Muslim Community Radio Former Islamic radio station in the United Kingdom
Mosque and London Muslim Centre Muslim Community Radio (MCR ) also known as Ramadan Radio [ 1] London , United Kingdom founded in 1998. The station used to run through FM radio , at 87.7 FM (formerly 1143AM, 87.8 FM & 101.4 FM prior to that), and only broadcast annually during the holy month of Ramadan .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
History
The station broadcasts from the London Muslim Centre,[ 5] East London Mosque [ 6] Whitechapel Road in Tower Hamlets .[ 2] Spectrum in the next years, and since 2001 acquired the rights to broadcast 24 hours across east London during the holy month of Ramadan . Its presenters are volunteers. The Islamic Forum Europe runs the radio station with assistance from the Young Muslim Organisation , the Junior Muslim Circle , the East London Mosque and the London Muslim Centre .[ 7]
It provides programmes for women,[ 8] fiqh sessions, taraweeh prayer, and shows such as Daily Halaqa, Qur'anic class, Easy Talk, Drive Time and others, in English and Bengali [ 9] [ 10]
In October 2008, Muslim Community Radio raised £1.2m along with viewers of ethnic satellite channel and Channel S for the East London mosque campaign.[ 11] East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre continued their partnership with Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE) to broadcast during Ramadan .[ 12]
Programmes
As of 2008 [ update]
Daily Halaqa
Dhikr AMWomen's Programme
Notun Jeeboner Shuchona (Bengali)
Qur'anic Arabic
Qur'an ClassCommunity Matters
Journey to Islam
Children's Show
Drive Time
Iftar ProgrammePrime Time MCR Local/Global
Easy Talk
Suhur Programme (Bengali) As of 2013 [ 7]
Children's Show
Drive Time
Women's Hour[ 13]
Dhikir AM
Quranic Pearls
Charity Fundraising References
↑ "London Central Mosque Trust Ltd. & The Islamic Cultural Centre" . www.iccuk.org . Retrieved 25 November 2023 .1 2 DeHanas, Daniel Nilsson (23 June 2016). London Youth, Religion, and Politics: Engagement and Activism from Brixton to Brick Lane ISBN 978-0-19-106138-7 ↑ Islamic Forum of Europe Archived 15 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine ↑ DeHanas, Daniel Nilsson (1 October 2009). "Broadcasting Green: Grassroots Environmentalism on Muslim Women's Radio" The Sociological Review . 57 (2): 141– 155. doi :10.1111/j.1467-954X.2010.01890.x . S2CID 142581624 . ↑ Carter, Bob; Charles, Nickie (5 April 2010). Nature, Society and Environmental Crisis ISBN 978-1-4051-9333-7 ↑ Eckstein, Lars (2008). Multi-ethnic Britain 2000+: New Perspectives in Literature, Film and the Arts ISBN 978-90-420-2497-7 1 2 MCR Radio ↑ Hansen, Anders; Cox, Robert (26 December 2022). The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication ISBN 978-1-000-78734-4 ↑ MCR Programmes ↑ "The Bangladeshi Muslim Community in England - Understanding Muslim Ethnic Communities" (PDF) . Communities and Local Government: London : 54. March 2009.↑ "Ramadan fund-raising tops £1,2m in East London mosque campaign" . East London Advertiser . 2 October 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2023 .↑ "[ PDF] Annual Report 2008 / 09. East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre - Free Download PDF" . silo.tips . Retrieved 25 November 2023 .↑ Koehrsen, Jens (24 February 2021). "Muslims and climate change: How Islam, Muslim organizations, and religious leaders influence climate change perceptions and mitigation activities" . WIREs Climate Change . 12 (3). Bibcode :2021WIRCC..12E.702K . doi :10.1002/wcc.702 . hdl :10852/90034 ISSN 1757-7780 . S2CID 233963934 .
