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Local Councillor Awarded MBE for Education
By Zaima Khaliq Councillor Mohammed Aikhlaq of the Bordesley Green constituency has been recognised, amongst other local heroes, in the Queen’s New Years Honours list 2017. The Councillor, who began as a School Governor in 2001...2017-01-11 4220 0 -
FUNDRAISER TO RUN FOUR MARATHONS IN TWENTY ONE DAYS
Haroon Mota, Fundraising Manager for humanitarian charity Penny Appeal is preparing to undertake his biggest and toughest challenge, running four full marathons in the first three weeks of April. He is hoping to raise £20,000, towards...2017-01-11 5227 0 -
Voters in South Asian Areas Forced to Provide ID to Combat Voter Fraud
By Zaima Khaliq Voters will have to show their passports or driving licences before casting their ballot in vulnerable areas with large Muslims and South Asian populations, according to new government legislations. The voter ID scheme...2017-01-04 2537 0 -
Citizen Khan gets Egged in Home Town
By Zaima Khaliq Adil Ray was egged while filming an episode of the hit BBC TV sitcom Citizen Khan. In a video that has gone viral, Ray, who plays the lead character Mr Khan, was seen...2017-01-04 4272 0 -
Kiran Rai becomes face of Anjalee and Arjun Kapoor 2017
Super model and award winning actor Kiran Rai had a successful stint last year in 2016 breaking news around the world in over 180 major newspapers while hosting major events to television ideas to scorching the...2017-01-03 3069 0 -
Birmingham mosque to feed city homeless on Christmas Day
Birmingham’s premier mosque is set to host a special soup kitchen to feed the city’s homeless on Christmas Day. The Birmingham Central Mosque in the Highgate area of the city will be welcoming the homeless and...2015-12-23 3331 0 -
FIREFIGHTER SHORTAGE BLAMED FOR ‘SHOCKING’ NUMBER OF FIRE ENGINES OUT OF SERVICE
New figures published today on the shortage of fire engines in the West Midlands show that staff shortages are to blame for the huge number of fire engines that are regularly unavailable for emergency response. Figures...2015-12-23 2058 0 -
Heroes take to Cumbria to help flood victims
By Aneesa Malik After severe flooding took over the streets of Cumbria earlier last month, it was the Muslim community who used their title as extremists, to become extremely helpful in supporting flood victims and the...2015-12-22 3705 0 -
Man in court over Stourbridge hit-and-run that left teen critical
A man has appeared in court today charged in connection with an alleged hit-and-run which has left a teenager fighting for her life. Claudia Visser, aged 15, was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle...2015-12-21 2485 0 -
Mosque kids given high visibility vests to improve safety
Children were presented with high visibility vests, as part of a drive to improve road safety outside a mosque. Around 100 hi-viz vests have been donated to Bilaal Mosque in Blackburn to help children keep safe...2015-12-18 1919 0