A TEENAGE girl who lives in Ilford has been missing since Friday morning (14th July). Police believe she may have travelled to Whitechapel that morning. Ayesha Alohan-Eke, 16, is described as a young black woman, 5ft 5ins tall, of slim ...
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Muslim charity run returns: book places now!
The East London Mosque will be holding its 5k community fun run in Victoria Park on Sunday, 17th September. The main objectives of the run are to promote healthier lifestyles in the community and also to help Muslim charities raise ...
Read More »Tories deny austerity is cutting life expectancy
A LEADING doctor has calculated that the increase in life expectancy – which the UK has experienced for 100 years – has begun to slow. The rate of increase has nearly halved since 2010, and government austerity policies may be ...
Read More »Biggs asks residents to lead war on hate crime
TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL has been running courses to train local residents to become champions who will tackle hate crime in the borough. A lucky 13 residents have just begun the latest course, which has been completed by 71 residents to ...
Read More »Mosque to hold Islam Awareness course
The East London Mosque will be running a course on Islam next month, in the hope of providing a greater understanding of the religion – something which non-Muslims can find hard to achieve in a rushed and busy life. The ...
Read More »Hajj bike ride raises money for Syria
EIGHT BRITONS will be cycling on a Pilgrimage Ride to Saudi Arabia – a journey of over 3,500 miles taking the riders across three continents. The riders will end their journey at Hajj. on the way, they will be raising ...
Read More »St Matthias & Poplar Masjid host community lunch
Emdad Rahman THE ST MATTHIAS Community Centre in Poplar hosted a community lunch to bring a whole host of members of the community together to interact and share experiences. The joint event with Poplar Hale Street Masjid saw members of ...
Read More »Islamophobic attacker sent to jail
A MAN WHO subjected two Muslim women to an Islamophobic attack is now in jail – and will face ongoing supervision on his release. The offence occurred when Alex Chivers, 36, of Bryanstone Road, Waltham Cross was walking down Hertford ...
Read More »Ten in a row as Emdad & Son run British 10k
Md Talha EMDAD RAHMAN has completed ten British 10ks in a row after taking part in the iconic London capital city run on Sunday. The Virgin Sport British 10k London run is described as a street party and the ultimate ...
Read More »Taj Accountants wins industry award
WHILE MOST OF US spent 8th June wondering what the General Election would bring us, staff at Taj accountants were waiting to hear the winners of the 2017 Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Professional Member Awards. Fortunately, there were celebrations ...
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