Barrister Nazir Ahmed remembers Justice Mustafa Kamal, one of the most talented judges in the history of Bangladesh. Former Chief Justice of Bangladesh Justice Mustafa Kamal died of a cardiac arrest at his residence at Gulshan in the capital on ...

The Mediterranean island of Corsica was the scene of a Christmas Day attack on a Muslim prayer hall by a crowd chanting “Arabs out!” Glass in the front door was shattered, fixtures and fittings were broken and some copies of ...

Two Muslim men sit on a train, minding their own business. A white fellow passenger starts abusing them. “I’ll defeat you,” he says, “whatever it takes.” He goes on. “Jihad bastards” – and a few more similar phrases. “Bring it ...

Cllr Rabina Khan will take the lead at tonight’s meeting of Tower Hamlets Council (22nd July) – the first scheduled Council meeting since John Biggs squeaked to victory in the mayoral election – and call on John Biggs to run ...

Ramadan Roundup is set to screen at the Limelight Film Awards Emdad Rahman Ibrahim Rahman has had his short film nominated for this year’s Limelight Film Awards – the largest set of independent awards for short film in the industry. ...

The unsung heroes and heroines of Tower Hamlets were recognised for their services to the community – for sporting, artistic and cultural achievements and for success in business – at the annual Tower Hamlets Civic Awards Ceremony on 26th March. ...

Mayor Lutfur Rahman gave his report to the Council (the Council voted, after he was elected, that he should have five minutes to report to each Council meeting).  Mayor Rahman went briefly through the “Pickles process”, pointing out that the ...

Friday’s our day off in East London News: and what better way to spend it, given that it is the last Friday of the election campaign, than touring the Borough’s mosques to get the last minute vibes? Imagine our surprise, ...

British Muslims signed a historic Intra-Faith Unity Statement and discussed tackling extremism at the 16th Annual General meeting of the Muslim Council of Britain. British Muslims from a diverse range of faith traditions came together on Saturday, 29th June to ...

BANGLADESH: ‘MAKING SENSE OF THE CHAOS’ A discussion seminar by British Bangladeshi Alliance with extensive Q&A and contributions from invited guests. Date: Saturday 23rd March 2013 Venue: Wickham Hall, Waterlilly 69-89 Mile End Road, London E1 4TT Time: 3:00 – ...