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History & Heritage

The Meaning of Faith

What is faith? That’s the intriguing question posed to visitors to the newly opened museum in County Durham. Faith is a very personal thing, and our object is to examine the history of faith, which is not often explained in a museum. We have sought to be multicultural and ecumenical.  Our approach is to be object-based, […]

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Islamic Months

Muharram: Rekindling Our Faith With a New Beginning

Muslims around the world tend to become hopeless when the Hajj season is over and it’s easy to see why. With Ramadhan far behind us, the two Eids over and people settling back in upon returning from their Hajj journey, many Muslims tend to become despondent as they eagerly await the moment for another spiritual […]

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Food & Drink

Asda donates £100,000 to FareShare to support charities and faith groups throughout Ramadan

Asda alongside its suppliers has announced that it will be donating £100,000 to FareShare to support charities and faith groups across the country during Ramadan. Asda has donated over £10m in five years to help FareShare, who support 10,500 charities across the country. The donation is in addition to food contributions made by Asda, with […]

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Wellbeing

My Faith and Mental Health

As it is World Mental Health day I wish to write about how my faith in Islam has helped me to cope with and live through many mental health struggles. Over the past 13 years my life has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs.  I’ve been in and out of hospital be it on […]

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History & Heritage

Muḥarram – A Month To Rekindle Faith

Since the great migration (hijra) from Makkah to Madīnah, Muslims have been using the Islamic (hijri) calendar as the standard measure of time. The creation of the Islamic calendar was a great feat. It took a culture and transformed it into a civilisation. The calendar plays an important role in dictating dates for major acts […]

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Beauty & Fashion

FAITH AND FASHION: Collecting Arab Dress, Chronicling Multiple Faiths

Professor Reina Lewis will be in conversation with Dr Reem El Mutwalli to explore the curatorial decisions that underpin her mission to use dress to explain the evolution of regional cultures across the Arab world. Dr El Mutwalli founded the Zay Initiative in 2019 to collect and contextualise garments from the diverse populations of the Arab world, […]

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British Muslim Magazine

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