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The Prince and Princess of Wales visit an Indian restaurant during their visit to Birmingham

Image by royal.uk The Prince and Princess of Wales spent the day in Birmingham to celebrate the city’s diverse culture and heritage and meet future leaders in the creative industries. The royal couple started the day by celebrating Birmingham’s rich Asian culture with a visit to the Indian Streatery, an authentic, family run independent Indian restaurant […]

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Tranmere Rovers becomes the second football club in the UK to host the Eid prayers on a football pitch

Image by Tranmere Rovers Football Club Tranmere Rovers Football Club opened its doors at Prenton Park to our local Muslim community to host the Eid al-Fitr prayers on 21 April. Working in partnership with Wirral Deen Centre Mosque and Community Centre, Rovers became the second football club in the UK to host the Eid prayers

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West Midlands Police thanks community members for keeping Eid festivities safe

Image by Graham Young / BirminghamLive Following Eid-al-Fitr, the West Midlands Police have thanked everyone in the Muslim communities who helped ensure celebrations were carried out safely. The vast majority of people observed Ramadan peacefully and lawfully. But, unfortunately some of the nights were marred by criminal behaviour, and the police have since made several arrests

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Eid in the Square celebrations return to Trafalgar Square

Image by Greater London Authority Sadiq Khan has announced that Eid in the Square returns to the capital on Saturday 29 April. The free annual celebration, following the end of Ramadan, returns for its 18th year and will be hosted by comedian Ali Official and British model and filmmaker Mariah Idrissi. The theme this year

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Glaswegian artist Jasleen Kaur has first major Scottish exhibition at Tramway

Image by Flesh \’n\’ Blood, (detail) 2021. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and Jasleen Kaur. Photo credit Jules Lister Jasleen Kaur was born in 1986 in Pollokshields, not far from Tramway. In her first major exhibition in Scotland being held from Friday, 31 March to Sunday, 8 October 2023, the Glasgow artist fills its main gallery

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Muslim Council of Britain responds to latest Joseph Rowntree Foundation report revealing deepening poverty in Scotland

Image by Shutterstock The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) on 19 April responded to the latest Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) report, ‘Deepening poverty in Scotland – No one left behind’, which has revealed a striking increase in the proportion of people living in very deep poverty in Scotland. The report has revealed that 1 in

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London Mayor announces new £875,000 funding to help London’s communities tackle hate and extremism

Image by ASU News The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a new £875,000 investment to support community projects tackling extremism, hate, intolerance and radicalisation across London on 12 April. The new grassroots funding marks the fourth year of the Mayor’s Shared Endeavour Fund and will help 25 projects across London run workshops and

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Line up of events for the historic Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla revealed

Image by royal.uk More than 6,000 men and women of the United Kingdom’s Armed Forces will participate in the historic Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla next month. In the largest military ceremonial operation for 70 years sailors, soldiers and aviators from across the UK and the breadth of the Commonwealth

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Terrorism funding arrest made as part of coordinated UK/US action

Image by Image by PA Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command have arrested a man on suspicion of funding terrorism, as part of wider UK and US coordinated action targeting terrorism financing. Officers from the National Terrorist Financing Investigation Unit (NTFIU), which is part of the Counter Terrorism Command, arrested a 50-year-old man on

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First ever health camp held at Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Bolton on World Health Day

 Image by Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Bolton The Swaminarayan philosophy emphasises elevated thinking and pure, simple living, which encourages individuals to put ‘society before self’. Following this, and in celebration of World Health Day, health care professionals and volunteers from Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Bolton came together on Saturday, 15 April for the Temples first ever health

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