FAQs: Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme On 19 May 2022, the UK Government announced that applications for the 2022/23 round of the Places of Worship Protective Security Fund are now open. Additionally, due to the high threat of hate crime f... Community Community Stories General News MCB Updates Mosques Security May 23, 2022 MCB News
Muslim Council of Britain welcomes Inter Faith Week 2021 Today marks the start of Inter Faith Week 2021; a week dedicated to strengthening inter faith relations, increasing awareness of the distinct faith traditions in the UK and understanding between peopl... Community Community Stories General News Inter Faith MCB Updates Nov 15, 2021 MCB News
MCB Launches Proudly Muslim & Black E-Magazine PRESS RELEASE Today, the Muslim Council of Britain launched the first edition of its Proudly Muslim and Black project’s dedicated E-Magazine . Founded in partnership with Everyday Muslim and Black Mus... Antisemitism and Racism Community Diversity And Inclusion General News MCB Updates Press Releases Race Nov 3, 2021 MCB News
The Muslim Council of Britain Responds to Universal Credit cut STATEMENT Today, the UK Government went ahead with their plan to cut the Universal Credit uplift, reducing payments by £20 a week, despite widespread concerns around the effects of such a move. Accord... Community General News MCB Updates Poverty Press Releases UK Politics Oct 6, 2021 MCB News
Muslim Council of Britain Welcomes Black History Month 2021 STATEMENT The Muslim Council of Britian is delighted to welcome the start of Black History Month. Alongside this year’s theme ‘Proud to Be,’ the MCB has adopted the theme ‘Black History Matters’. A s ... Antisemitism and Racism British Muslims Community Community Stories Diversity And Inclusion General News MCB Updates Press Releases Oct 1, 2021 MCB News
On the passing of Haji Mahomed Siddik Giga: HMC stalwart and long-serving MCB National Council member Haji Mahomed Siddik Giga, one of the longest serving senior managers at the Halal Monitoring Committee (HMC) and MCB National Council member, passed away on Tuesday, 10th August. As part of senior man... Community Community Stories General News Halal MCB Updates Obituary Aug 13, 2021 MCB News
On the passing of Ali Omar Ermes (1945-2021): World-renowned artist and former MCB Treasurer World-renowned British-Libyan artist, calligrapher par excellence and dedicated community organiser, Ali Omar Ermes passed away this week, on Saturday, the 10th of July. Ali Omar was steadfastly inves... British Muslims Community Community Stories General News International Affairs MCB Updates Obituary Jul 16, 2021 MCB News
MCB welcomes permitting of communal worship in England In response to the passing of legislation today ending the current national lockdown in England, Harun Khan, MCB Secretary General, said, “Mosques and places of worship are sources of solace for many ... Community COVID-19 General News Mosques Press Releases Dec 1, 2020 MCB News
New COVID19 Community Briefings & Q&A Update – A recording of this session can now be viewed online here: As the UK moves deeper into the second wave, the MCB is re-starting its series of COVID19 online community briefing & Q&A sessions, ... Community COVID-19 General News Oct 3, 2020 MCB News
Preparing for Lockdown Relaxation: Community Update Call Preparing for Lockdown Relaxation: Community Update Call Following on from the online consultation ‘ Keeping Muslim Institutions Safe Post-Lockdown ‘ earlier this week, the views gathered have been fe... Community Community Stories COVID-19 MCB Updates National May 10, 2020 MCB News
Labour clarifies position on Kashmir to MCB Following a letter from the MCB’s Legal Affairs Committee on 4 May seeking clarification on the Labour Party’s position on Kashmir, the Leader of the Opposition has responded to the MCB . In his lette... Community COVID-19 National Press Releases May 10, 2020 MCB News
Support Our Mosques Campaign This week the MCB has partnered with the online crowdfunding platform LaunchGood to launch a national #SupportOurMosques Campaign. With reduced donations from worshippers physically attending the mosq... Community COVID-19 MCB Updates Mosques Response Support Apr 25, 2020 MCB News