Spreading the message of the Conservative Muslim Forum requires both explicitly political activities, and also much quiet networking. On Saturday 25 March CMF Treasurer Samir Thantrey attended a charity dinner was organised by Muslim Care, a UK registered charity, to raise funds for The Citizens Foundation, a charitable organisation that…
One important way of spreading the CMF’s message is for CMF members to attend events where other senior Muslims will be present. On Thursday 23 March 2017, the Pakistan High Commission marked Pakistan Day with a flag hoisting ceremony, which was well attended by the community. CMF Treasurer Samir Thantrey was amongst them….
The true spirit of London is shown by the way that Londoners come together after major tragedies. Sadly this spirit was needed again after the terrible terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge outside Parliament on Wednesday 22 March 2017 which the CMF condemned in its statement on the same evening. Early evening the following…
In recent years, many terrorist attacks overseas have shown that, sadly, killers do not need sophisticated weapons or complex plots to wreak mayhem. Driving a vehicle into pedestrians and attacking with a knife can be enough to create carnage. Today this type of terrorism came to London. While the attacker’s…
The CMF held a general meeting on 14 March 2017. While the meeting was private and formal minutes of the meeting will be laid before the next annual general meeting, this page contains a brief summary. The evening opened with a Quran recitation in Arabic with English translation given by…
While there is still more to do, Britain can be proud of having managed the integration of racial and religious minorities far better than most other countries in Western Europe. A simple illustration is given by the British Kebab Awards 2017. As well as showcasing the culinary contribution of the Turkish…
Probably the single most important part of winning elections is to get people who already support you to turn out and vote. Accordingly, telephone canvassing to identify such people, and to persuade them to vote, is vital. CCHQ has a continous canvassing operation going, which of course is ramped up…
Dan Watkins, recently Conservative candidate for Tooting in the 2015 general election and in the by-election which followed Sadiq Khan’s election as Mayor of London is a good friend of the Conservative Muslim Forum and someone who works tirelessly for better community cohesion. Accordingly we are very pleased to publish…
On Friday 27 January 2017, US President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order about immigration. The full text can be read on the White House website at the link “Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” Despite the words “Islam” and “Muslims” never being…
World Interfaith Harmony Week is officially recognised by the United Nations and this year ran from 1 – 7 February. To mark UN World Interfaith Harmony Week 2017, on 1 February 2017 CMF President Lord Sheikh hosted an event in Committee Room 4A, in the House of Lords: “Spreading Religious Harmony.” It was…