Image by High Sheriff Bucks Labour Ward Councillor, Cllr Jack Khan (pictured above) took to social media this week to announce that he would be stepping down over his unhappiness with the party\’s stance on Palestine. Khan, who is also the owner of a letting’s agency in Bolton, said he could no longer ignore his national party\’s […]
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Image by Jack Khan Kurshida Mirza (pictured above), BEM of Milton Keynes has made history by becoming Buckinghamshire\’s first Muslim High Sheriff. The appointment took place at the 790th High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire on Sunday the 14th of April. An esteemed community leader, Kurshida is set to bring her Islamic values of peace, justice, and
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Image by Handout/PA Police would have 24 hours to decide whether to pursue court orders designed to immediately protect victims after domestic violence incidents under Labour proposals aimed at ensuring swifter safeguarding. The party said it would impose “strict” time limits on forces to weigh up whether to use the measures quickly after offences are
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Image by Yui Mok/PA A union representing civil servants has said it is “seriously considering taking legal action” in relation to the UK’s arms sales to Israel. Civil servants within the Department of Business and Trade involved with arms exports have raised concerns over their own degree of legal liability if Israel is found to
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Image by Google Maps A local councillor states that a family preparing for a funeral outside a Burnley Mosque were subjected to abuse. According to Cllr Shah Hussain (Burnley Independent Group, Daneshouse with Stoneyholme) and deputy mayor of Burnley, the incident occurred shortly after 9am on the morning of April 3rd at the Shah Jalal
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Image by Rehman Asad/AFP Members of Bangladesh’s transgender hijra community, who were disallowed from attending other prayer services, have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of worship without discrimination. The humble structure, a single-room shed with walls and a tin roof, is a new community hub for the
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Image by iStock The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rebuking his recent comment on pay for nursing staff. Appearing on The Sun\’s \’Never Mind the Ballots\’ on Talk TV the PM, speaking about pay and resolving industrial action, said that “the good news is we’ve resolved it with everyone apart
The London Eid Festival is set to make a grand return to Westfield London this month, marking its fifth consecutive year to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in London. This lively celebration serves as a powerful event, uniting communities to celebrate the end of Ramadan. In an exciting development, Europe\’s largest Eid al-Fitr Festival will also extend
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Image by Jordan FB Artists and writers have condemned the decision by Manchester’s HOME Theatre to cancel an event celebrating Palestinian writers. On March 27th the Manchester theatre and arts centre announced it would be cancelling a planned event: Voices of Resilience, A Celebration of Gazan Writing. Organisers Comma Press said it was disappointed with HOME\’s
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Image by NQ A group of Oldham friends have climbed the UK’s highest mountain in aid of poor people in Bangladesh while fasting during Ramadan. Milad Sarwar, 24, organised the gruelling climb to the peak of Ben Nevis with five other fundraisers. They managed to raise £1,500 and hope to reach their overall target of £4,000, through
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