Muhammad Abdul Bari

Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari is an educationalist, community activist, author and parenting consultant. He is a founding member of The East London Communities Organisation (TELCO) and Chairman of the East London Mosque Trust. He is the former Secretary General of Muslim Council of Britain (2006-2010).

It is time for an inclusive politics

With Communities Secretary Eric Pickles pushing a tough new government approach to British Muslim organisations, the former head of the Muslim Council of Britain argues the time is ripe for rapprochement.

By Muhammad Abdul Bari

/ 8 Mar 2012

No section of British society should be treated with suspicion

Many Muslims living in the UK today feel like 'conditional Britons'. As the Coalition reinvigorate the flawed counter-terrorism strategy 'Prevent', the former secretary general of Muslim Council of Britain discusses the demonisation of his community

By Muhammad Abdul Bari

/ 24 Jun 2011