Shah Yousuf MUSLIMS FROM across London will come together on 17th June in Whitechapel to hold a silent rally – assembling at 5.30pm in Altab Ali Park. The group will then process to London Bridge to show solidarity with fellow ...
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Biggs on tower safety: too little, too late?
THE GRENFELL TOWER fire took place in the early hours of 14th June. By tea-time the following day, Prime Minister Theresa May had announced there would be a full public inquiry. On the morning of 16th June, John Biggs, Executive ...
Read More »Up at The O2 celebrates fifth birthday
HALF A MILLION people have already experienced Up at The O2 – a 90-minute climbing expedition to the peak of London’s O2 music and entertainment venue. Past climbers have included Ant & Dec, Rudimental, Sam Smith, Pixie Lott, 30 Seconds to Mars – and our ...
Read More »Yuvraj Singh in London for YouWeCan
CRICKETER Yuvraj Singh attended a charity event hosted by Mackenzie Homes to support his NGO – The YouWeCan Foundation. The event was hosted at the Centenary Hall, Caldicott Preparatory School in Berkshire, with proceeds going to the YouWeCan Foundation. BBC broadcaster ...
Read More »Thames View Muslim Association hosts Ramadan Iftar
Emdad Rahman THE THAMES VIEW Muslim Association opened its doors to the community for an Iftar event where the guests could share food which marked an end to the day of fasting in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The ...
Read More »Why Muslims were the backbone of Grenfell rescues
IN THE SPACE OF just a few days, public perceptions of Muslims in the UK have gone through a sea change. Wrongly vilified for spawning the attackers of London Bridge, the community is widely acknowledged as having saved lives in ...
Read More »Human Aid Ramadan volunteers collect aid for Grenfell residents
Emdad Rahman Volunteers and staff at the UK charity Human Aid have been working since dawn to provide support and assistance to the stricken residents of Grenfell Tower in west London. Many British Muslims were awake for Ramadan night prayers, ...
Read More »Tragedy tower: could it happen here?
THE NEWS about the fire which has gutted Grenfell Tower in West London stunned Londoners as they woke up this morning to the horror of what had happened overnight. Our hearts go out to those who survived and our sympathies ...
Read More »TfL launches new “Travel Bot”
IF YOU ARE at a loose end next time you are on a Transport for London (TfL) service, stop and have a chat – with TfL’s new TravelBot. This is a new social media tool which uses artificial intelligence not ...
Read More »Brutal polling day attack injures OAP dog walker
Police believe an Asian man walking his dog near the Greenway, E6, could have vital information which could help find a vicious thug who broke the jaw of an 81 year old man last Thursday. Samuel Cooper went out to ...
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