THERE’S ONE household in Gaza whose story has been told by the charity Human Appeal – so that others can appreciate what winter conditions are like in this tiny territory. This is the story Human Appeal has told. Mahrous Khalil ...
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Car wash raises awareness of Rohingya plight
Emdad Rahman A group of volunteers in Newham declined the opportunity of having a lazy Sunday in order to wash cars and raise awareness of the plight of the persecuted Rohingya people of Myanmar. Team Legend are a group of ...
Read More »Sporting Bengal legends unite for Rohingya Aid
Emdad Rahman SPORTING BENGAL rolled back the years as the renowned Tower Hamlets club paraded an array of legends who faced off against each other for a charitable cause. With the Rohingya people fleeing Myanmar to escape horrendous persecution, global ...
Read More »Thawb Trek 2017 aims to break down barriers
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 ...
Read More »Runners take to the streets for UWT orphan run
Md Ismael A DEDICATED TEAM of runners from the Newham-based Ummah Welfare Trust has completed an inner city half marathon to raise funds and awareness of the plight of Syrian orphans. The three runners – Emdad Rahman, Md Imran and ...
Read More »“Chicken King” fined for animal cruelty
WEALTHY business tycoon Ranjit Singh Boparan, owner of chicken processing company 1Stop Halal, has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £6,000 costs after the company admitted causing “unnecessary suffering” to 81 chickens which were boiled alive in July 2015. ...
Read More »UK economy frail ahead of Brexit
The UK economy’s report card for 2016 reads “has made some progress, but could do better”. It has done well in terms of stock market performance and house prices – but these measures do not guarantee long term security or ...
Read More »NHS crisis hits GPs
As the UK’s top GP warned that GP services are the latest part of the NHS to reach crisis point, concerns are growing that the Conservative Government is losing its grip on this flagship public service. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt ...
Read More »Dragons defeat Flamengo in charity game
Emdad Rahman The Welsh Bengal Dragons travelled down from Wales to take part in a crucial exhibition friendly as part of a fundraising drive to build the first ever girls only orphanage in Palestine. The “Unity Through Sport” match saw ...
Read More »Nasar loses fight for life
This evening, the sad news was released that Nasar Ahmed lost his fight for life and passed away at 5.30pm today in the Royal London Hospital. We send our condolences to his family and friends. •To read our original story ...
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