The MCB's Secretary General Harun Khan, today called for British Muslims to call for human rights across the globe, for the many Muslims facing oppression in their home countries.

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We are proud to announce a new addition to your MCB team. Lamees Hafeez joins as Operations Manager and Zainab Gulamali will be starting this month as your new Public Affairs Manager, working directly with Miqdaad Versi our new Head of Public Affairs.

Lamees will be ensuring that all MCB projects and operations run effectively, efficiently and excellently. She joins us after a decade in the charity sector in senior management positions. She has previously worked in the field in Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Iraq.

Zainab brings with her bags of experience from her time as Head of Parliamentary Affairs at Plaid Cymru where she wrote speeches, briefings on topics ranging from Brexit, foreign affairs, home affairs and helped write the party manifesto, pitched and wrote op-eds, and led campaigns. With an election potentially around the corner, her appointment has come at a very busy time.

Join us in wishing all our new additions well in their roles.

Autism Hour - Get your mosque involved!

On Sunday 16 of June 2019, Finsbury Park Mosque hosted the first ever Autism Hour held at a mosque in the UK. This pioneering initiative was conceived by sister Sara Mangera, a mother to two autistic boys, in conjunction with the National Autistic Society and supported by the MCB.

Visiting the mosque is an integral part of a Muslim’s life but for autistic Muslims, it is often a difficult and anxiety-filled experience with too many bright lights, packed and crowded halls, loud announcements and aadhan, but simple measures can make your mosque more accessible.The MCB is encouraging mosques to hold their own Autism Hour on Sunday 6 October 2019, as part of national Autism Hour Week. Interested to take part? Get in touch now by emailing [email protected]