Emdad Rahman THE FINAL LEG of the Essex-Vatican cricket tour saw the east London team visit the historic Colosseum for a sightseeing and team bonding trip. It was followed by a trip to the Roma Capannelle to play a final ...
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Ramadan Kareem
EAST LONDON MOSQUE has welcomed Ramadan 2017/1438AH and wished everyone Ramadan Karim. The Mosque has provided a handy Ramadan Timetable, which can be found on: https://eastlondonnews.co.uk/east-london-mosque-provides-ramadan-timetable/ The Mosque has set out a full list of prayers and matters such as ...
Read More »Free drama workshops in Whitechapel
THE BRICK LANE CIRCLE is running a series of free drama workshops on the theme of “Living in a multi-faith society”, which will culminate in a performance. This is a community cohesion project and participants will explore issues relating to ...
Read More »East London Mosque seeks CEO
The East London Mosque is seeking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to take charge of the newly created East London Mosque Trust. The Trust has been established to guide the Mosque – and its charity and community facilities ...
Read More »Koran reading prompts storm in Scotland
AN ATTEMPT TO foster greater understanding between the faiths in Kelvinbridge, Scotland has backfired. The Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth, Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral, invited local Muslims to attend Epiphany celebrations being held in the church. The epiphany, marked on ...
Read More »Time ticking down on Mosque tender
Time is nearly up for organisations thinking of bidding to develop a Corporate Strategic Plan and a Media Strategy for the East London Mosque Trust (ELMT). The two strategies were put out to tender by ELMT last month – and ...
Read More »Is faith enough?
Tower Hamlets Council is working with faith groups to protect and preserve places of worship in the borough. The Historic Places of Worship Support Scheme, due to run till 2016, builds on English Heritage’s annual update of its “heritage at ...
Read More »Splitting the moon
Emdad Rahman: Splitting the Moon tracks scholar and author Dr Joel Hayward’s intriguing journey into Islam, his fascination with the mysteries of faith, his experiences and observations as a western Muslim, and his thoughts on the state of the Ummah ...
Read More »My Umrah experience
Nasir Uddin: Umrah, known as one of the greatest pilgrimages in Islam, is something that has enabled me to understand the depths of my religion even more. The experience of carrying out this faithful journey with my family and friends ...
Read More »Umrah 2012
Emdad Rahman: We travelled to Saudi for Umrah and for ten whole days and nights were able to savour the sheer brilliance of Makkah as well as the magnificence that the golden city of Madinah has to offer. The weather ...
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