Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the CMF) chaired a meeting in the House of Lords on Islam, democracy and human rights on behalf of the United Nations Association Westminster branch. The meeting was very well attended and there were speakers of high calibre which included a professor and Amedee Turner QC…
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the CMF) attended the 7th Civilisation Dialogue between Japan and the Islamic World in Kuwait which was organised by the Kuwait Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. Lord Sheikh was invited to make the keynote speech and spoke about various issues including climate change, Islam and…
Mohammed Amin (Vice Chairman) spoke at the World Islamic Economic Forum in Jakarta on “The Leadership Imperative: Towards a Good Succession Plan.” To Amin’s left in the picture’s centre is the panel chairman, Dato’ Nazir Razak, CEO of the CIMB banking group of Malaysia and younger brother of the new…
Lord Sheikh was part of a parliamentary delegation to Nepal organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The delegation met the President, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, heads of the Army and Police and senior members of the Nepali Parliament and the community. Lord Sheikh has spoken in the House of…
The Conservative Muslim Forum arranged for a petition relating to single sex wards to be signed by 2134 people. The petition called on the Government to finally fulfil its manifesto commitment of 1997 to provide every patient with the option of single sex wards in NHS hospitals. The Healthcare Commission’s…
On 28 January 2009, Lord Sheikh and Mohammed Amin met with Mark Hoban MP, Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury to discuss the benefits of Islamic finance for the UK economy, and the Conservative Party’s strategy for Islamic finance.
CMF Health and ROKO Cancer organised a presentation on Breast Cancer that was held at 7 Millbank. The main speakers were Dr Khalid Khan (Chairman of CMF Health) and Dr Richard Simcox (Oncologist). Lord Sheikh spoke for a few minutes as well. The vote of thanks was given by Zahra…
There was a Rememberance Meeting held in the House of Commons for the victims of the despicable attacks of terrorism in Mumbai. In attendance were the Indian High Commissioner, Shiv Shankar Mukherjee and a large number of MPs and Peers (including Lord Sheikh). There was a Book of Condolences to…
CMF held a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference on 30th September 2008. The speakers included David Lidington MP, Sajjad Karim MEP and Lord Sheikh, Chairman of CMF. The meeting was chaired by Mohammed Amin, Vice-Chairman of CMF. The topic of the meeting was “How to win support for…
Lord Sheikh hosted a dinner in honour of Dominic Grieve QC MP, Shadow Home Secretary. The dinner was attended by a number of guests who knew Dominic and were pleased at his appointment as the Shadow Home Secretary. Lord Sheikh in his speech paid tribute to Dominic Grieve’s excellent and…