Earlier this year, on 18 April 2018, CMF Executive Member and Chair of CMF Youth Cllr Hashim Bhatti helped the think tank Forward Thinking to organise an event in Parliament to encourage younger ethnic minority individuals to consider getting more involved with politics. CMF Chairman Mohammed Amin and CMF Executive…
On Thursday 14 June, CMF Chairman Mohammed Amin and CMF Deputy Chairman Ash Zaman met with Bob Blackman MP in his Parliamentary office. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the circumstances of Mr Tapan Ghosh’s visit to Parliament on 18 October 2017 when he spoke at an event….
Our website page “Bigots who promote hatred against any religious group have no place in Parliament” gave the background to the visit of Mr Tapan Ghosh from India to an event in Parliament hosted by Bob Blackman MP on 18 October 2017. All of the members of the Conservative Muslim…
The Executive Committee of the Conservative Muslim Forum met earlier today. It unanimously resolved to send an open letter to the Leader of the Party, which is reproduced below. Letter to the Leader of the Conservative Party 4 June 2018 Rt Hon Theresa May MP Leader The Conservative Party Conservative…
On Sunday 21 April 2018, Islington Conservatives held an event to: (1) Showcase Mr Muhammad Kalaam one of our three Conservative candidates for St Peters ward on Islington Council. (2) Enable local voters to hear from CMF Chairman Mohammed Amin why he is a Conservative, and why they should vote Conservative…
On 18 October 2017, Bob Blackman, Conservative MP for Harrow East, hosted in Parliament an event organised by the National Council of Hindu Temples (UK). Harrow East is a very diverse constituency, and the 2011 Census gives its religious breakdown as follows: Christian 34,963 Hindu 29,213 Muslim 13,471 Jewish 7,553…
During the 2017 Conservative Party Conference, the CMF stand in the Party Zone in the exhibition was adjacent to the stand of Northern Ireland Conservatives. During the conversations between the teams manning the respective stands, the CMF was invited to visit Northern Ireland. The CMF decided to organise such a…
The lifeblood of politics is campaigning on the ground. On Saturday 17 February, the Conservative Muslim Forum joined activists from all over London on a very well attended London East Area Action day which took place in Newham. At one stage 46 people were counted campaigning. Executive Member Attic Rahman…
On Tuesday 6 February 2018, the charity Women’s Aid held a gala dinner at the Institute of Directors, Pall Mall, London, to commemorate the 100’th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 2018 when some women in the UK were first given the right to vote. Three ladies from the leadership of…
One of the key divides in politics is the relative emphasis that people put on the role of the state and the role of the non-state actors, comprising individuals, families, profit seeking companies, and non-profit organisations. The European Conservatives and Reformists Group is the grouping within the European Parliament to which…