11 July – When the world remembers Srebrenica Kirklees Council, together with students from Batley Girls’ High School and Westborough High School, held an event to commemorate Europe’s biggest mass killing since the Holocaust. The event held in Dewsbury was
The treasurer of IMWS got to see first-hand, how money donated to an orphanage in India by the organisation was being put to use. Rafik Dabhad flew out to India in a trip organised by Orphans in Need to see
The annual IMWS Iftaar Appeal this year focussed on providing food packs to Syria and Muzzaffarnagar, and a donation for Gaza was also made from funds already raised through the IMWS Charity Fund. Over three years on the situation in
Forced marriages within some Muslim households are a problem that cannot be ignored, but the reason also has to be acknowledged. Forced marriages are not through religion but through culture, hence 66% of the 1485 reported cases in 2012 originating
Islamic Perspective Invasive post-mortems are forbidden in Islam due to the violation of the sacredness of the human body. The most explicit affirmation of human dignity (karamah) is found in the Holy Qur’aan, in a general and unqualified declaration: “We
A national award has recognised the performance of a head teacher who has dedicated the past ten years to turning the fortunes of her school around. Hawa Bibi Laher OBE was one of over 20,000 nominees in the Pearson Teaching
There comes a point in time for every woman that many would say is the most important decision of her life. That decision is choosing the person she wishes to spend the rest of her life with. However, when we
Every year, one in four people will experience some sort of a mental health problem. But hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling to get the support they need. Still unable to access the services that could change their
By An-Nisa When I first started doing the family shopping there were little things I started noticing in the supermarket. For example at certain times there would be a lot of people walking around with empty trollies, or it would
Representatives from local schools said their visit to a local maddressa’s open evening was ‘extremely interesting’ and allowed the two teaching institutions to share ‘common ideas and values’. The open evening was held at the Anjuman-e-Zinatul Islam Madressa (AZI) on
