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The FMO welcomes the just and ethically conscious decision by Baroness Syeda Warsi to resign as Foreign Minister; calling the government's policy on Gaza as 'morally indefensible'.

Keith Vaz MP for Leicester East and Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee responded to our letter to him echoing our concerns over the violence in Gaza and the Middle East.

Representatives from the Federation of Muslim Organisations delivered the FMO's 'One Leicester' peace flag to Downing Street earlier this afternoon together with an open letter to the Prime Minister.

London, UK - Austerity policies that have worsened poverty in the UK are fuelling a fundamental shift in the activity of Muslim philanthropic organisations for whom charity, increasingly, begins at home. The traditional focus on giving to international causes is now being matched by growing attention to helping the needy within Britain itself.

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER

Dear Prime Minister,

We, the undersigned unequivocally condemn yet another indiscriminate and illegal Israeli assault on the defenceless civilians in Gaza. We call for an end to the crimes and oppression against Palestinians and join the global voice of humanity in solidarity and support for the legitimate aspirations of peace, justice and freedom of both the Palestinian and Israeli people.

Suleman Nagdi: "As the spokesperson for the Federation of Muslim Organisations (FMO), I would like to congratulate the schools in Birmingham who recently achieved the Outstanding and Good grades following the recent Ofsted inspections. The inspections were performed in very testing and complex circumstances for schools which were borne out of an alleged plot to take over schools from what appeared to be an unsigned hoax letter.

"Muslim and Hindu leaders say they do not think Eid and Diwali should be public holidays, despite an appeal to the Government to make them so.

A petition has been submitted to The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills calling for major Muslim and Hindu religious festivals to be celebrated with a nationwide day off work.

More than 110,000 people have signed the petition, submitted by Jon Timmis.

Mr Timmis said: "I believe that, given the number of Muslims and Hindus in this country, it is only fair we allow them to have the most important days in their faiths recognised in law...

Recent intrusions to masjids (mosques) by a far right group in some areas of the UK have been condemned by the Federation of Muslim Organisations (FMO) as irresponsible and highly provocative.

Suleman Nagdi, Public Relations Officer for the FMO said, “The actions of the Britain First group when they entered masjids and intimidated members of the congregation will do nothing to help build better relations between communities. All places of worship are sacred spaces and must be treated with respect and courtesy...

The Faith and Communities Minister has been hearing from and responding to the views of local citizens as part of the government’s commitment to tackling hate crime and building stronger communities.
Integration ‘roadshows’ have taken place in the heart of 6 communities - Birmingham, Blackburn, Bradford, Leicester, Luton and Oxford and were attended by diverse audiences including community and faith leaders, university students, academics and members of the local police force.

the Federation of Muslim Organisations (FMO) in partnership with St Philip’s Centre and the Centre for Hate Crime Studies at the University of Leicester, Bishop of Leicester, hosted Baroness Sayeeda Warsi. The event representing a cross section of faith and community organisations in Leicestershire. The event was titled an integration roadshow to help the Minister gauge thoughts and opinions...