Below is a statement written by the Northern Council of Mosques in response to the Government’s consultation over the registration and monitoring of “out-of-school settings”.
The statement will be sent to politicians, academics and media to clearly demonstrate the opposition to such measures.
If you would like to sign the statement below fill in the form at the bottom of this statement and we will add your name to the list.
This is a joint statement of key organisations and individuals in response to the Government’s consultation on ‘Out of school education settings: call for evidence’
GOVERNMENT SANCTIONED RELIGIOUS EDUCATION WILL LEAD TO ALIENATED FAITH COMMUNITIES AND UNDULY ENCROACHES ON THE LEGITIMATE RIGHT OF FAITH PROVIDERS TO TEACH THEIR CHILDREN THEIR FAITH
About this consultation process – call for evidence or foregone conclusion?
In view of the opinions expressed by senior political figures in recent months, it sadly appears to many that the Government is determined to see through the regulation of the education in out-of-school settings despite there being an overwhelming rejection of it. The Government is driven to regulate out-of-school settings under a misguided belief that regulation is required because there exists compelling and quality evidence that justifies religious education out-of-school settings are engaging in ‘’prohibited activities’’ that is ‘’undesirable teaching, for example teaching which undermines or is incompatible with fundamental British values, or which promotes extremist views’’.
We believe that there is no compelling necessity for regulating a community education sector that has served and flourished independently. It allows communities to take responsibility for addressing special and additional educational needs not adequately catered for or provided by the state education system. It would be irresponsible on the part of the government to dampen/ destroy the community spirit, action and ownership that has served us well.
If areas of improvement are needed for religious education in out-of-school settings, we believe that the state regulation is a massive over reaction. Rather the communities themselves are in the best position to address any potential concerns in partnership with other local stakeholders.
Observations, concerns and recommendations:
It is our collective duty to ‘represent’ the concerns of and recommendations from our members from the Islamic religious education sector. Thus, we take this opportunity to make a number of observations, concerns and recommendations with respect to the proposed Government regulation of religious education in out-of-school settings.
- We strongly hold onto the view that Mosques/Madrassas and other faith providers including Churches/Sunday Schools and Synagogues/Yeshivas should remain independent to practise and educate within their respective faith without undue Government interference.
- Further, religious education in out-of-school settings have been established with ‘’the paramount interest’’ and wellbeing of children in mind, to learn in a safe environment. The proposals contained in the consultation document clearly breach the independency of faith providers.
- The proposal of ‘registration’, ‘inspection’ and ‘sanctions’ as set out in the consultation document clearly departs from the British tradition not to regulate religious education and worship in the following three ways:
- a) Firstly, any providers of religious education in out-of-school settings would be required by ‘compulsion’ to ‘register with the Government via the LA and/or Ofsted.
- b) Secondly, once registered the religious education provider would be subject to a Government inspection regime via LA and/or Ofsted. We note that the inspection regime as with state schools, would inspect the content of religious curriculum and its religious teaching against criteria set by Government and further interpreted by Government inspectors from LA and/or Ofsted.
- c) Thirdly, should the provider of a religious education in out-of-school setting not meet the Government’s criteria with respect to its religious education, then the Government would have the sanction powers to remove teachers and/ close the religious education out-of-school provision on principle grounds of ‘extremism’.
We believe the definition of ‘’extremism’’ which lies at the heart of the regulation of religious education in out-of-school settings is open to abuse due to its vague definition. It allows subjective interpretations by Government via LA and/or Ofsted, who will be making decisions over the registration process or inspection or sanctioning for non-compliance of religious education in out-of-school settings. The term ‘extremism’ is potentially all encompassing, vague and lacks any legal certainty. We note the term ‘extremism’ is a much contested concept even within Parliamentary reports which offered conflicting findings often sensationalised by the media and overstated by some officials over whether ‘extremist’ practices were in fact found in Birmingham Schools. ‘Extremism’ was also a term the Home Secretary, Theresa May, was unable to define when questioned on Radio 4 “Today’s Programme” [13th May 2015].
