Mosques Bring Communities Together by Offering Virtual Tours During Lockdown This weekend, the Muslim Council of Britain is taking its flagship #VisitMyMosque Day digital, with mosques across Britain offering live virtual tours to members of the public. This will include Imams... General News Press Releases Jun 16, 2020 MCB News
Muslim leaders Join City Hall to Discuss Impact of COVID on London’s Muslim Communities Today, the Muslim Council of Britain hosted a meeting for leaders of Muslim communities across London with Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard, the Deputy Mayor for Community Engagement to foster a closer workin... General News Press Releases Jun 12, 2020 MCB News
Do Not Rush: New Guidelines for Safely Resuming Mosque Congregational Prayers Following a consultation with hundreds of mosques and dozens of regional and national Muslim association s in the past few weeks, the MCB has produced updated guidance on the safe and gradual reopenin... COVID-19 General News MCB Updates Mosques Press Releases Jun 10, 2020 MCB News
Places of Worship in England able to Reopen for Private Worship from 15 June Following the UK Government’s announcement that places of worship in England could reopen for private worship from 15 June, Harun Khan, Secretary General of the MCB said: “It is positive that the UK G... COVID-19 General News Mosques Press Releases Jun 7, 2020 MCB News
Public Health England Publishes Report into BAME COVID-19 Deaths On Tuesday 2nd June , Public Health England published its report into the disparities in risks and outcomes of COVID-19, having previously announced it would conduct a review into the disproportionate... General News Press Releases Jun 3, 2020 MCB News
Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr in Lockdown Guidance Eid Al-Fitr, the celebration at the end of Ramadan, is due to be marked by Muslims across the world on the 24th of May, subject to the sighting of the new moon. With the UK having been in lockdown sin... COVID-19 Eid Mosques Press Releases Ramadan 2023 May 18, 2020 MCB News
Preparing for Phased Reopening: Discussion Guidelines Launched This week (18 May) will mark the ninth consecutive week that mosques across the UK have suspended activities since the UK Government’s enforced lockdown on 23rd March, with many mosques having volunta... COVID-19 Eid Mosques Press Releases Ramadan 2023 May 18, 2020 MCB News
Statement on the Government’s COVID-19 Recovery Strategy ahead of the last 10 nights of Ramadan As we enter the last 10 nights of the month of Ramadan, this week’s details of the Prime Minister’s timetable for a partial lifting of lockdown measures were revealed to deal with the COVID-19 pandemi... COVID-19 Eid Press Releases Ramadan 2023 May 13, 2020 MCB News
Conservative investigation into prejudice and discrimination branded “a facade” by Muslim Council of Britain The Muslim Council of Britain today described the Conservative Party’s investigation into discrimination a ‘façade’ following the publication of the terms of reference into the inquiry. The terms once... Islamophobia Politics Press Releases May 12, 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
MCB launches consultation on keeping Muslim institutions safe post-lockdown The UK Government is looking at how best to begin partially lifting the lockdown measures, which we hope will include clear guidance deciding on when and how to reopen places of worship. The MCB has b... Press Releases May 5, 2020 MCB News
Letter to The Times following leading article in defence of Trevor Phillips On Friday 1 May, The Times wrote in defence of Trevor Phillips and his controversial appointment to the review by Public Health England into the disproportionate deaths in the BAME community from Coro... Press Releases May 4, 2020 MCB News