Subject: MCB Press Release: Targeting of Charities Wholly Unacceptable
PRESS RELEASE 22nd December 2008 Targeting of Charities Wholly Unacceptable The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) regards the measures taken by leading banks against Islamic charities unacceptable and disturbing. Several major charities and institutions affiliated to the MCB have been served closure notices by their bankers in recent months, the latest being the Ummah Welfare Trust, who were given a 30 day period by Barclays to close its account. ‘We are deeply worried by these developments because in every reported instance no explicit reasons are given by the banks,’ said Dr Daud Abdullah Deputy Secretary General. ‘Clearly those worst affected would not be the officials who administer the charities but the tens of thousands of impoverished people who rely on their humanitarian aid and support’, he added. Where there is no proven breach of British law or the statutory regulations governing their charity status the MCB sees no justification for these summary closures and denial of services. In the event of breaches, these should be set these forth in writing. ‘We have already communicated our concerns to the highest level of government, the Charity Commission and the banks concerned and have been assured that the matter is dealt with utmost urgency’, said Dr Abdullah. Given the growing anxiety caused by the actions of the banks the MCB urges the government to expedite its interventions to ensure our charities are afforded the same facilities as other British institutions without prejudice or favour. [END] For further information please contact the MCB: The Muslim Council of Britain, PO Box 57330, London, E1 2WJ Tel: 0845 26 26 786 Fax: 0207 247 7079 [email protected] ------------------------------------ *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended: http://www.ikhwanweb.com http://www.islamonline.net http://www.islam-guide.com http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [email protected] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
