Muhammad Rahman A DELEGATION FROM Neighbours in Poplar have returned after spending a day in Calais, France, as part of an aid deployment to support refugees and migrants. They delivered arts, crafts and footballs to Calais refugees. Sister Christine Frost ...
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Learn & Live Foundation holds community festival
Emdad Rahman The Learn & Live Foundation organised a community charity exhibition at the Lansbury Lodge in Poplar to support the vulnerable and needy. In attendance as chief guest was Councillor Sabina Akhtar, Speaker of Tower Hamlets Council. Activities on ...
Read More »Have you seen missing men from Newham?
CONCERNS ARE growing for the wellbeing of two Newham men who have both gone missing. •Luke Brady, 26, has been missing from his home in Dawn Crescent, E15, since 4.45am on Monday, 9th April. He is described as a black, ...
Read More »LMC holds new Roundtable session
THE NEXT EVENT in the London Muslim Centre’s Roundtable Series will be a discussion on Corruption and Ethics in the Age of Change: Analysis of Western and Muslim Societies. The event will take place from 6-8.30pm on Wednesday, 25th April ...
Read More »BRTUK team completes Snowdon charity trek
Emdad Rahman BAD WEATHER AND RAIN could not dampen the spirit of a group of East London residents who have returned after climbing Mount Snowdon in Wales. The group have spent the best part of six weeks fundraising for dignity ...
Read More »Grenfell: questions over cladding from 2014
MYSTERY SURROUNDS the safety of the cladding used on Grenfell Tower after a BBC investigation revealed that tests had failed to prove it reached safety standards as early as 2014. Grenfell Tower caught fire in June 2017. A small fire ...
Read More »Yemen health threat as rainy season looms
THREE YEARS INTO a protracted civil war, Yemen is facing another rainy season. Refugees trying to survive in makeshift shelters will face a new round of challenges – and a greater threat of disease. It is estimated that there are ...
Read More »Amadi leads Sporting charge in orphan benefit game
Emdad Rahman A BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL saw Sporting Bengal and Flamengo FC face off at a cold, muddy and dreary Mile End Stadium in a special exhibition game to support orphans and vulnerable children around the world. The match was ...
Read More »Community exhibition and talk at the Hedgecock
Emdad Rahman THE BANK HOLIDAY saw an open day exhibition on Muslim Contribution in Science organised at the Hedgecock Community Centre. In addition Shaikh Abdur Rahman Madani presented a short talk on the Quran and took part in a Q&A ...
Read More »Imam Siraj Wahhaj attends iQra International charity event
Emdad Rahman On Easter Sunday Imam Siraj Wahhaj was the guest of honour at the Impressions events venue in Newham organised by UK based charity iQra International. The proceedings focussed on valuing time and encouraging participants young and old to ...
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