Muslim Council of Britain
@mcb.org.uk
🕌 Uniting British Muslim communities, empowering British Muslim voices, serving for the common good.
Unite. Empower. Serve.
https://linktr.ee/muslimcouncilofbritain
Unite. Empower. Serve.
https://linktr.ee/muslimcouncilofbritain
What is the biggest problem faced by the #Muslim community today?
6 months, 30 towns, 1000 meetings, we have been listening to your hopes & fears.
Report: bit.ly/mcbtownhallpdf
👉 We need to work together, build a united infrastructure and move from saviours to systems.
#Unite | #Empower | #Serve
6 months, 30 towns, 1000 meetings, we have been listening to your hopes & fears.
Report: bit.ly/mcbtownhallpdf
👉 We need to work together, build a united infrastructure and move from saviours to systems.
#Unite | #Empower | #Serve
December 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Times today published a Letter from MCB Assistant Secretary General Dr. Naomi Green writes.
It responds to an article by Shadow Minister for Equalitie Claire Coutinho perversely claiming that defining #Islamophobia undermines safeguarding of children.
https://loom.ly/IQUynLY
It responds to an article by Shadow Minister for Equalitie Claire Coutinho perversely claiming that defining #Islamophobia undermines safeguarding of children.
https://loom.ly/IQUynLY
Times letters: Tories must be forthright about our situation
In highlighting the denial of our political classes to our woeful public finances, Matthew Parris mentions the adverse demographic issue of welfare burden
www.thetimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Times today published a Letter from MCB Assistant Secretary General Dr. Naomi Green writes.
It responds to an article by Shadow Minister for Equalitie Claire Coutinho perversely claiming that defining #Islamophobia undermines safeguarding of children.
https://loom.ly/IQUynLY
It responds to an article by Shadow Minister for Equalitie Claire Coutinho perversely claiming that defining #Islamophobia undermines safeguarding of children.
https://loom.ly/IQUynLY
MCB Assistant Secretary General Dr. Naomi Green writes in The Telegraph regarding the proposed defenition of Islamophobia.
Full article here: archive.ph/wC9kd
Full article here: archive.ph/wC9kd
December 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
MCB Assistant Secretary General Dr. Naomi Green writes in The Telegraph regarding the proposed defenition of Islamophobia.
Full article here: archive.ph/wC9kd
Full article here: archive.ph/wC9kd
It’s been 4 years since the Uyghur Tribunal’s genocide verdict https://loom.ly/nvTDZho.
We joined a meeting of the APPG on Uyghurs, APPG on Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery and Stop Uyghur Genocide to raise the profile of the forced labour and systematic oppression by the Chinese Government.
We joined a meeting of the APPG on Uyghurs, APPG on Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery and Stop Uyghur Genocide to raise the profile of the forced labour and systematic oppression by the Chinese Government.
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It’s been 4 years since the Uyghur Tribunal’s genocide verdict https://loom.ly/nvTDZho.
We joined a meeting of the APPG on Uyghurs, APPG on Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery and Stop Uyghur Genocide to raise the profile of the forced labour and systematic oppression by the Chinese Government.
We joined a meeting of the APPG on Uyghurs, APPG on Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery and Stop Uyghur Genocide to raise the profile of the forced labour and systematic oppression by the Chinese Government.
So, what is "Big Techs Little Victims" (@btlv-uk.bsky.social)?
It's a campaign to raise the age of social media access from 13 to 16.
Australia has banned social media for under-16s this year. It’s time the UK did the same. You can join the campaign: https://loom.ly/8bWX4u8
It's a campaign to raise the age of social media access from 13 to 16.
Australia has banned social media for under-16s this year. It’s time the UK did the same. You can join the campaign: https://loom.ly/8bWX4u8
December 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So, what is "Big Techs Little Victims" (@btlv-uk.bsky.social)?
It's a campaign to raise the age of social media access from 13 to 16.
Australia has banned social media for under-16s this year. It’s time the UK did the same. You can join the campaign: https://loom.ly/8bWX4u8
It's a campaign to raise the age of social media access from 13 to 16.
Australia has banned social media for under-16s this year. It’s time the UK did the same. You can join the campaign: https://loom.ly/8bWX4u8
"I recently came across a fascinating article from 1992 about British Muslims and elections it felt surprisingly familiar despite being written over 30 years ago. It got me thinking: so much has changed but have we really moved beyond the old challenges?"
From Hasan Patel
https://loom.ly/K0kQlgs
From Hasan Patel
https://loom.ly/K0kQlgs
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"I recently came across a fascinating article from 1992 about British Muslims and elections it felt surprisingly familiar despite being written over 30 years ago. It got me thinking: so much has changed but have we really moved beyond the old challenges?"