- In addition to the above, we are concerned that orthodox religious ideas and practices will fall foul of any criteria set by Government on how religious education should be taught. For example, religious concepts related to belief, sacrifice or religious bonds of unity as well as religious practices such as modesty in dress, gender relationships, marriage, inheritance, will writing and the resolution of family disputes are likely to fail any educational criteria set by the Government. That is because it is apparent that the Government has adopted an “aggressive secular” interpretation of the vaguely defined term “British values” and the equally vague benchmark which is found in Government reports that some ‘failing schools’ ‘do not prepare children for modern British life.’
- We further believe there is little, if any evidence, to support the claim that religious education in out-of-school settings promotes terrorism, or its religious teachings are a pathway to terrorism, or that children are vulnerable to terrorism by attending such provisions. Therefore, there is no compelling evidential justification for Government regulation via local authority and/or Ofsted of ‘religious education’ provided in an out-of-school setting.
- Unfortunately we fear that should out of school settings be regulated this will adversely affect children’s development should these proposals pass into law. This is due to the idea of Prevent agenda and the S.21 Prevent Duty to prevent individuals being drawn into terrorism being tied into the regulation process:
- a) There is growing evidence in other educational settings that the application of ‘S.21 Prevent Duty’ within nurseries, schools, colleges and universities has been misapplied due to the vague nature of terms like extremism and the flawed theory of radicalisation. For example there are reports of children who have been referred to Prevent Boards for wanting to pray in school or being critical of the media or foreign policy or officials saying that a change in dress, not shopping at a particular store and not participating in another faith’s celebrations are signs of ‘extremism’.
- b) Children need safe space to discuss their views on current events and properly directed by true religious teachings without fear of being referred to a Prevent Board. This would be difficult to achieve within the context of the vague definitions of ‘extremism’ and the risk-averse culture which seems to develop in other educational settings. Faith providers may simply avoid such open conversations with children for fear of being labelled extremists themselves.
- c) We believe it is unhealthy for children and their development to have such intrusive and excessive amount of Government monitoring of their ordinary daily activities.
- We have reason to believe that the proposition to register out-of-school settings is designed to disproportionately target the Muslim community due to the non-evidential basis of associating Madrassas with radicalisation. Similarly we have seen how the Prevent strategy has been selectively applied upon Muslims based upon a preconceived prejudice that is built around vague notions of extremism and radicalisation. For example a FOI request revealed that between 2007-10, 67% of referrals to the Channel program were Muslim and from 2012-13, 57% were Muslim, bearing in mind that Muslims make up less than 5% of the UK population.
- Furthermore, where there are issues of concerns over religious education in out-of-school settings, we believe such concerns are best addressed by an independent advisory/standard bodies rather than to put in place far reaching powers to regulate all religious education in out-of-school settings through the process of compulsory registrations, inspection and sanction departing from principles and traditions outlined above.
- We believe the process of registering and preparation for inspections for many religious education in out-of-school settings will be an inefficient use of time, resources and money, particularly at a time of austerity.
- We further believe there are ample laws and safeguarding measures to close premises on grounds of health and safety or fire safety concerns or planning violations and also to prosecute those who harm children via the criminal and civil justice system and prohibit them from teaching with children again. Where there are gaps in the law on unsafe premises to teach, then Government should consider further legal measures to either prohibit teaching in those premises or closure. However, for the sake of completeness and clarity we do not support the sanctions as set out in para 3.21 of the consultation document to remove teachers or close premises if they are undertaken on grounds of ‘extremism’ for reasons set out above.
- The Government should further recognise the lengths taken by regional independent advisory bodies which assist religious education in out-of-school settings in putting into place effective safeguarding measures, provide teacher training and developing curriculum to achieve high standards for its children.
- Finally our sincere advice to the Government is that, should religious education in out-of-school settings be subject to legal regulation backed by sanction, then it is respectfully submitted this will not be effective to reduce violence or prevent terrorism which we all desire. Moreover, regulation of the kind suggested and further practiced is likely to be counter-productive to developing strong relations between local and central government with the communities they serve and will further alienate some of our communities by undermining the trust and confidence that they should have towards Government, Ofsted and their local authority. Many will see regulation of religious education as yet another discriminatory witch-hunt or as a poor attempt by Government to engineer a compliant form of religious devotion and a passive citizenry with anyone critical of official policy perceived as an ‘extremist’.
