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Cllr Roberto Weeden-Sanz attends Open Iftar in Trafalgar Square
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
CMF attends Big Iftar at Baitul Futuh Mosque
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
Canvassing in Peterborough
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
The terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka
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.
A Brief Introduction to Islam for Conservative Candidates
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
Multifaith commemoration of the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka
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 UK needs to implement “name blind recruitment”
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;