LONDON – In yet another disturbing incident, an effigy of Grenfell Tower – the building which caught fire and led to the death of dozens of residents in a low-income, immigrant area – was set alight in South Norwood, a suburb of London, at the time of year where Brits celebrate Guy Fawkes Day. Guy …
Have you ever seen Salah (Prayer) in action? This Muslim Prayer is performed five times a day by millions of people all over the world LONDON – A new video published by The Londonist has given people an insight into the London Centeral Mosque in Regent’s Park. The video was shot during prayer or Salah, …
LONDON – A Muslim hero who risked his life to save a 91-year-old man who had been pushed onto the London train tracks in a random attack has described the moment as been “just instinct”. Riyad El Hassani, 24, had been returning home from work when he noticed an elderly man sprawled on the tracks of …
LONDON – The MFest of London and the Muslim Art and Cultural Festival (MACFest) will organize a ten-day event in Manchester next November to bridge British cultures and tackle Islamophobia among British children. “The reason why I wanted to [have some events] in schools is because, with the rise of extremism, there’s been a lot …
LONDON – Hussain Manawer, who is set to become the first British Muslim to travel in space, received an honorary fellowship from King’s College London to raise awareness about mental health, Ilford Recorder reported on July 31. “I am very grateful to King’s College London for recognizing my work, this is a big deal I …
LONDON – The growing Muslim community in London, Ontario, have been seeking more venues for Friday Jum`ah prayer, with many of them finding it difficult to attend the overcrowded congregational prayer. “When it comes to Friday prayer, it’s congestion galore,” said Ali Chahbar of the Mosque, CBC reported. “As you know the Muslim community is …
LONDON – Muslim Mayor Sadiq Khan joined Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on Wednesday at London synagogue for an interfaith Ramadan iftar attended also by other faith leaders. “I’m delighted so many young Londoners are a part of this Iftar because as Mayor I always enjoy spending time with young Londoners and listening to what you …
LONDON – Their inaugural event, perhaps the first one of its kind in the UK, MFest ‘came out of nowhere’ and caught everyone by surprise. Running across the weekend at the British Library, their director Tufyal Choudhury described the event as, “a festival of Muslim cultures and ideas,” adding that “the idea of MFest came …
LONDON- Tomorrow is Thursday. So, for Naeem Qureshi, preparations are underway to present free food to hundreds of homeless in his East London takeaway. “I saw a lot of homeless people around here so I and my son were talking about it and we decided that we will do a free food (service) every Thursday,” he told …
LONDON – Filling a void in the international market, a new company in the UK has released its first Muslim doll collection, covering a unique range of ethnically-diverse Muslim population. “The Muslim Doll Collection has been created to celebrate the multicultural diversity that exists in the world today,” says Farhat Amin from The Muslim Sticker …
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