From Hasan Patel
https://loom.ly/K0kQlgs
From Hasan Patel
https://loom.ly/K0kQlgs
Nisbah Hussain from the @muslimyouthalliance discusses how social media harms young Muslims' self-esteem and focus. Join the "big techs little victims" campaign to hold tech giants accountable and advocate for raising the legal age for social media access in the UK to 16: https://loom.ly/8bWX4u8
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Nisbah Hussain from the @muslimyouthalliance discusses how social media harms young Muslims' self-esteem and focus. Join the "big techs little victims" campaign to hold tech giants accountable and advocate for raising the legal age for social media access in the UK to 16: https://loom.ly/8bWX4u8
We’re proud to stand with the Together Alliance.
Together we can:
- Unite against the far right.
- Reject narratives of division and racism.
- Build solidarity across communities.
Unity is stronger than division.
Join us: www.togetheralliance.org.uk
Together we can:
- Unite against the far right.
- Reject narratives of division and racism.
- Build solidarity across communities.
Unity is stronger than division.
Join us: www.togetheralliance.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We’re proud to stand with the Together Alliance.
Together we can:
- Unite against the far right.
- Reject narratives of division and racism.
- Build solidarity across communities.
Unity is stronger than division.
Join us: www.togetheralliance.org.uk
Together we can:
- Unite against the far right.
- Reject narratives of division and racism.
- Build solidarity across communities.
Unity is stronger than division.
Join us: www.togetheralliance.org.uk
📚 Coming up, on #TheNextLevel – Rewriting History, Rethinking Ourselves.
This three-part journey invites us to explore how stories shape identity, belonging, and collective memory.
We’ll be joined by Suhaiymah Manzoor, Tharik Hussain, and Yassmin Abdel-Magied.
📖 mcb.org.uk/thenextlevel
This three-part journey invites us to explore how stories shape identity, belonging, and collective memory.
We’ll be joined by Suhaiymah Manzoor, Tharik Hussain, and Yassmin Abdel-Magied.
📖 mcb.org.uk/thenextlevel
December 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
📚 Coming up, on #TheNextLevel – Rewriting History, Rethinking Ourselves.
This three-part journey invites us to explore how stories shape identity, belonging, and collective memory.
We’ll be joined by Suhaiymah Manzoor, Tharik Hussain, and Yassmin Abdel-Magied.
📖 mcb.org.uk/thenextlevel
This three-part journey invites us to explore how stories shape identity, belonging, and collective memory.
We’ll be joined by Suhaiymah Manzoor, Tharik Hussain, and Yassmin Abdel-Magied.
📖 mcb.org.uk/thenextlevel
We're inviting you to embark on a transformative journey through our #Leadership Programmes - designed to #empower the next generation of #Muslim changemakers! ✨
Are you ready to be a leader? Visit mcb.org.uk/visionary for more info, and to sign up now! 💫
Are you ready to be a leader? Visit mcb.org.uk/visionary for more info, and to sign up now! 💫
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We're inviting you to embark on a transformative journey through our #Leadership Programmes - designed to #empower the next generation of #Muslim changemakers! ✨
Are you ready to be a leader? Visit mcb.org.uk/visionary for more info, and to sign up now! 💫
Are you ready to be a leader? Visit mcb.org.uk/visionary for more info, and to sign up now! 💫
🌿 Say hello to MCB Recommends!
A little window into the arts, culture, and ideas that move us – here's a throwback to some things we loved during the Fall! 🍂
We hope our recommendations help you get to know us a little better too. 🤗
A little window into the arts, culture, and ideas that move us – here's a throwback to some things we loved during the Fall! 🍂
We hope our recommendations help you get to know us a little better too. 🤗
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🌿 Say hello to MCB Recommends!
A little window into the arts, culture, and ideas that move us – here's a throwback to some things we loved during the Fall! 🍂
We hope our recommendations help you get to know us a little better too. 🤗
A little window into the arts, culture, and ideas that move us – here's a throwback to some things we loved during the Fall! 🍂
We hope our recommendations help you get to know us a little better too. 🤗
Read our latest @musdabbagh.bsky.social as we wrap up Islamophobia Awareness Month by dissecting the power of language - and who it harms.
muslimcouncil.substack.com/p/what-does-...
muslimcouncil.substack.com/p/what-does-...
What does it mean to be an 'Islamist'?
Mustafa Al-Dabbagh wraps up Islamophobia Awareness Month by dissecting the power of language - and who it harms...
muslimcouncil.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Read our latest @musdabbagh.bsky.social as we wrap up Islamophobia Awareness Month by dissecting the power of language - and who it harms.
muslimcouncil.substack.com/p/what-does-...
muslimcouncil.substack.com/p/what-does-...
