Muslim Council of Britain
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The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) is an umbrella body of Muslim organisations in the United Kingdom, with over 500 affiliated mosques and organisations.[1] It was formed in 1994 in response to British government's expressed wish for a single representative body of Muslims it could talk to. It has been called the best known and most powerful of the Muslim organisations founded since 1990.[2] But its claims of being representative of British Muslims have been questioned.[3] Since 2009, successive British governments have maintained a policy of "non-engagement" with the Muslim Council of Britain based on claims that the group is not sufficiently representative and that its officials have made favourable remarks about extremists in the past.[4][5][6][7][8]
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Abbreviation | MCB |
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Formation | 23 November 1997 |
Type | Religious organization |
Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | policy advice, advocacy |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Secretary-general | Zara Mohammed |
Affiliations | Sunni Islam and Shia Islam |
Website | https://mcb.org.uk/ |