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On 3 March 2008, the MCB criticised the [[UK Foreign Secretary]] [[David Miliband]]'s response to [[Israel]]'s killing of over 100 Palestinians in Gaza as "blatantly one-sided." It said, "If we are serious about wanting peace, we must act as honest brokers, not partisan bystanders."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mcb.org.uk/media/presstext.php?ann_id=288 | title = www.mcb.org.uk | accessdate = 2008-03-28 | publisher = MCB}}</ref> | On 3 March 2008, the MCB criticised the [[UK Foreign Secretary]] [[David Miliband]]'s response to [[Israel]]'s killing of over 100 Palestinians in Gaza as "blatantly one-sided." It said, "If we are serious about wanting peace, we must act as honest brokers, not partisan bystanders."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mcb.org.uk/media/presstext.php?ann_id=288 | title = www.mcb.org.uk | accessdate = 2008-03-28 | publisher = MCB}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Challenging "Non-violent extremism"== | ||
| + | The Muslim Council of Britain expressed fears in 2015 that the UK government's focus on the concept of [[non-violent extremism]] would “set new litmus tests which may brand us all as extremists”.<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/e6bd474e-2f00-11e5-91ac-a5e17d9b4cff</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 16:22, 1 August 2017
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| Formation | 1997 |
| An umbrella body for 500 mosques, schools and associations in Britain. | |
Views on 7/7
Following the 7 July 2005 London bombings, the MCB was uncritical of the UK government's official narrative, and stated that "All of us must unite in helping the police to capture these murderers."[1]
Support for Palestine
On 3 March 2008, the MCB criticised the UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband's response to Israel's killing of over 100 Palestinians in Gaza as "blatantly one-sided." It said, "If we are serious about wanting peace, we must act as honest brokers, not partisan bystanders."[2]
Challenging "Non-violent extremism"
The Muslim Council of Britain expressed fears in 2015 that the UK government's focus on the concept of non-violent extremism would “set new litmus tests which may brand us all as extremists”.[3]
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References
- ↑ MCB
- ↑ "www.mcb.org.uk". MCB. Retrieved 2008-03-28.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/e6bd474e-2f00-11e5-91ac-a5e17d9b4cff
