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Extreme runner Faizal Momoniat has set himself a challenge this Ramadan – to raise £5,000 to help Palestinian children in need by running 15 kilometres every day. This is not the first time that Faizal has undertaken a Ramadan charity running challenge. “Two years ago, I ran 5 kilometres daily for charity and it was OK, […]
In the early hours of Monday 6 February, parts of Türkiye and Syria were struck by a quake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the quake was near Gaziantep – a city that witnessed blocks of flats reduced to rubble. Over 50,000 deaths have been recorded and thousands have been left […]
During the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, mobile cabin homes were utilised by thousands of football fans during the month-long tournament. However, after sitting in Qatar for a couple of months, 10,000 mobile cabin homes will be sent to Turkiye and Syria to provide shelter for the many earthquake victims that have been left homeless. […]
Social media platforms are filled with images and videos of the catastrophe in Türkiye and Syria, and often, content like this can leave us feeling worse than ever. Whilst we may feel the urge or need to stay up to date, constant viewing of such content can eventually desensitise us to the horrors of earthquakes. […]
In the early hours of Monday 6 February, parts of Türkiye and Syria were struck by a quake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the quake was near Gaziantep – a city that witnessed blocks of flats reduced to rubble. Images of Gaziantep Castle (a popular historic and tourist site) have […]
Architectural influences can vary from one place to another, but one thing is for sure, architecture can help us connect with a culture and people. Islamic architecture takes this to another dimension by infusing within the discipline the added element of divine connection. With Islamic architecture, the physical structure is not where things stop. Islamic […]
