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Birmingham community turn bus stops into stained-glass art galleries across Handsworth
Staff Reporter
May 20, 2022 | 10:58 am
Seven new bus stops lining Birmingham’s busy Soho Road have been converted into art galleries to celebrate the area’s diverse communities and history. China Plate Theatre artist Nilupa Yasmin has…
Where are Eid prayers taking place in Birmingham today?
Staff Reporter
May 2, 2022 | 06:19 am
As thousands of Muslims across the city begin Eid celebrations, many will be starting the day with special religious prayer services to mark the end of Ramadan and to ring…
Fully booked! No more spaces at Edgbaston Stadium, worshippers asked to attend Small Heath Park for Eid prayers
Rangzeb Hussain
May 1, 2022 | 07:55 pm
A Birmingham mosque getting ready to host two mega Eid al-Fitr celebrations as the Muslim community prepares to mark the end of Ramadan, has announced that one venue is now…
Birmingham families wanted for photography project celebrating region’s diverse history
Rangzeb Hussain
April 30, 2022 | 03:28 pm
A photography project is calling on Brummies to send in family pictures, or to be photographed, to celebrate the diversity of Midlands individuals and families. Organisers of the project are inviting everyone from…
NINE YEARS ON: How the racist murder of pensioner Mohammed Saleem by a Ukrainian neo-Nazi terrorist shook Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
April 29, 2022 | 07:57 pm
Today marks the ninth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham when an elderly and fragile Muslim man from Small Heath was knifed…
David Cameron lambasted by Muslim groups for claiming critics of Prevent programme ‘enable terrorism’
Staff Reporter
April 28, 2022 | 02:03 pm
A Birmingham community cohesion advocate has denounced suggestions by former Prime Minister David Cameron that opposing the government’s Prevent programme “enables terrorism”. In a new report published this week, former PM David…
Community sports event held for people with learning, physical and sensory disabilities
Staff Reporter
April 28, 2022 | 11:23 am
A free public event to make sporting activities more accessible for all has been held in Birmingham. The initiative took place at Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet) at Lichfield Road in Sutton Coldfield, and…
Birmingham mosque to host mega Eid events in Small Heath Park and Edgbaston Stadium
Rangzeb Hussain
April 25, 2022 | 05:42 pm
A Birmingham mosque is getting ready to host two mega Eid al-Fitr celebrations as the Muslim community prepares to mark the end of Ramadan in May. Small Heath Park and…
Uber Eats to refuel fasting delivery drivers with free food during final week of Ramadan
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022 | 03:36 pm
As members of the Muslim community continue to fast during the final days of Ramadan, Uber Eats today launches 'Sundown Spots' - a series of pop-up restaurants offering free iftar…
Council leaders’ hustings to be held in Birmingham ahead of local elections in May
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022 | 12:01 pm
Aston Students’ Union is set to host a Birmingham City Council leaders’ hustings ahead of the local elections on 5 May. Local leaders from the Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and…
