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Muslim Council of Britain elects first female leader

The Muslim Council of Britain has elected its first female leader. Zara Mohammed, 29 from Glasgow, said it was...

Vast scope of Islamophobia in the British press revealed by one...

The Guardian profiles Miqdaad Versi, an assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, who has been documenting the Islamophobia of the British press and lodging formal objections to them with the Independent Press Standards Organisation.

Muslim Council of Britain launches scheme to train women for leadership...

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), Britain’s leading Muslim organisation, has launched a scheme to train women for leadership in mosques and community bodies. The six-month scheme is currently being undertaken by twenty women, who are given one-to-one mentoring and visit “best-practice mosques”. They are also given public speaking training and training in media relations.

#FosterFriday: Muslim Foster Network launches ‘Fostering Friday’ as part of Ramadan...

The Muslim Foster Network (MFN) has made Friday 25th May, 9th Ramadan, as ‘Fostering Friday’, “a day of action to raise awareness of the need for Muslim Foster carers”, as it estimates 8,100 new foster families are needed in the next twelve months. These families are needed for Muslim children, many of whom (approximately 4000) are unaccompanied refugee children.