🌱 Join Dr Tarek Younis for an insightful and thought-provoking session exploring the intersection of faith, racism and psychology.
This session will help you to understand how Islamophobia shapes experiences of care and belonging.
🔗 Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/lante...
This session will help you to understand how Islamophobia shapes experiences of care and belonging.
🔗 Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/lante...
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🌱 Join Dr Tarek Younis for an insightful and thought-provoking session exploring the intersection of faith, racism and psychology.
This session will help you to understand how Islamophobia shapes experiences of care and belonging.
🔗 Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/lante...
This session will help you to understand how Islamophobia shapes experiences of care and belonging.
🔗 Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/lante...
Across every measure of safety, Muslim women are disproportionately affected compared to Muslim men and the wider UK population. The findings show that almost half of Muslim women feel unsafe on public transport, compared with just 8% of women nationally.
Muslim Safety on Public Transport: Largest UK Study Reveals Alarming Risks for Muslim Women
Public transport is a critical part of everyday life for millions across the United Kingdom. Trains, buses, trams and the London Underground enable people to
muslimcensus.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Across every measure of safety, Muslim women are disproportionately affected compared to Muslim men and the wider UK population. The findings show that almost half of Muslim women feel unsafe on public transport, compared with just 8% of women nationally.
As #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth comes to a close, we’re sharing these comments as a reminder that hate speech fuels hostility, hostility fuels discrimination, and discrimination directly impacts the safety and dignity of real people.
All British Muslims deserve to feel seen, safe and supported.
All British Muslims deserve to feel seen, safe and supported.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
As #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth comes to a close, we’re sharing these comments as a reminder that hate speech fuels hostility, hostility fuels discrimination, and discrimination directly impacts the safety and dignity of real people.
All British Muslims deserve to feel seen, safe and supported.
All British Muslims deserve to feel seen, safe and supported.
🌟 So, what is the Visionary Leadership Programme?
We're inviting you to embark on a transformative journey through our #Leadership Programmes - designed to #empower the next generation of #Muslim changemakers! ✨
Visit mcb.org.uk/visionary for more info, and to sign up now! 💫
We're inviting you to embark on a transformative journey through our #Leadership Programmes - designed to #empower the next generation of #Muslim changemakers! ✨
Visit mcb.org.uk/visionary for more info, and to sign up now! 💫
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🌟 So, what is the Visionary Leadership Programme?
We're inviting you to embark on a transformative journey through our #Leadership Programmes - designed to #empower the next generation of #Muslim changemakers! ✨
Visit mcb.org.uk/visionary for more info, and to sign up now! 💫
We're inviting you to embark on a transformative journey through our #Leadership Programmes - designed to #empower the next generation of #Muslim changemakers! ✨
Visit mcb.org.uk/visionary for more info, and to sign up now! 💫
Today’s Autumn Budget announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves brings some welcome steps for British people struggling in the current economy. We particularly welcome the scrapping of the two-child cap, which has long deepened hardship for many working-class families.
📄 Read our full statement here:
📄 Read our full statement here:
MCB Statement: Autumn Budget Impact for Low & Middle Income Families | Muslim Council of Britain
Today's Autumn Budget announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves brings some welcome steps for British people struggling in the current economy, we particularly welcome the scrapping of the two-child cap, ...
mcb.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Today’s Autumn Budget announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves brings some welcome steps for British people struggling in the current economy. We particularly welcome the scrapping of the two-child cap, which has long deepened hardship for many working-class families.
📄 Read our full statement here:
📄 Read our full statement here:
As we mark #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth, we do so at a moment when anti-Muslim hatred in the UK has reached deeply troubling levels.
Over the past year, we have witnessed a pattern of hostility that can no longer be dismissed as fringe or isolated.
📄 Read more via East London Mosque.
Over the past year, we have witnessed a pattern of hostility that can no longer be dismissed as fringe or isolated.
📄 Read more via East London Mosque.
Our Responsibility Is Shared, and So Too Is Our Future: Islamophobia Awareness Month 2025
22 Nov 2025 – Rising Islamophobia demands shared action, solidarity, and everyday efforts to build safety, respect, and unity.
www.eastlondonmosque.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
As we mark #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth, we do so at a moment when anti-Muslim hatred in the UK has reached deeply troubling levels.
Over the past year, we have witnessed a pattern of hostility that can no longer be dismissed as fringe or isolated.
📄 Read more via East London Mosque.
Over the past year, we have witnessed a pattern of hostility that can no longer be dismissed as fringe or isolated.
📄 Read more via East London Mosque.
