This past week, Muslims in Europe and elsewhere were subject to a number of attacks from political and religious figures who ought to know better. While the US and Europe are engaged in serious reflection and conversations concerning race, The Muslim Association of Britain finds it outrageous that the French President should deliver a lecture [...]
What is Zakat? Zakat is the third of the five pillars in Islam and the only pillar which directly concerns the material/financial aspect of life. The fact that Allah made it a pillar shows the importance of a material/financial comfort to reach a balanced life. Zakat has so much significance that Allah combined it with [...]
MAB Conference: Muslims and Brexit: What Next? On the 28th of July 2016, the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) organised a conference about the future of Muslims post-Brexit. The reason for this conference was to discuss the vision, predictions and analysis for the future. The event was hosted by Shazia Arshad and the guests speakers [...]
PRESS RELEASE *MAB condemns the attack in Nice and deplores the tragic loss of life.* In the late hours of Thursday 14th July, at least 84 people tragically lost their lives in a cowardly attack in Nice, France. The Muslim Association of Britain’s (MAB) thoughts are with those who were caught up in this incident [...]
By Mohammad Kozbar Shamima Begum, 15, Amira Abase, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, left on a flight to Turkey to join up with Islamic State in February Every time the issue of young British Muslims going to Syria is raised, the same question is asked by both the media and the government: [...]
By Muslim Matters THE ISLAMIC RULING ON DENYING A PARENT ACCESS TO CHILDREN FROM SCHOLARS IN UK After a marital breakdown, children are all too often used as pawns by feuding parents. In theory, both parents should put the interest of their children first, and although they have equal responsibility, it is wrong to assume [...]
By Dr. Omer El-Hamdoon The past few days have seen the world's attention being diverted to Paris. Gunmen stormed and killed 12 people in and around the vicinity of the Charlie Hebdo apartments. This was followed by another terrorist attack on a Jewish owned supermarket, resulting in the death of four more. Having been in [...]
