Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families in the Sri Lanka terror attacks that have reported at least 200 people killed and hundreds injured. It is horrifying to hear once more of these senseless attacks on
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
This year marks the diamond anniversary of the Indian Muslim Welfare Society and it is a great honour and a pleasure to be the Chair at this very important occasion. We have over the years faced many challenges and by the grace of
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,
In November 2015 IMWS launched its South Gujarat Project, to deliver aid and empowerment projects to the poor and needy. Last month Ahmed Lunat (Gul) visited the projects during his travels to India to check on their progress, and also
THE STAGE was set with two PS4 games consoles projecting the Camp Nou on elevated screen backdrops in wait of competitors challenging to become the IMWS Fifa 17 Champion. The competition, organised by the IMWS Youth sub-committee with prizes sponsored
THE IMWS has taken on new employees to focus on specific areas and deliver on projects for the Society. Munir Daji was the successful candidate for the role of Project worker. His duties will see him lead on Charity appeals
Around 60 members representing the IMWS affiliated masjids participated in an Area Conference to explore ideas and share feedback as well as looking at ways of better working together. The Conference was called by the IMWS and the Society’s Chair,
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
