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Friday, 15 January 2010 13:33 |
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In the wake of the devastating earthquake on Tuesday night in Haiti which left tens of thousands of people dead and affected more than 3 million people the British Muslim Forum on behalf of it’s members and Muslim communities expresses its deepest condolences and support to the people Haiti. Faced with the growing emergency in Haiti, BMF’s member charities are preparing the immediate humanitarian and financial aid to help the victims of the earthquake. We ask all our members and supporters to offer up prayers for the victims and survivors and to donate to any of our member charities: - Islamic Help [www.islamichelp.org.uk]
- Muslim Charity [www.muslimcharity.org.uk]
- Muslim Hands [www.muslimhands.org]
“This is one of those moments that call out to humanity and it is our Islamic duty to respond and do all we can to help”, said Dr Waqar Azmi OBE of the British Muslim Forum. |
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 13:51 |
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The British Muslim Forum has found nothing but anger and frustration from its member communities about extremist groups like Al Muhajiroun and Islam4UK, whose actions have affected lives and communities, and challenged the dignity and made a mockery of our holy and peaceful religion.
The British Muslim Forum, therefore, welcomes the announcement by the Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, of the ban for Al-Muhajiroun and Islam4UK. However, while the BMF recognises its necessity in this instance, an outright ban is a drastic measure that should be treated as the last resort; the right of every individual to have freedom of speech must be respected.
We therefore urge the Government to look for long term solutions by addressing the structural inequalities and grievance felt by the majority of the mainstream Muslims and also look carefully at banning those far-right organisations that promote racism, hatred and through their actions incite violence.
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 20:29 |
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The British Muslim Forum welcomes the appointment of 13 new Faith Advisers to the Secretary of State for Communities’ Faith Panel to encourage a deeper and broader relationship between Government and faith communities.
The Secretary of State for Communities, the Rt. Hon. John Denham MP said: “the 13 new faith advisers who will act as a "sounding board" to advise on effective engagement with faith communities, and the impact of Communities and Local Government policy on faith communities”.
This is an important step forward in recognising the significant contributions that faith communities have made to work on key issues such as homelessness and tackling poverty at home abroad. The British Muslim Forum is delighted at the appointment of two Muslims, Alveena Malik and Wakkas Khan on the Faith Experts Panel. Both have contributed greatly to the betterment of the Muslim communities and bring extensive knowledge and policy experience.
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