Dealing with terrorism
The Muslim Council of Britain is an umbrella organisation that seeks to improve and reflect British Muslim life. Terrorism, sadly, has cast a dark shadow over Muslim communities even though our issues transcend this recent phenomena.
Nevertheless, the Muslim Council of Britain has and will continue to be proactive in supporting efforts to keep our nation safe, secure and peaceful. If anyone has any information of possible unlawful activities, they should report it to the Police. For possible terrorist activity, please call 999 in an emergency, or the police anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321.
For more information, visit act.campaign.gov.uk
15 March 2020 – Christchurch terror attacks: one year on
30 June 2019 – Muslim Council of Britain Responds to London Bridge Attack
25 April 2019 – Sri Lanka Easter Attacks Memorial Events
21 April 2019 – Easter Sunday Bombings: Muslim Council of Britain Condemns Attacks in Sri Lanka
15 March 2019 – New Zealand Terror Attacks at Friday Prayers
1 February 2018 – Darren Osborne Terrorism Verdict: Time to Take Islamophobia Seriously
4 June 2017 – London Bridge Attack: Muslim Council of Britain Response and Press Conference
29 May 2017 – BBC Sunday Politics Show Platforms Activist Calling for ‘Less Islam’ to Counter Terrorism
23 May 2017 – Manchester Arena Attack: Muslim Council of Britain Statement
31 October 2016 – Sectarian Killing in Pakistan: Muslim Council of Britain Condemns Murder of British Muslim
20 October 2016 – The Threat of Terrorism: How Should British Muslims Respond? – A Progress Report
29 June 2016 – Istanbul Attack: Muslim Council of Britain Condemns Terror Outrage
25 August 2016 – Home Office Parliamentary Committee Report on Radicalisation: Muslim Council of Britain Welcomes Findings
15 July 2016 – Nice Attacks: Muslim Council of Britain Condemns Yet Another Outrage in France
5 July 2016 – Daesh Attacks Muslims Worldwide: Muslim Council of Britain Condemns Mindless Terrorism
4 July 2016 – Iraq Bombing – Muslim Council Condemns Terrorist Blast
26 November 2015 – 1 in 5 Muslims and Terrorism: Muslim Council of Britain welcomes The Times Correction of Spurious and Divisive Headline
18 November 2015 – Muslim Council of Britain Takes Out National Newspaper Advert to Highlight Muslim Condemnation of Terrorism Everywhere
14 November 2015 – Vigil in Solidarity with the People of Paris
14 November 2015 – Horrific Attacks in Paris: Muslim Council of Britain Responds
6 July 2015 – British Muslims Remember Victims of 7/7
3 July 2015 – Friday Sermon to Remember Victims of Terrorism
26 June 2015 – ‘MCB Condemns Day of Violence’
19 January 2015 – Terrorists Can Not Divide Us: Muslim Council of Britain Organises Inter-Faith Solidarity Meeting After Paris Attacks
9 January 2015 – Muslim Council of Britain Express Solidarity With Jewish Community After Paris Kosher Supermarket Deaths
8 January 2015 – Paris Murders are a Greater Insult to Islam: Muslim Council of Britain Statement on Charlie Hebdo Massacre
3 October 2014 – Alan Henning’s Murder a Despicable Act, Offensive to Muslims
14 September 2014 – British Muslims Condemn Murder of Fellow Briton David Haines
20 August 2014 – Not in our Name: British Muslims Condemn the Barbarity of ISIS
13 August 2014 – Fight Against Extremism in Cardiff (Joint Statement)
19 December 2013 – Muslim Council of Britain on the Woolwich Verdict
25 October 2013 – Lapshyn Murder: Anti-Muslim Terrorism and the Extremism that Feeds it
23 September 2013 – Terrorist attacks in Kenya, Pakistan and Iraq: Muslim Council of Britain Decries a Weekend of Carnage
23 May 2013 – #Woolwich Murder: Press Conference – Not in Our Name
22 May 2013 – Muslims Condemn Attack on Soldier in Woolwich
14 December 2010 – Stockholm Bombing Condemned by Muslim Community
28 December 2009 – Attempted Airline Bombing Condemned by Muslim Community
3 July 2009 – Statement from the Muslim Council of Britain on Recent Terrorism in Scotland
16 November 2008 – MCB Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai, Extends Condolences to Victims’ Families
7 July 2016 – Remembering the first anniversary of the London bombings
- Organised range of conferences across the country in 2015-2016 to understand the causes and methods of tackling extremism within Muslim communities, starting with a national conference in London
- Facilitated calls for calm (e.g., after the Charlie Hebdo attacks)
- Initiated campaigns to encourage Muslim communities to come forward and report possible terrorist activity
- Issues Community Guidelines to Imams and British Muslim Organisations to be Vigilant of Terrorism
- Discouraged Muslims from going to Syria
- Encouraged extra resources for police forces to keep us safe (see pp 22-21)
- Worked to ensure we do not import conflict from abroad here to the UK e.g. on intra-faith issues, or from the conflict in Israel/Palestine (Jews & Muslims Call for Peace)
- Welcomed government policy when it has made the right choices in legislation (e.g. re-think of Prevent in 2010, where community cohesion was decoupled from terrorism)