BIRMINGHAM – A Muslim family in Birmingham will hand out free turkey roasts to homeless people on Christmas day, helping the underprivileged to celebrate the holiday season.

“We just want to help people in our community,” Omed Faqiri, manager of the Classic Fish Bar and Kebab House in Birmingham, told The Independent.

“There are a lot of people sleeping in the streets. We are doing it because we can. We are just doing this for the people once a year,” Faqiri, 24, added.

Faqiri and his two brothers run the family kebab shop in Birmingham.

The three brothers they “just want to help people” after seeing a rise in rough sleepers in the area.

They started to offer free meals last year, welcoming from 30-40 people who took up the offer.

About 55 people sleep on the streets of Birmingham each night, according to the most recent Government statistics.

Owned by Faqiri’s brothers Hamid, 34, and Asef, 32, the takeaway restaurant will be open from noon to 4pm on Christmas Day.

The brothers will hand out hot meals including roast turkey, chicken dinners, and fish and chips.

“It was very busy last year and I think it will be again,” said Faqiri.