We welcome the opportunity to discuss the issues raised in this joint statement further, should you wish to have meaningful consultation and dialogue.
The list below shows Organisations / Mosques that are supporting our campaign by signing up to either our Joint Statement or Consultation response or both.
- Bolton Council of Mosques
- Council for Mosques, Bradford
- Oldham Mosques
- Lancashire Council of Mosques
- Manchester Council of Mosques
- Stockport Mosques
- Rochdale Council of Mosque
- Ngemnyi Azefor,Ngemnyi Azefor,Bramhall Lane South,Stockport
- Shoib Divelli,,,Bolton
- Imran Khan,Great Lever Education And Welfare Trust,Headteacher,Bolton
- Muhammad Kaysar Hussain ,Global Aid UK,Secretary ,St. Albans
- Aziz Khan,Masjid Ibraheem & Education Centre (MIEC),Principal,Bradford
- Jabir Divelli,Tahfeezul Quran ,Volenteer Teacher,Bolton
- Akram Khan ,Unity4uk,Head,Luton
- Quresh Ali,Al Hikmah Learning Centre,Trustee,Bradford
- Abdus Salaam,Alhikmah Learning Centre,Teacher,Bradford
- Mohammed Najeeb Khan,Leeds Teaching Hospitals,Pharmacy Technician,Leeds
- Faruk Patel ,Bolton Muslim Girls School,Governor,Bolton
- Imran Khan,Bolton Islamic Girls School,Govenor ,Bolton
- Dawood Kadva,Al Jamia Darul Quran,Secretary,Bolton
- Mustafa Chaudhary,Reading Muslim Council,Secretary,Reading
- Rifan Sha'd ,Slicam ,Area Represent ,Gr Manchester
- Abdul Raoof Malik ,Easton Jamia Mosque (council Of Bristol Mosques),Chair (mosque),Bristol
- Shahid Munshi,BCOM,Health Forum,Bolton
- Mehabub,Anwar Ul Islam,Volunteer Teacher,Batley
- Mumtaz Ali,Huddersfield Pakistani Community Alliance,Youth Coordinator,Huddersfield
- Arif Malek,Abu Hurairah ,Teacher,Leicester
- Saqib Mahmood ,Council Of Islamic Scholars East Anglia ,Executive Member,Luton
- Adle Hussain,Misbah Hul Uloom,Teacher,Bradford
- Omair Mohammed ,Al Huda Academy ,Teacher ,Rotherham
- Mohamed Anas Shaikh,As-Salaam Centre,Imam,Manchester
- Riyadh Patel,AR RAHMA CENTRE,Imaam,Birmingham
- Saif Ali,Al Sunnah Scotland ,Chairman,Glasgow
- Abdul Mateen Khandoker ,Milton Keynes Muslim Association ,Teacher ,Milton Keynes
- Iqbal Gangat,Masjid Zeenatulislam ,Imaam And Principle,Coventry
- Raza Ul Mustafa Sabir ,Jamia Nizamia Educational & Cultural Centre Derby,Imam & General Secretary ,Derby
- Muhammad Muneer ,Faizan E Madinah Peterborough ,Lmam/teacher,Peterborough
- Ayyaz Iqbal,Sfm,Teacher,Leeds
- Zubair Muhammadi,Afghan Islamic Cultural Centre,Member Board Of Trustee ,London
- Ghulam Moyhuddin,Ashton Central Mosque,Head Imam,Ashton Under Lyne
- Ubaid Ur Rahman ,Ukim Masjid And Madrassah Byron Street Bradford ,Head Teacher And Minister Of Religion ,Bradford
- Abrarulhaq,Madrassah Ta'leemul Islam,Teacher,Blackburn
- Tokeer Bashir ,Queensgate Islamic ,Imam ,Burnley
- M.Ilyaas H Limbada,Yeovil Islamic Centre,Imam/Principle,Yeovil, Somerset
