Keep up to date with the latest news from the Conservative Muslim Forum. If you wish to read the full article of the items below, click on the more details link to the corresponding news item.
Iftari at the US Ambassador's Residence (10/09/2009)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum,
attended an Iftari function at the American Ambassador’s
residence in Regents Park. Click here for more details...
The Chairman of the Forum, Mohamed Iltaf Sheikh
The Conservative Party represents the entire British population irrespective of race, colour or religion. The Conservative Party does wish to ensure that the Muslim community is fully involved in our national life at all levels. Click here for more details...
Helping Hands (12/09/2009)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum,
attended a dinner organised by Helping Hands where he
spoke and praised the work done by Helping Hands which
includes education and literacy, eye operations and
giving help to the orphanages. Click here for more details...
Kosovo Iftari (13/09/2009)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum,
attended evening prayers and Iftari organised by the
Muslims from Kosovo at their mosque in Maida Vale. Click here for more details...
Bucks Punjabi Society International (19/09/2009)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum,
attended a dinner organised by Bucks Punjabi Society
International. He is a patron of the Society which works
for community cohesion and better relationships between
different racial and religious groups. Click here for more details...
Malaysian National Day (24/09/2009)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum,
and Mohammed Amin, Vice-Chairman, attended a luncheon
organised by His Excellency The Malaysian High
Commissioner in order to celebrate the occasion of
Malaysia National Day. Click here for more details...
Conservative Party Conference - 2006
At the Conservative Party Conference in October we held two fringe meetings, one of which was organised in conjunction with the Muslim Council of Britain and the other jointly with the Ethnic Diversity Council. Both the meetings were well attended. Click here for more details...
ROKO Cancer Dinner (25/09/2009)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum,
attended a dinner organised by Mr Chawla of ROKO Cancer. Click here for more details...
Muslim Heritage Centre, Manchester (26/09/2009)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum,
and Mohammed Amin, Vice-Chairman of the CMF, visited the
Muslim Heritage Centre in Manchester where they were met
by all of the Trustees of the Centre. Click here for more details...
Global Peace and Unity Event
Some of you may have attended the Global Peace and Unity Event which was held at the Excel Centre on 25th and 26th November 2006 when there was an attendance of 40,000 persons. The Conservative Muslim Forum had presence at the event and we had a stand which was manned by a number of our members. Click here for more details...
Ben Jeffreys - Cheadle (26/09/2009)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum,
and Mohammed Amin, Vice Chairman, attended a dinner
organised by Ben Jeffreys, the Conservative Party’s
Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Cheadle with
leaders of the Muslim community in Cheadle. Click here for more details...
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence were established six years ago and recognise the achievements of the unsung heroes and heroines of
the country and promote excellence within the Muslim community and beyond. Click here for more details...
Wan Saiful Wan Jan
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum,
met Wan Saiful Wan Jan and his family for dinner at a
hotel in Cockfosters before Wan’s return to Malaysia. Click here for more details...
Visits to different parts of the country
Lord Sheikh and other members of the CMF have visited several parts of the country to meet members of the community and addressed meetings, and if you would like to arrange a meeting in your area then please do communicate with us. Click here for more details...
Islamic Relief Iftari (07/09/2009)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum
attended an Iftari dinner organised by Islamic Relief at the Foreign Commonwealth Office. Click here for more details...
Trip to Syria (31/10/2009)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, led a group of Parliamentarians to Syria which included Members of the House of Lords, House of Commons, Scottish Parliament and Irish Parliament. Click here for more details...
Pakistan Festival Day - Trafalgar Square
Several members of the Conservative Muslim Forum attended the Pakistan Day festival in Trafalgar Square, which celebrated the 60th anniversary of the independence of Pakistan. Click here for more details...
Eid Function
The Conservative Muslim Forum held a function at Café Naz restaurant to celebrate the Eid festival. Click here for more details...
Holocaust Memorial Event
Lord Sheikh, the chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum attended a function in Parliament to commemorate the Holocaust Memorial Day.
Members of the Conservative Muslim Forum attended the Holocaust Memorial Day Event in Liverpool. Click here for more details...
Cheadle Muslim Association (04/10/09)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) and Mohammed Amin (Vice-Chairman) visited the mosque in Cheadle. Click here for more details...
