The Conservative Muslim Forum was shocked and deeply saddened by the murder of six innocent Sikhs on Sunday 5 August while they were attending a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin in the suburbs of Milwaukee. Our thoughts go out to the bereaved and their lost loved ones, and we…
15 November will see elections throughout England and Wales to elect Police and Crime Commissioners. (London is excluded since the Mayor of London already has the same powers as a Police and Crime Commissioner.)It is important for the Conservative Party that we win as many of these elections as possible,…
This is a reminder that today is the last day for applications to the USA Political Exchange programme. As the application form requires a referee, some potential applicants have asked whether Lord Sheikh (CMF Chairman) or Mohammed Amin (CMF Vice Chairman) could be their referee. In each case Lord Sheikh…
Many British people have been horrified by the recent violence in Rakhine State in Burma. The BBC News website has an excellent short background briefing on the issue. The British Government has taken a strong position on this issue. Our Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs the Rt Hon William…
The Conservative Muslim Forum organised an event on Heart Disease and Obesity at the House of Lords on 20 June 2012. The event was co-chaired Lord Sheikh (chair of the CMF) Dr M Farrukh Hussain, consultant psychiatrist and chair of CMF Health. Dr Shakeel Qureshi, a renowned Consultant Cardiologist at…
The Conservative Muslim Forum held a meeting last year when the Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley outlined the Government’s proposals for major changes in the NHS and its service delivery. Lord Sheikh invited him back to speak at our event on 13th June 2012 for update on the…
The Conservative Muslim Forum invited the renowned asian pop singer and philanthropist Abrar Ul Haq to speak at the House of Lords about his musical career and charitable work. The event was chaired by CMF Youth Chairman Raza Anjum who noted that Abrar had received support for his social work…
Raza Anjum, Chairman of the CMF Youth Wing, was one of two United Kingdom representatives at the Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The three day conference held on 22-24 April 2012 was sponsored by the U.S. State Department and brought together more than 70 young elected political and…
CMF Youth hosted Gavin Barwell, MP for Croydon Central, in the House of Lords for a discussion on “The Conservative Party’s plans to promote community cohesion and integration”. The event was chaired by CMF Youth Chairman Raza Anjum who in his opening remarks highlighted the need for all ethnic minorities to integrate…
The Conservative Muslim Forum is delighted to congratulate Boris Johnson on his re-election as Mayor of London. In the last four years, Boris has led the way in preserving and enhancing the status of London as the premier world city, and as a place for Londoners to live and to…