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15+ inspiring photos of queer Muslims owning Pride! 🔥
Rhi Storer
May 25, 2019
Birmingham Pride this year is all about diversity - especially for representing people of colour and other ethnic minorities in Birmingham. The event has made history with Muslim groups leading…
IN PICTURES: Parents continue protests against LGBT+ equality education at Anderton Park School
Staff Reporter
May 25, 2019
Parents continued protests outside Anderton Park School in Balsall Heath, Birmingham on Friday (24 May) as a demonstration and rally was held outside the primary school after organisers promoted and…
Muslims to lead Birmingham Pride parade for first time in event’s 22-year history
Staff Reporter
May 23, 2019
Muslims will be launching Birmingham Pride celebrations for the first time in the event's history as they march alongside prominent gay school teacher Andrew Moffat at the very front of this…
Soweto Kinch, Salma Yaqoob, Maz Saleem and Lowkey pledge support for pro-Palestine rally
Staff Reporter
May 10, 2019
Birmingham activists, literature and arts personalities and politicians are to join a national demonstration in London tomorrow, marching through the capital in support of the Palestinian people. To mark the beginning…
Birmingham poet Benjamin Zephaniah backs national demonstration for Palestine
Alex Bratu
May 7, 2019
Birmingham literary icon Benjamin Zephaniah will be in London this Saturday for the National Demonstration for Palestine, and has urged others to join him. The famous poet and author is backing the…
“You’re an idiot, a disgrace, a buffoon!” – Guz Khan calls out terrorists behind Sri Lanka attacks
Staff Reporter
April 27, 2019
Coventry comedian Guz Khan has condemned the terrorists behind the Sri Lanka Easter attacks on several churches, calling out the perpetrators as 'idiots, buffoons' and a "disgrace". In a rant…
Parkfield School protests and counter-protests in Birmingham over LGBT equality
Staff Reporter
March 29, 2019
Protests in support of equality have been held in Birmingham, in response to a controversial campaign attacking LGBT lessons in primary schools. Waving rainbow flags outside the Noshashi Civic Centre…
Investigation launched after “Islamophobic” attacks on Birmingham mosques
Staff Reporter
March 21, 2019
Police are investigating after four mosques in Birmingham had their windows smashed overnight. Police were called at today (21 March) to reports of a man smashing windows with a sledgehammer…
Birmingham equality educator shortlisted for global teaching award amid LGBT protests
Rhi Storer
February 22, 2019
A Birmingham teacher at the centre of a row over lessons on LGBT+ rights is up for a $1 million global teaching prize. Andrew Moffat, assistant headteacher of Parkfield community school…
Birmingham mosque opens its doors to city homeless as temperatures plunge
Staff Reporter
February 3, 2019
A Birmingham mosque has launched a winter freeze project to help protect the city's homeless as temperatures plummet to deadly levels on the streets, especially at night. The Green Lane Mosque…