Function hosted by the Dawoodi Bohra community
Lord Sheikh, the chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum attended a function hosted by the Dawoodi Bohra community in Northolt, West London. Click here for more details...
CMF Northwest Eid Function (04/10/09)
Conservative Muslim Forum Northwest arranged a function to celebrate Eid on Saturday 4th October prior to the Conservative Party Conference. The dinner was held in Curry Mile and was very well attended. Click here for more details...
CMF presents the Shadow Home Secretary with a petition against new terrorism proposals
Several members of the Conservative Muslim Forum presented a petition to the Rt Hon David Davis MP, the Shadow Home Secretary. Click here for more details...
Pakistan High Commission Reception @ Conservative Party Conference (05/10/09)
The Pakistani High Commission held a reception at the Conservative Party Conference which was attended by His Excellency Mr Wajid Shamsul Hasan, High Commissioner of Pakistan, Mr Asif Durrani, Deputy High Commissioner and a number of Shadow Cabinet members and senior politicians from the Conservative Party. Click here for more details...
The Conservative Muslim Forum
The Conservative Muslim Forum held its Annual General Meeting in the House of Lords on the 18th March 2008. Click here for more details...
CMF Fringe Meeting at Conservative Party Conference (06/10/09)
The Conservative Muslim Forum held a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester and the subject was “winning Muslim votes”. Click here for more details...
Launch of Armed Forces Muslim Association (09/10/09)
Sir David Richards, Chief of Army Staff, launched the Armed Forces Muslim Association at the Officers Mess at RAF Northolt. Click here for more details...
CMF Women
The CMF womens wing invited several American Muslim writers to a function in the House of Lords. Click here for more details...
Pakistani Professionals Forum (18/10/09)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) attended and spoke at the Musharah (poetry recital) organised by the Pakistani Professionals Forum at the Pakistani High Commission. Click here for more details...
CMF hosts event for Boris Johnson
The CMF hosted an enjoyable evening for Boris Johnson, the Conservative candidate for the London mayoral elections. Click here for more details...
CMF Women Event in the House of Lords (22/10/09)
The Conservative Muslim Forum’s Women’s Branch led by Zahra Janmohammed (Member of the CMF Executive Committee) held a meeting in the House of Lords which was hosted by Lord Sheikh (Chairman of CMF). Click here for more details...
CMF members campaign with Boris Johnson
Several members of the CMF went campaigning with Boris Johnson on St George’s Day as he toured London on the Back Boris Campaign Bus. Click here for more details...
Faith & Climate Change Conference (27/10/09)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) hosted an event in the House of Lords to launch the Conference on Faith & Climate Change which was a two-day event organised by Omar Faruk (Member of the CMF Executive Committee). Click here for more details...
CMF member meets Iain Duncan Smith MP in Atlanta USA
CMF executive committee member Wan Saiful Jan Wan meets Iain Duncan Smith MP at a conference in Atlanta Click here for more details...
Dinner organised by Cllr Mohammad Bhatti - Chesham (11/11/09)
Councillor Mohammad Bhatti, who is a member of the Executive Committee of the Conservative Muslim Forum, held a dinner in Chesham which was attended by a number of judges, Muslim leaders and diplomats from the Pakistani High Commission and the American Embassy. Click here for more details...
CMF congratulates Boris on victory
The Conservative Muslim Forum would like to congratulate the new Mayor of London Boris Johnson on his spectacular victory Click here for more details...
Dialogue Society 10th Anniversary Dinner (17/11/09)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) attended a dinner organised by the Dialogue Society to commemorate their 10th anniversary. Click here for more details...
Conservative Councillors Association
Chairman of CMF Councillors, Cllr Arif Hussein attends the Conservative Councillors’ Association Conference Click here for more details...
Islamic Finance Council Dinner - Glasgow (25/11/09)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) travelled to Glasgow to make the keynote speech at the dinner organised by the Islamic Finance Council. Click here for more details...
Conservative Muslim Forum Eid Function with Rt. Hon. David Cameron MP (01/12/09)
Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, Mohammed Amin, Vice-Chairman and members of the Executive Committee of the Forum hosted a reception and buffet dinner in the celebrous venue at Altitude 360, 29th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1. Click here for more details...
