The Conservative Christian Fellowship and Conservative Muslim Forum are jointly hosting an Inter-Faith Reception at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester this year to thank faith communities for their positive contribution to society as well as acknowledge the social impact their work has on our local communities, across the UK and globally….
We received the following reply from the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP who recognises the value and support of the CMF to the Party. We support the Governments agenda of recruiting more police officers, investing in our fantastic NHS and ensuring a first class state education system….
Following a clear majority win in the Conservatives leadership contest, the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP has become the UK’s Prime Minister on 24th July 2019. The Conservative Muslim Forum sends it congratulations and looks forward to working with him and his new Government. Here is a copy of our…
One of the best features of the UK is our country’s openness to people of different faiths. In recent years growing numbers of Muslim organisations have started holding iftars aimed not just at Muslims but at the wider community as well. Since 2013, Open Iftar has been inviting people from…
On Saturday 25 May, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organised an iftar for the wider London community at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden. The Conservative Muslim Forum strongly believes in harmony between all religious groups, and CMF President Lord Sheikh and CMF Chairman Mohammed Amin have previously supported events at…
CMF Executive members Dr Haq Nawaz was the Conservative candidate in Peterborough North Ward for the local elections held on 2 May 2019. Accordingly, on Saturday 27 April 2019 a team from the CMF Executive endured a freezing cold wind, and occasional rain, canvassing for Dr Nawaz. You can see…
One of the grimmest tasks faced all too often by the CMF is responding when appropriate to terrorist attacks in the UK, or overseas. It is important not to pre-empt any conclusions. In the UK on Easter Sunday many of us woke up to the shocking news from Sri Lanka….
In 2014, Mohammed Amin authorised the CMF to make copies of his short guide to Islam for non-Muslims available to fellow Conservatives. At that time, we made it available on request via Conservative Campaign Headquarters. However, we are conscious that this method in practice severely limits its distribution. Accordingly, we…
On Monday 29 April 2019 Lord Sheikh, who is President of the CMF, hosted a commemoration event in the River Room in the House of Lords for the terrible terrorist attacks that took place in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. The event was extremely well attended by politicians, members of…
The CMF Executive considers it essential for the UK to introduce “name blind recruitment”. LEGAL BACKGROUND For many it has been illegal to discriminate when making recruitment decisions. The current law is set out in Equality Act 2010. EqA 2010 section 4 specifies nine protected characteristics, which are: age; disability;…