Author Archives: Rangzeb Hussain
OPINION: Simmer Down – Peace and Unity in the Community
Rangzeb Hussain
August 16, 2018
It was a long week. A week of negative comments written by a leading politician against women from a certain ethnic and religious background. These abusive comments were later defended…
Plenty of horsing around at the Ward End Park Mega Mela
Rangzeb Hussain
August 15, 2018
The day may have been overcast, with sudden bursts of light showers, but that did not stop people from coming to the annual Ward End Park Mega Mela. The park,…
Impressive new ‘Star Wars’ mural unveiled in Birmingham city centre
Rangzeb Hussain
June 22, 2018
A new mural has been unveiled in The Custard Factory to tie in with the opening of the all-new Odeon Luxe cinema at Broadway Plaza in Birmingham. The huge spray painting, under…
REVIEW: Hereditary
Rangzeb Hussain
June 21, 2018
'Hereditary' has been hailed as this generation’s ‘The Exorcist’. The movie works better as a drama dealing with the themes of grief and loss rather than an all-out supernatural horror…
Palestinian sniper victim artwork appears overnight in Digbeth, Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
May 31, 2018
Street art has appeared in Birmingham's Digbeth area depicting events from the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Last night, a new work went up on Bradford Street in the city centre, on…
Birmingham Central Mosque gets a dome shine ahead of Ramadan
Rangzeb Hussain
May 18, 2018
Birmingham Central Mosque in Highgate had a major clean-up operation on Wednesday, on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan. As the religious month of fasting and spirituality began…
Birmingham guerrilla artist hijacks city billboard with Syria protest message
Rangzeb Hussain
April 18, 2018
Billboards are used to sell everything from washing powder to swimsuits, from cigarettes to whiskey, from films to games, all that and more, much more. Peace, on the other hand,…
REVIEW | Midland Opera: Norma by Bellini
Rangzeb Hussain
November 17, 2017
It may have been a wet and windy night in Birmingham city, but inside The Old Rep Theatre there was warmth and magic as the bars of the overture faded…
OPINION | IT: The real horror is not a killer clown, it’s us
Rangzeb Hussain
September 20, 2017
Imagine coming home to a house where you can still smell the fragrance of a loved one who will never come back again, their clothes and belongings are still there,…
OPINION | Birmingham street art with a human message
Rangzeb Hussain
May 8, 2017
Robin Fidoe, an inspirational art teacher at Rockwood Academy (formerly Park View School) in Alum Rock, recently lost his battle with cancer and passed away. Mr Fidoe was a hardworking member…