CMF Women invite Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
CMF women invited Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, a journalist for The Independent newspaper to address members of the CMF at the House of Lords.
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) is a patron of the Pakistan-India Friendship Forum UK and he attended and spoke at a dinner organised by the Forum at the House of Lords. Click here for more details...
Edward Timpson wins the by-election in Crewe and Nantwich
The Conservative Muslim Forum would like to warmly congratulate Edward Timpson on his remarkable victory in the by-election in Crewe and Nantwich.
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the CMF) spoke at the Deen Fest held at Alexandra Palace organised by the JAN Trust. The event was held to celebrate the positive contributions Muslims have made to the UK and to promote interfaith dialogue. Click here for more details...
MCB Young Muslim Beacon Awards (15/12/09)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) co-hosted and supported the MCB Young Muslim Beacon Awards event which was held at Westminster House. There were several members of the CMF in attendance. Click here for more details...
Federation of Bangladeshi Caterers (16/12/09)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) was invited to be the Guest of Honour at the sumptuous dinner and event held by the Federation of Bangladeshi Caterers to celebrate the National Victory Day of Bangladesh and the first anniversary celebration of the Federation. Click here for more details...
Bangladesh High Commission Awards (16/01/10)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) was a special guest and presented an award at the ceremony organised by HE the High Commissioner for Bangladesh to mark the achievements of the British Bangladeshi students. Click here for more details...
Islam Channel ILM Day Awards (16/01/10)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) attended and made a presentation of an award at the first annual ILM Day Awards organised by the Islam Channel at Hilton Metropole London. Click here for more details...
Visit by Afghan Parliamentary Delegation (25/01/10)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum) & Lady Sheikh met a Parliamentary delegation from Afghanistan led by the Speaker of their Parliament H.E. Younus Qanooni. Click here for more details...
CMF members attend Conservative Party event in Pendle
Several members of the CMF committee went to Pendle to attend a event which was hosted by the Conservative Association of Pendle. Click here for more details...
World Conference on Religion
Shazia Awan, chairman of the CMF Women's Forum was invited to the World Conference on Religion in Italy. Click here for more details...
Henley Campaign
Lord Sheikh and other members of the Conservative Muslim Forum (which include Arif Hussain and Karim Sacoor) were canvassing for the Conservative parliamentary candidate John Howell who contested the seat at the by-election. Click here for more details...
CMF Policy Seminar
The CMF Policy Group held a function in the House of Lords on the 2nd July organised by Wan Saiful Jan Wan who is head of CMF Policy Group. It was called a "Case Study of Malaysia" and the speaker was Dr. Ooi Kee Beng Fellow, Institute of South East Asian Studies. Click here for more details...
CMF Youth Wing Meeting
Raza Anjum, head of CMF youth wing called a meeting in the House of Lords to discuss the formation of the CMF youth wing. Click here for more details...
Meeting to set up CMF North West
Lord Sheikh and members of the CMF executive committee travelled to Bury to discuss the formation of CMF North West. Click here for more details...
CMF Stand at Islam Expo
CMF had a stand at Islam Expo from 11 - 14 July. the event was attended by over 10,000 people from all backgrounds. The event was very successful and we engaged with numerous people to promote the Conservative Party. Click here for more details...
CMF Policy Roundtable
CMF held a policy roundtable discussion to discuss how ethnic minorities view the Conservative Party. The meeting was hosted by Lord Sheikh and chaired by Wan Saiful Wan Jan. Click here for more details...
CMF Councillors Meeting
CMF Councillors held a meeting to discuss the aim and objectives of the committee and the way forward. The meeting was held in the House of Lords and was chaired by Arif Hussain who is CMF Councillors Chairman. The meeting was hosted by Lord Sheikh. Click here for more details...
61st Anniversary of the Pakistani Independence.
Lord Sheikh attended an event at the Pakistani High Commission in Knightsbridge to celebrate the 61st Anniversary of Pakistan's Independence. Lord Sheikh spoke at the event and the function was very well attended.
The Lord Sheikh, Chairman of the Ethnic Diversity Council of the Conservative Party and Conservative Muslim Forum attended a function organised by the Indian High Commission to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the Indian Independence. Click here for more details...
