Fails To Protect Arabs and British Muslims Yet Again 01 Jul 2004 Responding to today’s decision by the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute the former television presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk for making racist anti-Arab remarks in his Sunday Expres... Press Releases Jul 1, 2004 MCB News
European Court’s Anti-Hijab Ruling Discriminates Against Muslim Citizens 01 Jul 2004 The Muslim Council of Britain disagrees strongly with Tuesday’s ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, in the case of Leyla Sahin v Turkey. The international court, whos... Press Releases Jul 1, 2004 MCB News
Minister to Review DEFRA’s Response on Halal Slaughter and Stunning 30 Jun 2004 A five member Muslim delegation led by MCB Secretary-General Iqbal Sacranie, met Ben Bradshaw MP, Minister of State for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), on Mon... Press Releases Jun 30, 2004 MCB News
The Right To Wear Jilbab Should Be Respected 15 Jun 2004 The Muslim Council of Britain views today’s landmark decision in the High Court to deny a fifteen year old Muslim schoolgirl in Luton her right to wear the jilbab to school as very worryin... Press Releases Jun 15, 2004 MCB News
Message of 10th June: Trust and Iraq 13 Jun 2004 The Muslim Council of Britain has welcomed the fact that there was a higher than average turnout for this week’s Local Council, GLA, Mayoral and European elections. Hundreds of thousands o... Press Releases Jun 13, 2004 MCB News
The London Muslim Centre – A Symbol of Hope 11 Jun 2004 The Muslim Council of Britain congratulates the Muslim community in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on the occasion of today’s grand opening of their new London Muslim Centre, one of t... Press Releases Jun 11, 2004 MCB News
The Rise of Institutionalised Islamophobia 01 Jun 2004 The MCB welcomes today’s timely publication of the updated Islamophobia report by the Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia. “We have been witnessing a relentless increase in host... Press Releases Jun 1, 2004 MCB News
Many Challenges, But British Muslims Look Ahead With Courage And Confidence 24 May 2004 “Difficult and testing times no doubt, but the British Muslim community has also risen to the challenges and, thank God, they look forward to the future with courage and confidence. Muslim... Press Releases May 24, 2004 MCB News
Genocide in Gaza, Muslims Demand Action Not Words 21 May 2004 The Muslim Council of Britain denounces with the utmost force Israel’s criminal slaughter of Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Territories. “We have time and again warned that Israel’s... Press Releases May 21, 2004 MCB News
MET Police’s Stop and Search Powers Used Unfairly Against Muslims 20 May 2004 Today’s Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) report on the ‘Metropolitan Police Service Stop and Search Practice’ reveals a huge 41% rise in the number of Asians who were stopped by the pol... Press Releases May 20, 2004 MCB News