It was a much-anticipated celebration of literature in the native tongue of our local community. Ever since the live Radio IMWS show on which popular Gujarati poets Sufi Manubari and Adam Tankarvi entertained listeners across the airwaves, the Mushaira evening
Clerics hear of the de-humanisation of young people
IMWS and Kirklees Faiths Forum hosted a Clerics Supper during National Interfaith Week at the Al-Hikmah Centre. The event, which takes place throughout the year, gives an opportunity for clerics of different faiths to come together and engage in discussions
Award recognises local helping hands
Members of the local community were recognised for their voluntary contribution in this years Good Neighbour award organised by Kirklees Faiths Forum. Winners included IMWS volunteer Faridabai Patel from Dewsbury who has been a lead volunteer in running an over
Asian school governors body re-launched
The North Kirklees Asian Governors, first established in 1993 to support Asian school governors, was re-launched in November at the Al-Hikmah Centre. In 1993 there were 50 Asian governors and 2 Chairs of governors with no Asian Head teachers in
Long term Circuit Trainer retires from Centre
IMWS lost one of its dedicated trainer John Leach who provided circuit training to service users on Wednesdays and Fridays at the Al Hikmah Centre. John decided to call it a day due to the ill health of his mother
An Indian walk across the battlefield
It was an enthralling evening in the crowded quarter of Bayt-ul-Hikmah’s Al-Rumi conference suite. The afternoon session with primarily school children in key stage 3 and 4 had climaxed and it was now time for the evening session. But little
Digital autopsy centre and FAQ’s
IMWS Burial Committee visited the new state-of-the-art 3D digital autopsy facility situated next to the mortuary centre in Bradford. iGene, part of the InfoValley group who specialize in the development of Advanced Medical Visualisation Technology, has opened the new centre
Your donations distributed
Donations made during Ramadhan by local people have been distributed to meet short term and long term needs. Around £120,000 was raised during the devastating assault by Israel on Gaza which saw the destruction of homes, Masjids, schools and livelihoods
Devastating floods hit Kashmir
Over 500 people were killed and more than 500,000 evacuated as devastating floods hit the Kashimir region last month. But health experts are warning a crisis could be looming of an outbreak of serious diseases. Kashmir has been hit by
First IMWS carrom king crowned
The Al-Hikmah centre hosted the first ever IMWS carrom competition last month, with around 30 entrants. The event which was held in an IMWS conference room attracted a strong crowd, as spectators saw highly skilled participants duke it out on