Students from the Institute of Islamic Education (Markazi Masjid) in Dewsbury joined local volunteer group Kumon Y’all to help clean the paths and surrounding grounds of a local retirement home. The Walker Street complex in Dewsbury is run by KNH
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
It’s hard to be a Muslim in the West these days. These are of course words many of us have either uttered or heard, but for a Muslim of south Asian heritage in his mid-forties born in the UK, I
People of Batley have been inspired by an act of redemption by an individual going out of his or her way seeking forgiveness for childhood thefts. At least six local shops have received an envelope containing money and a note
