Social media has become a hotbed of rapidly sharing posts without any investigation into whether what is being shared is factual or not. Sadly, the victims of this modern day ‘quick draw’ includes the Indian Muslim Welfare Society who last
Madina Masjid open day strikes a bond between faiths
Madina Masjid in Batley joined a national campaign to hold an open day last month for members of the public to come and see what happens inside a Masjid. The ‘Visit My Mosque’ initiative by the Muslim Council of Britain
Healey Residents obtain planning permission for long awaited Masjid
Residents of Healey moved a step closer to establishing local facilities for salaah and a madrassah for children. The community, under the registered charity Healey Islamic Trust, have been working for many years to establish a local masjid. The Muslim
A moving experience of facts and hope
In December, the Chair of the IMWS Charity sub-committee Munir Daji travelled to Bangladesh by invitation of international charity Islamic Relief (IR). IMWS and IR have a long standing working partnership stretching over three decades and IR thought it would
58th IMWS AGM sets direction for the future
The 58th IMWS AGM took place last month with members having an opportunity to debate and direct the future of the Society. Prior to the AGM on the same Saturday evening, an SGM took place on matters relating to the
Muslim Primary schools in park clean-up
Year 3 and 4 students from two local Muslim schools in Dewsbury joined forces last month to clean up a local park in Saville Town. The clean-up was arranged by Madni Muslim Girls’ Primary School together with Paradise Primary School
Batley in ten ‘least integrated’ places in the country is ‘bizarre and baseless’
A report by a think tank saying Batley is in the least 10 places in the country when it comes to being integrated has been criticised as ‘bizarre and baseless’ by the local MP. The Policy Exchange is said to
Gaza heading to a winter crisis
IMWS has sent £6500 to help provide warm clothing to the people of Gaza who remained trapped in what is the world’s largest prison. Gaza today remains much of the same ruins we saw on circulating pictures during the summer
Batley volunteers rise to aid flood victims
Hundreds of Muslims across a number of charities and volunteer groups from Batley, Dewsbury and further a field raced to help victims caught up in the recent floods. It all started with Cumbria following the devastation left behind by storm
ICWA volunteers help flood hit Cumbria and York
ICWA executive committee members, along with ICWA volunteers and local ulemaas including the Imam of Jumma Masjid, headed up North to Cumbria and then to York to help those affected by the recent floods. A total of 30 people joined