(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - “Many of the Muslims in this county come from different countries and different backgrounds. Culturally they are quite diverse, but ideologically they have so much in common,” Dr Tahir Kamran, chairman of the council said.Representing 29 Muslim organizations and some 7000 Muslim population, Dr Kamran said it would provide a platform for different groups.Along with Cambridgeshire Muslim leaders, the event was attended by the city’s MP Julian Huppert, mayor Cllr Ian Nimmo-Smith and Farooq Murad, the Muslim Council of Britain chairman.Officially launching it, the council hopes to draw in more Muslim organizations. The Cambridge Muslim Council intends to be an umbrella organization promoting peace, tolerance and understanding throughout the county./129
11 July 2011 - 19:30
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In a celebration attended by the city officials and British Muslim Islam Times: leaders, Muslims in Cambridge celebrated the inauguration of their first Muslim council in the city, hoping to bring together the growing number of Muslim communities in Cambridge shire...
