On Tuesday 11 November 2014, CMF President Lord Sheikh, supported by CMF Executive member Hashim Bhatti, hosted the inaugural 3FF ParliaMentors Alumni Awards ceremony in the House of Lords. The Awards were given to celebrate the achievements and successes of former students since their graduation from the ParliaMentors programme. The ceremony was interspersed with…
The recent conflict in Gaza has reminded all of us how essential it is to achieve a lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. The question facing ordinary citizens in Israel, Palestine and Britain is what can we do to help achieve peace? OneVoice is a grassroots, civil society organisation that empowers…
For the fifth consecutive year, the Conservative Muslim Forum had a stand in the Party Zone at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham from 28 September 2014 to 1 October 2014. This stand requires a significant commitment by the CMF, both in the cost of the stand and even more…
This year the Conservative Muslim Forum organised both a stand at the Party Conference in Birmingham and a fringe meeting with the title “Winning Muslim Votes.” With the May 2015 General Election forecast to be very close, every vote will matter, and there are a significant number of Parliamentary constituencies…
Our Prime Minister the Rt Hon David Cameron MP has issued the following message to Muslims in Britain to mark Eid al-Adha. We are very pleased to share it. “I want to send my best wishes to Muslims in Britain and around the world observing Eid al-Adha. This festival of sacrifice…
With only a few days left before the Scottish Referendum, the CMF supported a rally in Trafalgar Square to promote the message that we don’t want Scotland to leave the Union. It was promoted on Twitter with the hashtag #letsstaytogethergettogether Amongst the CMF members attending were CMF Chairman Mohammed Amin,…
On Wednesday 30 July the Conservative Muslim Forum organised a gathering of Buddhists and Muslims for dialogue about concerns regarding recent events in some parts of Sri Lanka. People from all walks of life around the country, including Sri Lankans from all communities, Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and also their British friends and well-wishers heard…
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show has been staged annually by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, and now has a permanent site Llanelwedd near Builth. It brings together urban and rural Wales with many activities throughout each of the four days of the event. That makes it an ideal place to recruit…
This year around the world, nations, communities and individuals of all ages are coming together to mark, commemorate and remember the lives of those who lived, fought and died in the First World War. The First World War claimed the lives of over 16 million people, involved over 100 countries…
Lord Sheikh’s letter of 7 July 2014 gives the background to his relinquishing the chairmanship of the CMF. He formally communicated this to the Executive of the CMF at its meeting on Wednesday 25 June 2014. That meeting appointed him as President of the CMF and appointed Mohammed Amin as CMF Chairman…