You will soon discover that gorgeous little towns on the banks of the River Tweed are a common thing in the glorious Scottish Borders. Why not start with Peebles? Only a short distance from Edinburgh, it is certainly no ordinary town with its spectacular scenery, shopping, cafés, events and outdoors activities to keep you entertained […]
For Muslims, Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Sadiq Khan put on an amazing celebration for Eid in the middle of London’s Trafalgar Square in London over the weekend. He said, this eid was “harder than any” he can remember, after the capital was afflicted by a spate of tragedies. […]
Yes you heard it here first, London’s iconic red double-decker buses have been transformed to promote Pakistan on the roads of Central London. This ultimate branding campaign is running under the theme of “Emerging Pakistan” and will continue for four weeks. Tens of thousands of people will get to see the London buses daily during […]
Yasmin O’Mahoney, a talented Year 10 pupil from Lewes Old Grammar School (LOGS), has won the George Orwell Literary Prize for her passionate account about modern day life as a British Muslim. She was awarded the national Prize for her essay ‘Different?’ on Tuesday at Pembroke College, Oxford after competing against 178 writers aged 13-18. The final […]
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today called on Londoners from all communities to come together at this year’s Eid Festival in Trafalgar Square (Sunday 2nd July), in solidarity with those affected by the attack in Finsbury Park and the fire at Grenfell Tower. Sadiq Khan has assured London’s Muslim community that this […]
The holy month of Ramadan is a period of peace and contemplation of the suffering of others. At a time when acts of violence seem to fill the pages of our newspapers with relentless regularity, I believe that today, more than ever, we must take individual responsibility for embodying the change we wish to see […]
