Community

TWO SMALL STEPS towards gay rights have been taken in the last week – one in Asia, and one in London – while another report indicates that LGBT people are still subject to persecution. •Taiwan has laws which define marriage ...

Emdad Rahman THOUSANDS OF lawyers and supporters in central London joined the Lord Chief Justice to walk 10k and raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST). The Trust provides funds for Law Centres and pro bono agencies in and ...

Emdad Rahman THIS YEAR THE community is encouraged to take part in the Fasting 5k, a mass London group run which will take place during fasting hours during the Muslim month of Ramadan.  The run is being organised by Abu Bakkar ...

MUMS LED THE way as nursery campaigners went to see the Tower Hamlets Mayor, John Biggs, on Tuesday (15th May) to make the case for Council-run nurseries. Tower Hamlets Council owns and runs three day care nurseries – but the ...

Emdad Rahman GOOD LIVING AND health was firmly on the agenda as the East End Health Network (EEHN) held a community health fair in partnership with the Idea Store in Whitechapel.  There were activities and information was provided on Healthwatch ...

Emdad Rahman A WELL ATTENDED fundraising banquet has helped raise much needed awareness of the community activities of the Watford Muslim Youth Centre.  The programme was supported by sporting dignitaries such as ex-England fast bowler Kabir Ali; Ikram Butt, the ...

THE UK CHARITY Islamic Relief has been shortlisted by The Charity Awards for an award in its international aid and development category. The nominated programme is the charity’s project to tackle climate change in Bangladesh. Islamic Relief is spending £1 ...

HELP IS AT hand for Tower Hamlets residents who want to stop smoking over Ramadan. The Council began its intensive campaign at the end of last month, hoping to help tobacco users wean themselves off the habit before the holy ...

Emdad Rahman SCINTILLA CC cricket star Ashraful Islam’s extraordinary achievements were celebrated at the Groundswell Homeless ceremony as the gifted opening batsman graduated as a Health Peer Advocate.  Islam and his fellow graduates have completed two months of training and ...

LIFE DOESN’T STOP just because there is a war on – but sometimes it does get put on hold for a while. Children in Mosul have been in danger because of the fighting going on around them, but for some ...