- Kafayat Balogun ,Hijama & Just Halal Association Of Drug - Less Therapists ,Trainer,Kent
- A S Divelli,Masjid-E-Taqwa - Great Lever Walfare Trust,Teacher,Bolton
- Mufti Shihab Uddin,Madrasa Baitul Ilm ,Principal ,Bradford
- Ali Anees,Eccles And Salford Islamic Society ,Chairman ,Manchester
- Sajid Malik ,Makka Mosque ,General Secretary,Bolton
- Bilal Munir,City Jame' Masjid,Teacher,Manchester
- Tuhel Miah,Al-Madina Masjid,Secretary,Leeds
- Usman Boota,Shipley Masjid Association,Chairperson,Bradford
- Arshad Khan,Central Jamia Mosque Madni ,Committee Member,Halifax
- Suleman Isakji,Madressa Islamia Talimuddin ,Kings Heath,Birmingham
- Anjum Anwar,Woman's Voice,Chair,Accrington
- Tariq Mahmood,Love Our Prophet, Defend His Honour,Campaigner,Glasgow
- Tariq Mahmood,Independent Muslim Forum (IMF),Chairperson,Bolton
- Majid Hussain,Need4Deen,Activist,Bolton
- Dr M. Ashraf Laher,Jamiat-ul-Ulama Britain,London Co-ordinator & Organiser,London
- Mahbub Nazir,Association Of Leeds Mosques,Chair,Leeds
- Azizur Rehman,Masjid Noor,Volunteer,Bradford
- Salim Bhorat,.,Activist,Bolton
- Hasan Dadibhai,Rabetah Al Ulama Batley,General Secretary,Batley
- Muhammad Ashraf ,THIC,Principal ,Croydon
- Muhammad Mahbub Uddin ,Birmingham Community Development Complex ,Headteacher ,Birmingham
- Mohammed Dilwar Hussain,Leeds Islamic Centre,Volunteer,Leeds
- Ziya Ahmed,Masjid Al Momineen,Principal,Blackburn
- Mohmed Master,Elite Wholesale Suppliers,Upton Park,London
- Rashid Aboojee,Makki Masjid ,Trustee Chairman ,Burton On Trent
- Muhammad D Hussain,East End Islamic Centre,Headteacher ,London
- Muhammad Ibrahim ,Tawakkulia ,Volunteer ,Bradford
- Mufti Salim Ismail,Masjid Hikmah Newham ,Imam ,Plaistow
- Mohammad Ejaz ,Sharee Council ,Senior Member ,Dewsbury
- Majid Hamid,Bearsden Muslim Association Community Centre (BMACC) ,Minister Of Religion ,Glasgow
- Mushtaq Issap,Madrasah Anwaar Ul Quraan ,Headteacher/Principal ,Blackburn
- Aman Ullah ,Werneth Jamia Masjid Oldham. ,Head Teacher ,Oldham
- NAVEED SARDAR,Scunthorpe Central Mosque,Imam,SCUNTHORPE
- Khalilur Rahman,Scunthorpe Central Mosque,Head Imam,SCUNTHORPE
- Mufti Asad Waqas ,Masjid Usman Ghani RA And Madni Dawah Academy ,Imam/Director ,Brierfield
- Abdul Aziz Raje,WIFAQ UL ULAMA,Administrator ,Ilford
- Abdul Mateen ,Madrasa Quwwatul Islam ,Head Teacher ,Forestgate London
- Suliman Gani,ICOUK , Moonsighting.org.uk,,Imam Teacher And Presenter ,London
- Mataan Noh,Quba Islamic And Education Centre ,Chairman Of Trustees ,Middlesex, Hayes
- Imran Pandor,Almahadul Islami ,Headteacher,Bradford
- Abdullah Rawat,Musallaa An Noor,Head Teacher And Mosque Secretary,London
- Ubaidullah Shameem ,Shahporan Jami Mosque & Community Centre ,Imam,Birmingham
- M A Miah ,Colchester Mosque ,Imam,Colchester