ICSS Interfaith Barbecue
Mohammed Amin, CMF Vice-Chairman, attended the annual interfaith barbecue of the Islamic Circles Supplementary School (see www.icss.org.uk) in East Ham on 20 July. Click here for more details...
Dinner in honour of Dominic Grieve hosted by Lord Sheikh
Lord Sheikh hosted a dinner in honour of Dominic Grieve QC MP, Shadow Home Secretary. The dinner was attended by a number of guests who knew Dominic and were pleased at his appointment as the Shadow Home Secretary. Click here for more details...
Faith Matters - Report Launch
Lord Sheikh spoke at a meeting organised by Faith Matters to launch the report on “Working Towards Bridging Divides Between Sikh and Muslim Communities”. Click here for more details...
Presentation by Karim Sacoor and Cllr Arif Hussain at CMF Fringe Meeting
Karim Sacoor and Cllr Arif Hussain made a presentation at the CMF fringe meeting at the Party Conference. The subject of the presentation was campaigning in diverse communities. Click here for more details...
CMF Fringe Meeting at the Conservative Party Conference
CMF Wales held a function in Cardiff on 6th September to celebrate the launch of CMF Wales. Attendees included Nick Bourne AM, leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh Assembly and Cheryl Gillan MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales. Click here for more details...
CMF petition against 42 day detention plans
CMF delivered a petition with over 1500 signatures to David Davis against the 42 day detention plans in the Counter-Terrorism Bill. Click here for more details...
Luton Conservative Association Eid Function
The Luton Conservative Association organised a function on the 12th October to celebrate the festival of Eid. Click here for more details...
CMF Stand at Global Peace and Unity Event 25/26th October
CMF had a stand at the Global Peace and Unity event at the ExCel Centre on the 25th and 26th October 2008. Click here for more details...
CMF Youth Meeting
CMF Youth Wing held a meeting at 2 Millbank on 21st November to discuss "The need to untie ethnic and religious divisions". Click here for more details...
CMF Meeting with Boris Johnson
Lord Sheikh and Executive Members of the Conservative Muslim Forum, Cllr Arif Hussein and Karim Sacoor attended a meeting with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and Deputy Mayor Richard Barnes at City Hall. Click here for more details...
Rememberance Meeting for Mumbai attacks (04/12/2008)
There was a Rememberance Meeting held in the House of Commons for the victims of the despicable attacks of terrorism in Mumbai. Click here for more details...
CMF Eid-ul-Adha Function at House of Lords (16/12/2008)
CMF organised a function at 7 Millbank House in Westminster in order to celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Adha. Click here for more details...
Meeting with Mark Hoban (29/01/2009)
On 28 January 2009, Lord Sheikh and Mohammed Amin met with Mark Hoban MP, Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury to discuss the benefits of Islamic finance for the UK economy, and the Conservative Party's strategy for Islamic finance. Click here for more details...
CMF Petition for single sex wards in the NHS
The Conservative Muslim Forum arranged for a petition relating to single sex wards to be signed by 2134 people. Click here for more details...
CMF Health/ROKO Cancer Presentation on Breast Cancer (11/02/2009)
CMF Health and ROKO Cancer organised a presentation on Breast Cancer that was held at 7 Millbank. The main speakers were Dr Khalid Khan (Head of CMF Health) and Dr Richard Simcox (Oncologist). Click here for more details...
Mohammed Amin speaking at the WIEF (01/03/2009)
Mohammed Amin (Vice Chairman) spoke at the World Islamic Economic Forum in Jakarta on "The Leadership Imperative: Towards a Good Succession Plan." Click here for more details...
Parliamentary Visit to Nepal (14/02/2009)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the CMF) was part of a parliamentary delegation to Nepal organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Click here for more details...
Environment Conference in Kuwait (11/03/2009)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the CMF) and Omar Faruk (Member of the CMF Executive Committee attended the 7th Civilisation Dialogue between Japan and the Islamic World in Kuwait which was organised by the Kuwait Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. Click here for more details...
UNA Meeting in House of Lords (18/03/2009)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the CMF) chaired a meeting in the House of Lords on Islam, democracy and human rights on behalf of the United Nations Association Westminster branch. Click here for more details...
