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Commemorating the Srebrenica Genocide

An event is being held at the Maryam Centre to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, the single greatest atrocity in Europe since the Second World War. Guest speakers will include Shaykh Ramadan Yaqoob, Revd Alan Green, Mevluddin ...

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Community remembers 7/7

Emdad Rahman A host of community activists joined The Gift of Knowledge (GOK) at Aldgate Underground Station to remember the victims of 7/7 as East London fell silent on the eleventh anniversary of the “7/7” attacks in London. Roses were handed ...

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Youngsters donate Eid gifts

Tower Hamlets volunteers offer gifts to orphans and young people in care Emdad Rahman With Ramadan coming to an end for this year, a team of volunteers from 13 Rivers Trust and Eden Care from east London have used the ...

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Caroline Aherne has died

The death has been announced of Caroline Aherne. Her work was quality, not quantity – not least because she spent so much of her life debilitated by cancer. Her two major TV shows, Mrs Merton and the Royle Family were revolutionary. ...

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Terror on the streets of Dhaka

Life in Dhaka changed forever on Friday, as the city discovered that it seems to have become a target for ISIS activity. The incident began when gunmen burst in to the Holey Artisan Bakery, a somewhat upmarket café, known to ...

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