- Faisal Mahmood,UKIM Masjid Khadijah,Chairman,Peterborough
- Abdul Razaq,Masjid Khadjia ,Executive Memenber,Peterborough
- Hafiz Asif,Madressa Talim Ul Islam ,Principle,Blackburn
- Adil Munir ,Ar Rahma Centre ,Volunteer ,Birmingham
- Waseem Hanif,Milaad House, Sultan Bahu Trust ,Comittee Member ,Blackburn
- Faisal Mirza ,Randal Mosque,Trustee ,Blackburn
- Leyakat Ali Sidat ,Madrassah Faizan E Islam,Head Teacher ,Manchester
- Leyakat Ali Sidat ,Madrassah Faizan E Islam ,Head Teacher ,Manchester
- Javed Saddique ,Jamia Masjid Raza, Blackburn ,Mosque Member,Blackburn
- Mohammed Sarwar,Private,Mosque,Blackburn
- Hussain Mahroof ,Ghosia Masjid Rayndal Street, Blackburn ,Member,Blackburn
- Dil Mohammed,Arakan Rohingya Organisation UK ( AROUK ) ,President,Bradford
- Muhammad Abdulmuheet ,Bahr Academy ,Principal,Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Zarif Mirza,CMA (Cheadle Mosque),Trustee,Stockport
- Mohammad .S. Hoque ,Imam Bukhari Academy ,Head Teacher ,North London
- Amir Suleman,UKIM Masjid Khadijah ,Secretary ,Peterborough
- Sajid Patel,Madrasah Nur Ul Islam ,Imam,Gloucester
- Muhammad Miah,Luton Council Of Mosques,Head Of Education Committee ,Luton
- MUHAMMAD Akram Khan,Madina Masjid ( UKIM ) Luton Bedfordshire ,Member Education Commettee,18 B Conway Road Luton Bedfordshire LU4 8JA
- Syed Razwan,Abu Hurairah Academy,Principal ,Bradford
- Mosjid E Bilal ,Glamorgan Muslim Association ,Imam,Bridgend, Cardiff
- Abdul Kabir,MUA,Chairman,Rotherham
- Waliur Rahman ,Luton Council Of Mosques ,Chair ,Luton
- Firdous Haque,Jamie Qasmia Zahidia Cultural Islamic Centre,Teasher,Oldham
- Islam Ali Shah,Madrasah Arabiyah Islamiyah,Head Teacher ,Wakefield
- Arshad Bismillah,Chapel Walk Masjid,Head Teacher,Sheffield
- Maryam Khalid,Khadija Centre,Teacher,Oldham
- MOHAMMED ABDUR RUB,QUEENS CROSS MOSQUE,TEACHER,DUDLEY
- Shafiq Ur Rehman,January Ahle Hadith Oldham,Minister Of Relegion ,Oldham
- Zafar Iqbal,Islamic Education Centre/Mosque,Development Manager/spokesperson ,Sunderland
- Mohammad Raees,Madrassah Misbah-Ul-Uloom,Head Teacher ,Bradford
- Abdul Wahid,Masjid Noor,Imam,Bradford
- Mohammed Abdul Hadi,Markazi Jamiat Ahlehadith,Chairmain,Birmingham
- C. Yousuf,Derby Ahlehadith Mosque,Trustee,Derby
- Aisha Abdul Hadi,Sisters Islamic Circle,Head,Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Amjad Khan,Makki Masjid ,Secretary ,Birmingham
- Aftab Ahmad,Village Islamic Centre,Trustee,Birmingham
- Mohammad Abdullah ,Hall Green Community Centre,Chairman,Birmingham
- Nuneaton Muslim Society & Al - Madrasah Al - Islamia,Nuneaton Muslim Society & Al - Madrasah Al - Islamia,General Secretary,Nuneaton
- Sajid Safdar,Masjid E Umar,Imam,Bradfors
- Sharif Ullah Shahid ,Al Huda Masjid BD7 2AA ,Imam And Khateeb,Bradford
- Sharif Ullah Shahid ,Al Huda Masjid BD7 2AA ,Imam And Khateeb ,Bradford