CMF Presentation and Q & A at the Dialogue Society (01/04/2009)
In April 2009 Mohammed Amin (Vice-Chairman) and Nash Jaffer (Treasurer) addressed a primarily Muslim audience at the Dialogue Society (www.dialoguesociety.org) on "What a Conservative Government would mean for British Muslims." Click here for more details...
Islamic Funds Conference - Edinburgh (02/04/2009)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the CMF) was invited to speak at the Islamic Funds Conference in Edinburgh that was organised by the Islamic Finance Council.
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of the CMF) was invited to make the keynote speech at the World Takaful Conference in Dubai. Click here for more details...
Pakistani Professionals Forum Visit (23/04/2009)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman of CMF) hosted a visit from the Pakistani Professionals Forum to the House of Lords. Click here for more details...
Ilford South Conservatives (24/04/2009)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman) promoted the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Ilford South, Toby Boutle at a function organised by the Ilford South Conservative Association. Click here for more details...
Maidenhead Eid Milad-un-Nabi Event (25/04/2009)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman) attended a function in Maidenhead, organised by Islamic Trust (Maidenhead), to celebrate the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi. Click here for more details...
British Muslim Association of Merton (25/04/2009)
Mohammed Rana (CMF Executive Member) organised a function for the British Muslim Association of Merton to celebrate the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi. Click here for more details...
Shaun Bailey speaks to CMF Youth (29/04/2009)
Shaun Bailey (Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hammersmith) visited the House of Lords to speak at a function organised by CMF Youth. Click here for more details...
Joint Meeting on Pakistan and Afghanistan (06/05/2009)
Lord Sheikh, in conjunction with Cllr Raza Anjum (Chairman of CMF Youth), hosted and chaired a meeting in the House of Lords for the Associate Parliamentary Group for Afghanistan and the British Council Associate Parliamentary Group. Click here for more details...
CMF Northwest Launch (14/05/2009)
Conservative Muslim Forum Northwest was launched at a dinner in Manchester on the 14th May. Click here for more details...
Canvassing in High Wycombe (16/05/2009)
Lord & Lady Sheikh went out canvassing in High Wycombe on behalf of Councillors Arif Hussain and Bob Bate in preparation for the upcoming Buckinghamshire County Council Elections on June 4th 2009. Click here for more details...
CMF Newsletter May 2009
Our latest newsletter has been published detailing all of our recent activities and events. Click here for more details...
CMF Newsletter May 2009
Our latest newsletter has been published detailing all of our recent activities and events.
An event was held at 7 Millbank to launch CMF Health which is chaired by Dr Khalid Khan. The subject of the talk was “The NHS under the next Conservative Government” Click here for more details...
Istanbul Conference (06/07/2009)
Lord Sheikh was one of the speakers at a Conference organised by Earth Mates Dialogue Centre in Istanbul, Turkey on the subject of Islam and the Environment Click here for more details...
Zaman Newspaper Article on Lord Sheikh (08/07/2009)
Lord Sheikh visited the offices of Zaman newspaper in Istanbul where he was interviewed on the subject of Islamic finance. Click here for more details...
Wedding of Raza Anjum (18/07/2009)
A reception and dinner was hosted by Lord Sheikh in the House of Lords to celebrate the wedding of Raza Anjum and Aisha. Raza Anjum is the Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum Youth Wing. Click here for more details...
Mohammed Amin speaks at Islamic Circles Supplementary School's Annual Barbecue (12/07/2009)
On 12 July 2009 Mohammed Amin, CMF Vice Chairman, spoke to the children at the Islamic Circles Supplementary School’s annual barbecue in Manor Park, London. Click here for more details...
Launch of Iqra TV Sky Channel 826 (07/08/2009)
Lord Sheikh (Chairman) and Mohammed Amin (Vice Chairman) attended the launch of Iqra Televison. Iqra TV is the world’s first Islamic educational satellite channel, broadcasting 24 hours a day in multiple languages. Click here for more details...
Mohammed Amin, CMF Vice-Chairman, Interviewed on BBC Radio 4 (23/08/2009)
On Sunday 23 August 2009 Mohammed Amin, CMF Vice Chairman, was interviewed on the BBC Radio 4 “Sunday” religious affairs programme. Click here for more details...
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