Muslim Council of Britain to elect new leader One of the UK’s major Muslim organisations is to elect its new leader, with one candidate insisting Government must realise it is a “valuable asset, not a liability”.
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), established in 1998, describes itself as the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella organisation with more than 500 members, but successive political administrations have followed a policy of non-engagement.
Both Dr Muhammad Adrees and Dr Mohammed Akhter, the two men competing to become the new MCB secretary-general, have faced criticism in a think tank report for some of their previously aired views.
Dr Adrees wrote that a visit to Khomeini’s former home during a trip to Iran “took my thoughts to the time of Iranian Revolution when the great leader led the nation to its destiny”.
Policy Exchange reported earlier this month that Dr Adrees, a consultant physician in the NHS, had voiced support for the regime in Iran.
