Image by Nq/AI Police said they are ‘working with all faith groups’ after complaints that worshippers were being ‘intimidated’ by young people in Prestwich. A video which has been circulated widely shows a woman driving up to the Masjid-e-Bilal on Bury New Road. She is greeted by very loud music and a van with flashing […]
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Image by Nq Hundreds of people packed into one of the biggest mosques in Blackburn for a huge Iftar event. The first ‘Grand Iftar’ at the Madina Mosque in Oak Street, earlier this week attracted more than 350 guests. Iftar is the time of day when Muslims break their fast during Ramadan. The event was
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Foysol Choudhury (pictured above), MSP for Lothian, reaffirmed his commitment to campaigning for Scotland to address the legacies of slavery and colonialism in its past during the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Mr Choudhury attended a Remembrance Ceremony in Edinburgh\’s St. Andrew Square Gardens, where the
(L) Actor Sanam Saeed & (R) Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, was one of many prominent British Muslims attending the British Asian Trust\’s annual Iftar at the London Grosvenor Marriot Hotel. Other notable guests included government minister Lord Tariq Ahmad, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK H.E. Dr Mohammad Faisal and British Asian Trust
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Global humanitarian aid organisation, Human Appeal, has announced a \’One Million Hot Meals for Gaza\’ initiative that kicked off to coincide with the month of Ramadan in March. Aimed at supporting the nutritional needs of families in Gaza, Human Appeal are supplying hot meals and food parcels at this critical time for Gaza\’s population. In
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A new three-part series will examine how Britain’s Asian community was targeted with a campaign of violence and murder by the far-right. Starting on the 8th of April at 9pm, ‘Defiance’ investigates the events ranging from the Southall protests, the death of Blair Peach, the Battle for Brick Lane and the extraordinary story of the
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John Barneby, the Chief Executive Officer of the Oasis Community Learning Multi Academy Trust has been forced to apologise for offence caused to the Sikh community for including slides about a Sikh youth organisation in slides about religion, extremism and terrorism. A number of Sikh organisations and members of the community were outraged by the
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A fire service chief has slammed those abusing non-Muslim staff for fasting during the month of Ramadan, as part of a community campaign. Lancashire Fire and Rescue teams posted an image on social media saying they were supporting the ‘I am not a Muslim but I will fast for one day.’ The campaign reaches out to
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A plaque has again been reinstalled on Edinburgh\’s Melville Monument in St. Andrew\’s Square, after it was taken in September 2023. Edinburgh Council, together with Sir Geoff Palmer and heritage experts, agreed the wording for a new plaque which was installed on the monument in 2021, to expose Dundas\’ role in slavery and to recognise those
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A man is facing an attempted murder charge following a stabbing outside the Stepney Shahjalal Mosque & Cultural Centre on March 8th which has left another man fighting for his life. Arosh Ali, 24, of White Tower Way, Stepney Green, was charged with attempted murder on Friday Morning and is due to appear at Thames Magistrates\’ Court.
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