Brighton & Hove Muslim Forum

Ramadan Mubarak to you all.

May this be your best ever Ramadan. May your fasting, salah, Quran recitation, duas, zikr and good deeds be accepted. May you and all those whom you love be entered into Jannah without any trial, difficulty or penalty. May all your sins be wiped away and may the help of Allah the most gracious and helpful be with you always. Ameen.

DO YOU WANT TO PREVENT MUSLIM CHILDREN IN THE CARE SYSTEM LEAVING THE UMMAH?

 

Then please sign the petition at:

 

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/adoption-losing-my-religion/

 

 

You can also take 2 minutes to lobby your local MP via http://www.writetothem.com/ – just copy & paste the attached letter template!

 

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

 

• · There are around 2,200 Muslim children in the care system in England
• · Against all the odds, many of them try to hold on to their Muslim identity, SubhanAllah.
• · They want to celebrate Eid, pray and read Quran.
• · Some non-Muslim families endeavour to promote the children’s Muslim identity, MashAllah
• · Most Muslims would agree that children’s Muslim identity is best nurtured if these children are fostered and adopted by Muslim families.
• · Currently, adoption agencies have a requirement to give ‘due consideration’ to a child’s religion when matching a child to adopters.
• · Section 1 part 2 of the new Children & Families Bill is calling for this practice to be abandoned.
• · Even though there may be Muslim adopters available, this policy will mean social workers won’t need to look for them.
• · Social workers will be at liberty to place children with the nearest, quickest and cheapest option.
• · This will inevitably mean that many more Muslim children will be adopted into non-Muslim families than is the case now.

 

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Parliament’s 2^nd reading this week of the Children & Families Bill is an open.

Please post a comment regarding your view on clause 2 which ‘removes the explicit legal wording requiring adoption agencies to give due consideration to religious persuasion, racial origin and cultural and linguistic background when matching children with prospective adopters’.

Your comment will help to inform decision making of select Committee of MPs responsible for examining the Bill.

Please state that your comment is regarding CLAUSE 2 of the C&F bill as there are many.

http://www.parliament.uk/business/bills-and-legislation/public-reading/children-and-families-bill/adoption/

Muslim children needing adoption in England:

• Medina
• Muhammed Abbass
• Amina, Akeel & Muhammed Tahir
• Hadar & Farhan
• Ayaan
• Faraaz & Suleyman
• Maruf
• Ibraheem & Shakra – part Muslim

Photos and some info can be viewed from the PUBLIC profiles of children at: http://www.bemyparent.org.uk/public-profiles.html

More detailed info on each child required individuals to pay a subscription to BeMyParent for either newspaper and/or online viewing. Some children have videos of themselves.

These are children that local authorities have not been able to find families for and therefore have been referred to ‘BeMyParent’ who assist with family finding.

SOCIAL WORKERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WAIT INDEFINATELY FOR A MUSLIM FAMILY TO ADOPT THEM IF ANOTHER SUITABLE FAMILY ENQUIRES. THE NEED FOR LOVING, CARING ADOPTIVE PARENTS OVER-RIDES OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS RELIGION OF ADOPTERS, THOUGH EFFORTS ARE MADE TO FIND MUSLIM ADOPTERS.

Some of them are Pakistani, some African Muslim and others. Can not specify other details due to confidentiality. Some are siblings who would like to be adopted together.

Be aware, there is a chance birth parents of any of the children may end up receiving this information, hence the details are restricted. Please be sensitive.

May Allah protect these children in life and hereafter, Ameen.

The Islamic Diversity Centre (IDC) in Newcastle has called into action its self-titled ‘Muslim Snow Patrol’ to help clear residential roads and drives in Newcastle’s West End.

After Newcastle City Council was contacted about the plans, it provided the team with gloves, shovels and grit as well as directing the team to areas most in need.

IDC director Abu Tayeb said: “[Residents] have been really appreciative of the work that we’re doing.

“They’ve been a bit surprised at why loads of bearded men have come and tried to help them clear their drives.

“As Muslims we believe that it is our Islamic duty to look after our neighbours, especially in these very difficult conditions.

“We’re trying to remove some of those preconceptions people have about Islam and Muslims by showing that Muslims actually do good things and are trying to help our neighbours.”

Labour councillor for Wingrove, Nigel Todd added: “The residential streets are more of a problem for [the council] because we just don’t have the money to grit and clear them.

“This group is a tremendous example of what can be done and what can be achieved by everyone doing their bit.

“If every group just does a little bit then together we can do a huge amount.”

http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/53869