IMWS statement condemning the violence at Al Aqsa and the planned forced eviction of Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem
IMWS have issued a statement following the recent violence perpetrated against worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The statement can be found here.
OUT NOW! August issue of Paigaam
Read the latest issue of Paigaam featuring a study by Muslim Council of Britain, finding one third of media articles are biased against Muslims. We have an editorial on the different leaders from sport and politics. Plus IMWS set-up new graduate
Read the latest issue of Paigaam online now!
In this Month’s Paigaam, IMWS Elected Committee put the record straight on land and property sale. Dewsbury MP Paula Sherriff shares her thoughts in this months MP’s Column. We look at the government’s refusal of accepting the proposed definition of
Wanted! Female committee members for Paigaam
The Paigaam committee wants a more representative group to decide what content goes into the publication. A key group that presently does not have representation on the committee is women, and the committee wants to actively encourage women from the
Political Literacy and Media Training
Religion, politics and the media, all of these themes and more were up for intense debate at the Al-Hikmah Centre as the IMWS hosted a political literacy and media training course last month. The day was led by Forward Thinking,
Tribunal gives guidance on burden of proof in discrimination cases
By Baser Akoodie Over the years, the law regarding the burden of proof in race discrimination cases has led to a lot of confusion. Under the Equality Act 2010 which superseded the Race Relations Act 1976. if there are facts
Dementia and the communal silver lining to our dark personal cloud
Dementia has an impact on many lives, but so few are willing to come forward and talk about this cruel, debilitating disease. Local community activist Siddiq Birader, who has spent the past four years looking after his mother Amina, speaks
Even the Crows: A Divided Gujarat
A documentary looking at the atrocities of the 2002 Gujarat riots and its after effect in modern day Gujarat has been released with its first screening taking place in the Khalili Lecture Theatre at the University of London. A screening
Local people struggling to find an NHS dentists
A report published in February found patients in Kirklees are routinely given misleading information about the availability of an NHS dentist in Kirklees, and found examples of poor practice leaving parents having to register as a private patient in order