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Singer Sinead O’Connor converts to Islam and changes her name
Staff Reporter
October 25, 2018
Internationally renowned singer Sinead O’Connor has revealed she has converted to Islam and changed her name. In a recent tweet to fans, the 51-year-old Irish singer announced she had become a Muslim and changed her…
Funeral arrangements announced for Solihull double murder victims
Staff Reporter
September 3, 2018
Funeral arrangements have been announced for the victims of the double murder which took place in Solihull last week. A daughter and her mother were stabbed to death in Solihull in…
Rowan Atkinson savaged by fans for supporting Boris Johnson’s “Islamophobic” comments
Staff Reporter
August 10, 2018
British comedian Rowan Atkinson has been severely criticised by fans and former colleagues after coming out in support of Boris Johnson's recent remarks on women wearing burkas, which have been…
Birmingham Muslims are feeding city’s homeless during Ramadan
Staff Reporter
June 3, 2018
A group of Muslims who fed the city's homeless and hungry over the Christmas period are doing the same again, this time throughout Ramadan. Volunteers with The Birmingham Outreach Foundation…
8 photos of adorable Brummie school kids dressed up for World Book Day
Staff Reporter
March 1, 2018
Young children at a school in Birmingham have been sharing their love of books today by dressing up as their favourite fictional characters. Celebrating World Book Day with hundreds of other schools…
Birmingham professionals plan “first ever” International Women’s Day event for Muslims
Staff Reporter
February 24, 2018
A gathering claiming to be Birmingham's "first ever" Muslim focused International Women's Day event is set to take place in Moseley next month. Aiming to bring together inspirational female speakers…
Birmingham Muslims mark beginning of Ramadan
Staff Reporter
June 7, 2016
Worshipper Sarmad Qusai outside Birmingham Central Mosque in Highgate (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Ramadan, a month of religious spirituality and fasting for Muslims, has begun. For many, it started on Sunday…
People are fuming over a photo of a British road sign featuring Arabic… only it’s a fake!
Staff Reporter
May 20, 2016
People are getting majorly ticked off after discovering a traditional British road sign in gloriously British Yorkshire has suddenly been adorned with Arabic translations for the names of several destinations.…
Eid celebrations begin for city’s Muslim community
thisisbirmingham
November 4, 2011
Birmingham's Muslim population will come together this weekend to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid; as the faithful from across the world complete the religious pilgrimage, known as Hajj, in Mecca…
Birmingham Ramadan Flashmobs feed the poor…
thisisbirmingham
August 28, 2011
Two Birmingham Flashmobs took to the streets this week armed with plates and pans as they planned to deliver pots of home-cooked food to the homeless and needy during the Islamic holy month…