The Muslim Association of Britain welcomes the suspension of a number of members of the Conservative party, due to Islamophobia, as a result of the BBC’s actions. We hope that the party takes appropriate swift action against these suspensions and that an independent inquiry into Islamophobia within the party follows as a whole. Former MEP [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Muslim Association of Britain welcomes the decision of the leadership of the Conservative Party to investigate Boris Johnson over his deeply troubling article. We now hope to see the wider issue of Islamophobia within the party addressed via an inquiry. President of MAB Anas Altikriti said, "The decision to investigate Mr [...]
The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) is following with extreme concern the ongoing discussion surrounding the Conservative Party and its apparently endemic problem with Islamophobia. For years now, prominent figures within the party have warned against the rise of a clearly Islamophobic narrative amid seemingly intentional disregard for the gross impact this has on the [...]
In one of the oldest tricks in the books, Ed Husain has chosen to dismiss the overwhelming evidence that has come to light on Islamophobia within the Conservative Party and to attack instead the Labour Party and Muslim organisations in an extremely poor article published in the Telegraph (6th of June; Jeremy Corbyn is pitting Britain's [...]
Last Thursday, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) called for the Conservative party to launch an urgent inquiry into Islamophobia within its ranks, highlighting ten Islamophobic incidents among Conservative councillors, MPs and prospective candidates that took place within a two-month period. The Muslim Association of Britain supports the calls made by the MCB and urges [...]
