We were delighted to learn that the Conservative group in the European Parliament has chosen Syed Kamall MEP as its new leader and send him our warmest congratulations. Syed has represented London in the European Parliament exceptionally well since he was elected in 2005. In particular his role on the influential Economic and…
On Saturday 23 November 2013, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported an interview with the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve, MP for Beaconsfield and Attorney General. The story can be read on the internet at this link. When the story was reported on radio and television, the media gave enormous emphasis to a passing…
Photograph attribution: South Africa The Good News / www.sagoodnews.co.za This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license The death of Nelson Mandela has united people all around the world who are both saddened by his death and grateful that South Africa was blessed to have a leader with such…
After Lord Sheikh learned that Clare College Cambridge had selected the CMF’s Deputy Chairmain Mohammed Amin as Alumnus of the Year 2014 he invited Mr Amin and his wife to a celebratory dinner and extended his invitation to the entire Executive of the Conservative Muslim Forum. Lord Sheikh also invited Carl Arrindell, Director of International Operations…
On Thursday 10 October 2013 Lord Sheikh hosted a delegation from the Yorkshire Sikh Forum for tea at the House of Lords. He was supported from the Conservative Muslim Forum by Lady Sheikh, Deputy Chairman Mohammed Amin and Executive Member Fuad Hamzeh. The guest of honour was the Rt Hon Eric…
On Thursday 6 November 2013, an awards ceremony was held to recognise the Brightest 100 British Bangladeshi’s in the UK in the magnificent Jubilee Room of the House of Commons. The publication of the ‘Brightest 100’ is the brainchild of Wazid Hassan Shelim of Pride of Asia. He is himself…
The Conservative Muslim Forum held its annual Eid ul-Adha reception on 6 November 2013 in Conference Room E of Westminster House, 7 Millbank, London. The evening was well attended, with over 120 participants from Britain’s diverse communities. The diversity of the participants was reflected in the diversity of the speakers….
Each year the Prime Minister hosts a reception at No. 10 Downing Street to celebrate Eid. This year the event was held on Monday 21 October. Invitations to this event are always highly sought after. Accordingly we were very pleased that a number of members of the Conservative Muslim Forum…
Photograph of Clare College, Cambridge (Peter Church) / CC BY-SA 2.0 Clare was founded in 1326 and is the second oldest college in Cambridge. It is seen in many photographs of Cambridge due to its location by the river next to King’s College Chapel. 45 years ago Clare College offered a place to…
n 29 October 2013 the Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP addressed a meeting of the Conservative Muslim Forum and took questions. The CMF has many members who either work in the medical professions or take a strong interest in health issues and has an…