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Fully booked! No more spaces at Edgbaston Stadium, worshippers asked to attend Small Heath Park for Eid prayers
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…
David Cameron lambasted by Muslim groups for claiming critics of Prevent programme ‘enable terrorism’
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…
Birmingham mosque to host mega Eid events in Small Heath Park and Edgbaston Stadium
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…
Channel 4 Dispatches reveals the shocking failure of Prevent to tackle far right and religious terror
Monday's edition of Dispatches on Channel 4 exposed shocking revelations about the failure of the government’s controversial de-radicalisation Prevent programme which is allowing some perpetrators, including far right terrorists who want…
‘Prevent has been a total failure and should be scrapped,’ Muslim leader calls out counter terrorism strategy
A Muslim community leader from Birmingham has slammed the government’s anti-terror Prevent programme for failing to stop radicalisation, accusing it of "sowing the seeds of suspicion and hate towards ordinary Muslims".…
Brum ‘Spider-Men’ swing by to deliver food to city homeless with ‘no way home’
Birmingham had its very own Marvel superheroes delivering food to the city's homeless and vulnerable this Christmas as community volunteers brought some festive cheer and warmth as they delivered food parcels…
Inspiring Muslims to share leadership stories during Islamophobia Awareness Month
Inspiring Brummies in positions of leadership across the city's Muslim community are to share their journeys, struggles and achievements in a series of events to mark Islamophobia Awareness Month. Organised by…
Birmingham mosque announces Eid celebrations set for Thursday following no moon sighting
One of Birmingham's major Islamic centres has announced Eid celebrations for Thursday, in line with moon sightings which determine the day of which the Muslim festival is held. Green Lane…
‘Hate crime’ horror as pig’s head found near Saltley mosque
Warning: This article contains images some readers may find distressing. Local residents in Saltley were left in shock after the head of a pig was dumped near a mosque in…
Jewish and Muslim women join forces to remove antisemitic graffiti in Birmingham
A group of Jewish and Muslim women, including the city's only female rabbi, have defiantly come together to remove antisemitic graffiti which appeared overnight on a wall in Billesley in…