A leading British Muslim organization has announced its 2021 Community Awards, celebrating the greatest achievements and efforts of different Muslim groups and mosques in helping the community.
“Congratulations to all of our winners for the MCB Community Awards 2021, @BritishIMA @almanaar @FPMosque @MasjidESaliheen @gardensofpeace_@nationalburial your work serving communities has had a lasting impact, we take this time to recognize your contributions,” Zara Mohammed, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, wrote on Twitter.
The awards ceremony was part of the fourth “Our Mosques Our Communities” conference, held this year virtually on December 11.
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Organized by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), the conference offered an opportunity to share best practice and good work of UK mosques.
Announcing the awards, Mohammed said the MCB Changemaker Award went to the British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) Lifesavers team.
“We are privileged to be receiving the Changemaker Award,” BIMA wrote on Twitter.
“This goes out to the Lifesavers team, their dedication and commitment, the executive committee for the part they have played in supporting and shaping Livesavers, to go from growth to growth across the nation and internationally now.”
Community Awards
Other awards included the MCB Empowering Communities Award which went to Finsbury Park mosque in recognition of their efforts to help minority communities including ethnic, Black, people with disabilities, and refugees.
Another Community Champion Award went to Gardens of Peace mosque. Also the MCB Community Kindness Award went to Masjid E Sajedeen while the MCB Star Mosque Award went to Al-manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Center and the MCB Special Recognition Award to Muslim Funeral Services Across the UK.
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) is the UK’s largest and most diverse national Muslim umbrella organization with over 500 members including mosques, schools, charitable associations and professional networks.
The MCB has moved in recent years to be a more influential institution looking to improve the circumstance of British Muslims, both internally within the Muslim community as well as externally with the non-Muslim community.
The MCB’s primary objective is “to promote cooperation, consensus, and unity in Muslim affairs.”