The Conservative Muslim Forum always attends the annual Conservative Party Conference in force, and normally has an exhibition stand in the Party Zone. This year’s conference in Manchester from 1 – 4 October was no exception. Attending the Party Conference is an excellent way of spreading the CMF’s message to Conservative Party…
The Lords Select Committee on Citizenship and Engagement was appointed on 29 June 2017 to consider citizenship and civic engagement, and to make recommendations. It is due to report by 31 March 2018. Below are details of the Select Committee’s call for evidence, and a copy of the response submitted today by…
On Sunday 23 July 2017, Croydon Conservatives held a fundraising barbecue, hosted by Charles Lise, Chairman of Croydon North Conservatives. CMF Executive Member Mike Mogul attended and played an essential role by cooking on the barbecue. Such informal occasions are great opportunities for meeting people. For example, the picture below…
One of our key messages is that Muslims need to play their full part in wider society, and Muslim Conservatives need to be active inside the wider Conservative Party. CMF Executive Member Mike Mogul was tireless during the recent general election campaign in canvassing for the Conservative candidates in Croydon….
On Saturday 1 July 2017, over 20 people from the CMF were privileged to visit Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near Hemel Hempstead as guest of the head of the monastery, the Venerable Ajahn Amaro. As stated in our constitution, membership of the CMF is open to all, irrespective of religious belief. Indeed, two of…
We awoke this morning to news of another hate motivated attack on innocent people. While details are still emerging, reliable media have reported that a van driven by a white male individual deliberately ploughed into a group of Muslims outside the Muslim Welfare House near the Finsbury Park Mosque. The…
On Saturday evening, while Britain still mourned the victims of the suicide bombing in Manchester, our country was attacked again by terrorists seeking to kill as many people as possible. Seven people enjoying a summer evening at London Bridge were murdered, and dozens seriously injured, before our heroic policemen and…
Manchester is one of the great cities of the United Kingdom. Last night, it was the venue for a pop concert starring the American singer Ariana Grande, attended by thousands of happy young children and adults, people from many different religious and ethnic backgrounds as Manchester is a very diverse…
A general election campaign is won constituency by constituency. In the May 2015 general election, Conservative candidate Dan Watkins nearly took the seat from the sitting Labour MP the Rt Hon Sadiq Khan, who managed to hold on by only 2,842 votes. Dan fought the seat again in June 2016…
On Tuesday 28 March, alongside Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) we hosted the NGO Merchavim Institute of Israel in Parliament. Israel’s survival and flourishing over the last 66 years have shown that it is possible to build a vibrant multi-ethnic and multi-religious democracy, despite facing existential external threats and many internal challenges….