British Muslim Network

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

UK government blocked own Islamophobia advisers from consulting Muslim organisations Working group appointed to draw up new definition has not been allowed to engage with Muslim Council of Britain, but consulted public figures accused of Islamophobia

July 9, 2025   

(Middle East Eye) The British government blocked a working group it set up to advise on a possible definition of Islamophobia from consulting the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), while the group consulted prominent figures and organisations themselves accused of Islamophobia, Middle […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

UK Islamophobia definition to protect right to ‘insult religions’ The new working group on Islamophobia signals the government is engaging with the British Muslim Network, but not the Muslim Council of Britain

March 24, 2025   

(Middle East Eye) The UK government has published more details about a working group set up to advise it on a possible definition of Islamophobia which would also protect the right to “insult” religious beliefs and practices. The membership of the working […]

Crime

Baroness Warsi endorses government pulling funding from Islamophobia monitor Tell Mama has been accused of lacking credibility and under-reporting hate crimes by over 90 percent

March 11, 2025   

(Middle East Eye) Former Conservative chair Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has endorsed the Labour government’s decision to pull funding from an Islamophobia reporting service accused of severely under-reporting hate crimes. Tell Mama, which is funded by the communities ministry, was founded in 2012. […]

Government & Politics

Muslim Council of Britain denies endorsing British Muslim Network Sayeeda Warsi told launch event that the MCB was among community organisations which had expressed support for the new network

February 26, 2025 and   

(Middle East Eye) The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has distanced itself from the British Muslim Network (BMN) after Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, a former government minister, suggested that the new organisation had the MCB’s support at a launch event on Tuesday. Addressing remarks made by […]

Government & Politics

New lobby group for British Muslims ‘won’t compete with Muslim Council of Britain’ Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrat figures have all expressed willingness to engage with the group

January 24, 2025   

(Hyphen) A new body that hopes to lobby the government on issues affecting Muslims across areas including education, healthcare and the criminal justice system is set to launch next month — and insists it won’t seek to rival the Muslim Council of […]