Original sentence: From 2006, the MCB has fallen from favour with the government, who have instead sought other Muslim partners, especially among more moderate Pakistani Sufi groups.The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), established in 1997, is an umbrella body for 500 mosques, schools and associations in Britain.When schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons was jailed in Sudan for allowing her class to name a teddy bear Muhammad, the same as the Muslim prophet, the MCB condemned the incident as "a gross overreaction" and said the Sudanese authorities lacked basic common sense
Edited sentence: From 2006, the MCB, an independent Muslim community funded organisation, that does not take government funding, has been side-lined by government, who have instead sought other more conducive Muslim partners, especially among several ethnically Pakistani Sufi groups.Its goal and motto is 'working for the common good'.The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), established in 1997, is a democratically elected body umbrella body representing and elected by 500 mosques, schools and associations in Britain.When schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons was jailed in Sudan for allowing her class to name a teddy bear Muhammad, the same as the prophet, the MCB condemned the incident as "a gross overreaction" and said the Sudanese authorities lacked basic common sense