- Zubair Ahmad ,Jamea Masjid AL Furqan,Imam,Rochdale
- Abdul Huy Malek LLB(Hons),Afifah School,Principal,Manchester
- Wajid Malik ,Middlesbrough Central Masjid ,Imam,Middlesbrough
- Atia Khan,North Manchester Jamia Mosque,Teacher,Manchester
- Amjad Sab,Mohammadi Masjid Nelson,Chairmen,Nelson
- Mohamad Abed Shukfa,East Ayrshire Central Mosque,Imam,Kilmarnock
- Zahid Akhtar,Documenting Oppression Against Muslims,Founder,Walsall
- Raja Qasim,Markazi Jamia Ghousia Masjid,Committee Member,Nelson
- Abdullah Kola,Madina Education Academy /Madina Masjid ,Imam,Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Mohammad Aslam,Mohammadi Mosque,Chairman,Nelson
- Shasta Tabussum,Masjid Umar,Teacher,Nottingham
- Fakhrul Islam,Hockwell Ring Masjid,Imam,Luton
- Younis Ahmed ,Masjid-At Taqwa,Committee Member ,Bradford
- Abdullah Dhorat ,Masjid Ibrahim ,Imam,Leiceser
- Mohammed Makeen Salloo ,Madrassah Rahmaniah ,Teacher (HMC QA),Redditch
- Mohammed,Madina Mosque,Senior Imam,Zahoor
- Syed Fahim Taher Ahmed,Sunderland Islamic Scholars Union,Secretary,Sunderland
- Sheikh Abdul Amin,Oldham Madani Academy ,Head Teacher,Oldham
- Mr M Ashraf,Khanqa E Madniyah Noorpur Shareef Bradford ,Secretary ,Bradford
- Khalid Sharif,Madina Masjid,Head Of Masjid,Keighley
- Mohammed Ilyas,Jamia Usmania Mosque,Secretary ,Bradford
- Dr. Suhaib Hasan,Al Quran Society,London,Chairman,London
- Abdul Sami,HMCT,Imam,Manchester
- Mohamed Ismail,Albayaan Arabic Foundation,Principal,Leicester
- Yacoob Hafejee,Masjid E Noor ,HeadTeacher ,Manchester
- Abubaker Akujee ,Madressa Taleemul Islam ,Volunteer Teacher ,42 Albion Street M169lz
- Mr Mohamed Timol,Madrasah Talimul Islam,Volunteer ,Manchester
- Ashraf IH Timol,Manchester Muslims Burial Trust,Trustee,Manchester
- Kyalida Shujaat,Jamia Qasmia Zahidia Cultural Islamic Centre Oldham,Teacher,Oldham
- Saeed Umar,Madina Mosque Preston,Member ,Preston
- Ishak Jarman,VALAN Social Welfare ,Secretary,Bolton
- Badrul Islam,Northampton Central Masjid ,Imam ,Northampton
- Mohammad Akhtar Hussain ,At-Taqwa Trust ,Secretary ,Ilford
- Hafiz Sabir Hussain ,Madni Jamia Masjid Association ,Secretary And Imaam,Huddersfield
- Zubair Mangera ,Tuyoorul Jannah SEN Madrasah,Head Teacher,Blackburn
- Muhammad Badat,Madrassah Falahul Muslimeen,Teacher,Manchester
- Ahtaram Muhammad ,Daventry Muslims Association ,Chairman ,Daventry Northamptonshire
- Meh Mud Pattel ,Masjid And Madrash Al Tawhid,Chairman,Leyton, London
- Shaizad Amir,Ma Institute ,Teacher,Bradford
- Sajid Patel,Masjidenoor,Member,Preston
- Sheraz Ahmed,Waltham Forest Council Of Mosques,Member ,London
- Afzaal Mehdi ,Islamic Education Centre,Treasure,Sunderland
- M.javed Falahi,Al-Falah Community Education Centre ,Imam ,Coventry
- Abdus Sattar,Masjid Muadh Ibn Jabal,Teacher,Leicester
