the Muslim Council of Britain

'Phobias are for spiders' Ex-Monty Python star John Cleese claims criticism of Islam is 'not racist'
Ex-Monty Python star John Cleese has insisted criticism of Islam is "not racist" and he claims phobias are "for spiders", after MP Rupert Lowe - who is carrying out an independent inquiry into sex abuse gangs - claimed the Muslim Council of Britain stated his inquiry's findings were "Islamophobic".
BANG Premier
3 min read
Dear Yvette Cooper, let the Casey review lead to justice – not the scapegoating of British Pakistani culture
The findings of the audit on child sexual exploitation and abuse are being dangerously politicised – and bringing fear to my community, says Zara Mohammed, former secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain
The Guardian - UK
6 min read
Unacceptable to use grooming gang scandal to smear all Muslims – faith leader
Successive governments have followed a policy of non-engagement with the Muslim Council of Britain.
The Independent UK
4 min read
Muslim Council of Britain to elect new leader
Successive governments have maintained polices of non-engagement with the organisation.
Evening Standard
4 min read
MCB leader: I was the first woman in the top job but I won’t be the last
Zara Mohammed recalled both excitement at the start of her tenure but also being dismissed by some outside commentators as ‘a puppet’.
The Independent UK
4 min read
‘British Muslims fear Musk influence and emboldened Islamophobia under Trump’
Outgoing Muslim Council of Britain leader Zara Mohammed said this is a ‘deeply challenging time’ for her community.
The Independent UK
5 min read
GB News is an 'anti-Muslim hate channel', two-year study into output concludes
GB News “accounted for almost 50 per cent of all mentions of Muslims or Islam on UK news channels” in a two-year period, a study has found ...
The National (Scotland)
5 min read
British Muslims deserve safety and belonging. War in Gaza has made us fear we’ll lose both
The conflict has been manipulated to stoke hatred against us – this shouldn’t be a religious issue, but a human rights one, says Zara Mohammed of the Muslim Council of Britain
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
‘Quite shocking’ lack of government contact during UK riots, says MCB head
Zara Mohammed calls for review of Downing Street’s non-engagement policy with Muslim Council of Britain
The Guardian - UK
5 min read
Grenfell: Muslim survivors denied halal food while being rehoused, inquiry finds
Of those who died in the Grenfell fire, 85 per cent of the residents were from ethnic minority and low-income communities
The Independent UK
6 min read