Emdad’s Lebanon Diary Day 3 You don’t have to be a millionaire, a big shot, a celebrity to bring about change. If that were the case, then why do many people carry out unpaid service – stating that a simple ...
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Homeward bound – and a last act of giving
Emdad’s Lebanon Diary Day 4 I was supposed to chill before leaving today but, being the great leader that he is, I was invited by Human Relief Foundation big Chief Kassim Tokan to visit the Bourj El Barajne, one of ...
Read More »Man injured in hit and run after prayers
A MAN HAS BEEN left with serious injuries after being struck by a car as he came out of the Masjid At-Taqwa Mosque in Humberstone Road Leicester in the early hours of the morning. The man, who is in his ...
Read More »Police save us from unexploded bauble
IT WAS ALL hands on deck as reports came in to Tower Hamlets police that a unexploded bomb had been washed up on the shores of the Thames in Wapping. Ordnance left over from World War II does still turn ...
Read More »East London’s Gardening in June
THE JUNE ISSUE of The Voice, the newsletter of the East London Garden Society is out, with news and tips about all things green. Geoff Juden sets the scene, reminding us to adopt a positive mindset to move forward. “There ...
Read More »Taking toys to Al-Jarahiyya
Emdad’s Lebanon Diary Day 1 A sane human would never wander in desperation into the home of a complete stranger with outstretched arms unless that abode is a sanctuary safer than their own. I arrived at my hotel gone 4am. ...
Read More »Can we find missing Regina?
A VULNERABLE woman from Stoke Newington has been missing since around 7pm yesterday (Sunday, 26th May). Regina Goop was wearing a cream cardigan, black baggy trousers with a white pattern and light coloured trainers. She had pyjamas on under her ...
Read More »Seven Kings: man charged over gunshot
A MAN HAS now been charged in connection with the incident outside the Seven Kings Mosque in Ilford on 9th May, when a gunshot was heard after a suspicious man came into the Mosque. He is Jermaine Wright, 28, of ...
Read More »Is it safe to give to charity?
TWO REGULATORS – the Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator – have joined forces to warn donors to check up very carefully on the organisations they are giving Zakat donations to during Ramadan. The regulators quoted the Muslim Charities Forum ...
Read More »Meet the beasts at the Cemetery Park
THERE’S BEASTS, plants and lots of outdoor enjoyment coming up at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in Mile End. Join in these special events – or pop into the park when you’re passing to enjoy the great outdoors. Sunday, 26th May ...
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