- Yusuf Badat,Idara Falahul Muslimeen,Secretary ,Manchester
- EBRAHIM DADIBHAI,TALHA MASJID, DEWSBURY,COMMUNITY ADVISOR,DEWSBURY
- Mohamed Bhula,Tahfizul Quran ,Parent ,Bolton
- Shamsul Siddique ,Rochdale Boys School ,Deputy Head,Rochdale
- Sumeya Patel,MAsjid Quba,Teacher,Bradford
- Sufayrah Sayed,Majlisedawatul Haq,Teacher,Leicester
- Abdul Q Jeewa,Masjid Al Farouq,Secretary,Walsall
- Abdul Q Jeewa,Union Of Muslim Organisations-Walsall,Secretary,Walsall
- Jawad Iqbal,PMWA,General Secretary,Walsall
- Mohamed Pathan,Masjid Al Farouq ,Assistant Secretary ,Walsall
- Abdul Aziz Ravat,Darus Sunnah Madani Trust,Teacher,Walsall
- H Hajee,Zakariyya Masjid,Teacher,Preston
- Mohammed Hufeez,Mohammed Hufeez,Safeguarding Officer ,Peterborough
- Hanif Mahomed,Ar Rahman Madrassa,Secretary ,Bolton
- Sohayb Peerbhai,Craven Arms Islamic Centre,Imam,Craven Arms
- TariqMohandis,BayturRahman,Vice Chairman,Birmingham
- Abdullah Salloo ,ICC Wembley,Minister Of Religion,Wembley
- Ebrahim Jeewa,Isle Of Wight Mosque,Key Holder,Newport, Isle Of Wight
- Zakaria Seedat,Dawatal Islam Mosque & Madrasah,Headteacher,Dewsbury
- Adam Ugradar ,Madina Mosque,Mosque Attendant ,Preston
- Saleha Rahman,Indivillduel,Singal,St Alban
- Nur Rahman ,Academy,Teacher,Oldham
- Aftab Hussain,Darul Uloom,Parent,Luton
- Munir Hussain,Rotherham Council Of Mosques,Board Member,Rotherham
- Yousuf Patel,Muslim Welfare Society, Darlaston,Imam,Wednesbury
- Mohammed Lockhat ,As-Salaam Trust ,Chair,Leicester
- Moulana Muhammad Amin,Glamorgan Muslim Association Bridgend ,Imam And Khatib ,Bridgend, Cardiff
- Burhan Uddin,Zakariyah Masjid,Chairman,Luton
- Mohammed Suleman,Central Mosque & Community Centre, Walsall,Vice-Treasurer ,Walsall
- Ishrat Shah,Bayt Al Qaim,Teacher,Bradford
- Elyas Khalifa,Nuneaton Muslim Educational Trust,Trustee, Volunteer,Nuneaton
- Mushtaq Issap,Madrasah Anwaar Ul Quraan,Principal,Blackburn
- Mohamed Anas Shaikh,As-Salaam Centre,Imam,Manchester
- Rosh Dimit,BSKW,Chair,London
- Raja Qasim ,Markazai Jamia Ghousia Masjid ,Committee Member,Nelson
- Omar Salloo,Abu Bakr Trust ,Teacher,Walsall
- Habib-Ur-Rehman Yousaf,Ashton Central Mosque Charitable Trust,Trustee,Ashton Under Lyne
- Mohammed Makeen Salloo ,Madrassah Rahmaniah ,Teacher ,Redditch
- Mahmud Mezher,City Mosque Preston,Chairman ,Preston
- H Samad,Falah Islamic Education Center West Daryton,Imam,West Drayton
- Hafizur Rehman ,Falah Islamic Education Center West Daryton,Imam,West Daryton
- Mrs Sufayrah Sayed,Majlisedawatul Haq,Teacher,Leicester
- MR MOHAMMAD ASHRAF,Islamic Educational And Cultural Centre Khanqa E Madniya Noorpoor Shareef,Secretary ,Bradford
- Mr Mohammad Ashraf,Islamic Educational&cultural Centre Bradford,Secretary ,Bradford
- Yusuf Patel,SREIslamic,Founder,London
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