British Muslims commemorate Srebrenica genocide

The British Muslims commemorated the Srebrenica genocide by paying homage to more than 8,000 Bosnia Muslims men and boys massacred by Serb forces despite being in a UN-protected safe area in July 1995 during the civil war in former Yugoslavia. The Muslim Council of Britain in a message on the occasion said, “The massacres of

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BBC apologises to UK Muslim Council over TV debate BBC

The BBC has offered to apologise to the Muslim Council of Britain after airing claims the organisation encouraged the killing of British troops. The comments were made by the former Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore on Question Time on 12 March. Moore spoke about the Islamic protests which disrupted a UK soldiers’ homecoming parade in

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MCB’s boycott of Holocaust Memorial Day has yet to be addressed

On Monday, The Guardian reported that the Muslim Council of Britain has boycotted the Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration, “in protest at the Israeli offensive in Gaza this month”. This was symbolic, as the government had made clear that attendance at Holocaust Memorial Day was a “significant factor” in the government’s view as to whether the

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The government doesn’t know what to do about the Muslim Council of Britain’s boycott of Holocaust Memorial Day

On Monday, The Guardian reported that the Muslim Council of Britain has boycotted the “Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in protest at the Israeli offensive in Gaza this month”. This was , as the government had made clear that attendance at Holocaust Memorial Day was a “significant factor” in the government’s view as to whether the

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“Targeting of Muslim charities unacceptable” – MCB

Britain’s largest Muslim umbrella body said it was deeply concerned by the closure of account notices served upon a number of Muslim charities some of whom are our affiliates, the latest of these being Ummah Welfare Trust who have been given 30 days by the Barclays Bank to close their account. The Muslim Council of

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