Muslim Charities Forum
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| Founded | 2008 |
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| Type | Charity |
| Focus | Advocacy, Capacity Building, Research, Partnership Building, Promotion of Humanitarian Priniciples and Standards |
| Website | www.muslimcharitiesforum.org.uk |
The Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) is an umbrella organisation for UK based Muslim-led charities whose primary goal is to provide humanitarian aid and assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable people around the world. It is also an associate member of Bond (British Overseas NGOs for Development), the UK membership body for non-governmental organisations and a member of NCVO, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, an organisation with 11,000 members that champions the voluntary sector and volunteering.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Muslim Charities Forum is Dr. Hany El Banna OBE, co-founder of Islamic Relief, and the Secretary is Syed Lakthe Hassanain, Chairman of Muslim Hands.
The organisation came under scrutiny for a member’s alleged ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood in an article in the Telegraph. Days later however, the Telegraph made a correction in its print edition. The Charity Commission had previously confirmed in 2009 that the alleged connections of an MCF member to the Muslim Brotherhood was unfounded.
The Muslim Charities Forum was founded by the initiative of Dr Hany El Banna and was formally registered as a charity in November 2008. Its members include well-known UK based International Muslim-led NGOs such as Al Imdaad Foundation, Human Appeal International, Human Relief Foundation, Islamic Help, Islamic Relief UK, Muslim Aid, Muslim Charity, Muslim Hands, Orphans In Need and Read Foundation. Membership of the Muslim Charities Forum now includes
The Muslim Charities Forum will help its members provide better services and raise awareness of the work members are doing abroad. It aims to improve British Muslim charities' contribution to international development by promoting the exchange of experience, ideas and information amongst the members, between networks of NGOs in the UK and internationally, with the Governments, and other bodies with the interest in international development.
On 4 November 2009, the Muslim Charities Forum organised a workshop on Zakat, or giving alms, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The focus of the workshop was to find a common view for the understanding of Zakat between several organisations working in relief and international development. The workshop concluded with a consensus that further sessions were needed with scholars and delegates on the concept of Zakat and to provide a general narrative on the general understanding of Zakat and other charitable giving and its uses.
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