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Birmingham imam receives MBE for feeding homeless and helping NHS staff during pandemic
Rangzeb Hussain
March 27, 2023
A Birmingham mosque leader who helped to feed the homeless, refugees, victims of domestic abuse and frontline NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic has received an MBE. Mohammad Asad, lead imam at Birmingham…
Birmingham and London councils in solidarity with fire attack victim Mohammed Rayaz
Rangzeb Hussain
March 23, 2023
Birmingham City Council and Newham Council in London have issued separate statements following the horrific fire attack against Mr Mohammed Rayaz in Edgbaston on Monday night. The statement comes as…
Counter Terrorism Police charge suspect for two fire attacks against elderly Muslim men
Rangzeb Hussain
March 22, 2023
A suspect taken into custody over an attack against an elderly Muslim man in Birmingham has also been linked to a similar attack in London, say police. Police have also…
Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after mosque worshipper set on fire
Staff Reporter
March 21, 2023
A man has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a worshipper was set on fire as he walked home from a mosque in Birmingham. Police launched an investigation into the…
Man set on fire while walking home from Birmingham mosque, just days before Ramadan
Staff Reporter
March 21, 2023
An investigation has been launched after a man was set on fire as he walked home from a mosque in Edgbaston, Birmingham, only days before the start of Ramadan. West Midlands…
Community volunteers help clear litter from Handsworth Cemetery ahead of Ramadan
Rangzeb Hussain
March 13, 2023
A group of community volunteers from Birmingham are helping to clean up Handsworth Cemetery, ahead of Ramadan. The successful cleanup operation – which resulted in twenty bags of litter collected - took place…
Proud Brummie volunteers help clear up litter along Bordesley Canal Junction
Rangzeb Hussain
January 25, 2023
A group of proud Brummie volunteers braved cold temperatures on Sunday (22 January) to help clear up litter along the Bordesley and Digbeth canal. The litter pick session was organised by…
Public raise over £1,000 to repair Birmingham mosque windows after horror attack
Rangzeb Hussain
November 8, 2022
After the windows of a mosque in the Sparkhill of Birmingham area were smashed by a dangerous individual last Friday (4 November), people have come together and raised money to…
Birmingham mosque windows smashed during Islamophobia Awareness Month
Rangzeb Hussain
November 4, 2022
The Muslim community in Sparkhill has been left shocked as people awoke to news that their local mosque had been vandalised in the early hours of Friday morning. The appalling incident…
Two suspects arrested as man, 52, stabbed to death in gang fight outside Coventry mosque
Staff Reporter
October 3, 2022
Two men have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death at a Coventry mosque last night. Officers were called to the Jamiah Masjid & Institute at the junction of…