🌱 #16DaysofActivism
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we stand in solidarity with those working to end all forms of violence against women and girls.
🤍 Join the international campaign here: https://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/16-days-of-activism
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we stand in solidarity with those working to end all forms of violence against women and girls.
🤍 Join the international campaign here: https://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/16-days-of-activism
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🌱 #16DaysofActivism
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we stand in solidarity with those working to end all forms of violence against women and girls.
🤍 Join the international campaign here: https://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/16-days-of-activism
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we stand in solidarity with those working to end all forms of violence against women and girls.
🤍 Join the international campaign here: https://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/16-days-of-activism
We've written to the Home Secretary and Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council raising our concerns that guidance encouraging police forces to disclose the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high-profile cases is having a devastating impact on our country.
Police disclosing suspects’ ethnicity is fuelling prejudice, say campaigners
Fifty groups write letter calling for policy in high-profile cases in England and Wales to be scrapped
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We've written to the Home Secretary and Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council raising our concerns that guidance encouraging police forces to disclose the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high-profile cases is having a devastating impact on our country.
Coming up, on #TheNextLevel. 🌱
Learn how advocacy, representation and civic partnership can drive structural change across British political instruction with Ali Milani!
📆 This Thursday | 7PM.
👉🏽 Sign up now mcb.org.uk/thenextlevel
Learn how advocacy, representation and civic partnership can drive structural change across British political instruction with Ali Milani!
📆 This Thursday | 7PM.
👉🏽 Sign up now mcb.org.uk/thenextlevel
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Coming up, on #TheNextLevel. 🌱
Learn how advocacy, representation and civic partnership can drive structural change across British political instruction with Ali Milani!
📆 This Thursday | 7PM.
👉🏽 Sign up now mcb.org.uk/thenextlevel
Learn how advocacy, representation and civic partnership can drive structural change across British political instruction with Ali Milani!
📆 This Thursday | 7PM.
👉🏽 Sign up now mcb.org.uk/thenextlevel
📍MCB in #Parliament.
Earlier this week, our Deputy Secretary General Maswood Ahmed attended the British Chinese Council’s inaugural meeting in Parliament — a timely discussion on the rise of the far right and increasing anti-immigrant sentiment across the UK.
Earlier this week, our Deputy Secretary General Maswood Ahmed attended the British Chinese Council’s inaugural meeting in Parliament — a timely discussion on the rise of the far right and increasing anti-immigrant sentiment across the UK.
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
📍MCB in #Parliament.
Earlier this week, our Deputy Secretary General Maswood Ahmed attended the British Chinese Council’s inaugural meeting in Parliament — a timely discussion on the rise of the far right and increasing anti-immigrant sentiment across the UK.
Earlier this week, our Deputy Secretary General Maswood Ahmed attended the British Chinese Council’s inaugural meeting in Parliament — a timely discussion on the rise of the far right and increasing anti-immigrant sentiment across the UK.
Moon sighting course for UK Muslim leaders could spell end of ‘moon wars’.
📄 Read more via @hyphenonline.com: https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/17/uk-moon-sighting-course-muslim-leaders-ramadan-eid-crescent-saudi-arabia/
📄 Read more via @hyphenonline.com: https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/17/uk-moon-sighting-course-muslim-leaders-ramadan-eid-crescent-saudi-arabia/
UK moon sighting course could spell end of ‘moon wars’
Working with Cambridge and Leeds universities, the Moonsighters Academy will train people to call the start of Ramadan and Eid
hyphenonline.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Moon sighting course for UK Muslim leaders could spell end of ‘moon wars’.
📄 Read more via @hyphenonline.com: https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/17/uk-moon-sighting-course-muslim-leaders-ramadan-eid-crescent-saudi-arabia/
📄 Read more via @hyphenonline.com: https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/17/uk-moon-sighting-course-muslim-leaders-ramadan-eid-crescent-saudi-arabia/
Earlier this year, we partnered with Movember to help promote awareness around men’s health — especially within ethnic minority communities.
✍🏼 Read the Substack article here! https://movember.substack.com/p/the-power-of-place-what-a-mosque
✍🏼 Read the Substack article here! https://movember.substack.com/p/the-power-of-place-what-a-mosque
The Power of Place: What a Mosque Can Tell Us About Men’s Health
The best place to talk about men’s health isn’t always a clinic - it’s where men already gather.
movember.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Earlier this year, we partnered with Movember to help promote awareness around men’s health — especially within ethnic minority communities.
✍🏼 Read the Substack article here! https://movember.substack.com/p/the-power-of-place-what-a-mosque
✍🏼 Read the Substack article here! https://movember.substack.com/p/the-power-of-place-what-a-mosque