Don’t dismiss philanthropy: it’s crucial during the coronavirus crisis
Whether it’s helping research a vaccine or supporting those worst hit by the pandemic, private giving is needed as never before Beth Breeze and Paul Ramsbottome 28 Apr 2020 […]
‘Worst contraction in history’: Economic hit of Covid-19 in UK
26th April 2020 Shahzeb Athar, Jamia Ahmadiyya UK The world as we know it has drastically taken a turn into unprecedented waters, a turn so uncharted that the entire economic outlook seems dire and calamitous. I, nevertheless, deem it quite hard to believe that anyone could have predicted an […]
France: investigation launched over ‘racist remark’ by police officers
Two officers recorded on video using derogatory term against man in Paris banlieue Kim Willsher Mon 27 Apr 2020 The video was allegedly shot in the Seine-Saint-Denis banlieue north […]
I’m a long-time Saudi dissident — Newcastle United have no idea what they’re getting into
The notion that Newcastle United’s new owners would use their cash to transform the club into a football powerhouse along the lines of Manchester City is a pipe dream Ali […]
What if Covid-19 isn’t our biggest threat?
by Andrew Anthony, The Guardian When eventually the coronavirus crisis begins to recede and we return to an approximation of normality – no matter how socially distanced or how much […]
In the UK, white immigration is an asset – while everyone else is undesirable
Source: Independent These laws have been racialised since their inception, argues Afua Hirsch. There’s a reason only some nationalities are seen as unthreatening to British identity A conversation that has […]
Ahmadiyya community announce virtual Iftar during quarantine
By Orlando Jenkinson Lando_j Reporter – Kingston, Elmbridge & Epsom South London and Surrey’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community announced plans for a virtual Big Iftar meal to mark Ramadan during […]
Erdoğan offers condolences to Turkey’s Armenian community over 1915 events
Source: Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan offered condolences to the Patriarch of Turkey’s Armenian community, as he highlighted determination to ensure that no citizen would be discriminated against based […]
Prince Charles pays respects to the Muslim NHS workers who died treating coronavirus patients in video marking the start of Ramadan
By Sophie Tanno For Mailonline Prince Charles has paid his respects to Muslim NHS workers who have lost their lives on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Ramadan 2020 – When homes become mosques
24th April 2020 ALHAKAM.ORG Abstaining and refraining from things for our own benefit is something that sounds all too familiar in the current climate. With Ramadan now […]
Foreign-born healthcare workers risk their lives in Western countries for victims of a virus that does not discriminate according to colour, religion
Apr 22,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN While watching satellite television coverage of the coronavirus pandemic it is impossible to ignore that many doctors and epidemiologists consulted by the US satellite CNN channel and ,to a lesser extent, the BBC are brown or black men and women. White men in […]
Help the Hungry: The volunteers making The Independent’s campaign possible
These super volunteers are the backbone for London’s fourth emergency service – food provision to the capital’s hungry – and the Felix Project could not function without them David Cohen Today Duncan MacNichol was up at 5am to begin his 12-hour shift on the frontline. He picked up a van […]
Worst UK slump in ‘centuries’ looms as lockdown slams business
Arab News Thursday . April 23, 2020 The UK economy should recover its pre-coronavirus growth pattern once the pandemic is over, but it could take time, a British central […]
No faithful, no cash: Lockdown proves critical for German mosques
Apr 21, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) – Mosques in Germany that depend on donations from Friday prayers face bankruptcy as the coronavirus lockdown strips them […]
I’m glad the pubs might be closed until Christmas. This isn’t the national tragedy you think it is
Our tendency to peddle quaint myths positioning these venues as ‘robust British values’ is ridiculous. We don’t need them half as much as we need more family-friendly establishments Jane Fae […]
Israel to seize Palestinian land near Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque
Palestinians denounce move to expropriate West Bank land, as final approval for the plan lies with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu By MEE staff Published date: 21 April 2020 […]
UK. Nurse shortage causes Nightingale hospital to turn away patients
Sarah Marsh and Denis Campbell 12 hrs ago Dozens of patients with Covid-19 have been turned away from the NHS Nightingale hospital in London because it has too few nurses to treat them, the Guardian can reveal. The disclosure comes amid a growing belief among hospital management in […]
UN food agency chief: World on brink of `a hunger pandemic’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. food agency warned Tuesday that, as the world is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, it is also “on the brink […]
Guidance issued for Ramadan under UK lockdown
Source: Arab News Ramadan is usually a vibrant and social time for large communities to come together. (Social media) Mosques across the country had already been adapting to the pandemic […]
Homeless taste ‘luxury’ at Geneva hotel during pandemic
By AFP – Apr 21,2020 -JORDAN TIMES The hotel has taken in some of the city’s unaccompanied minor migrants to help them off the streets during the pandemic (AFP photo) […]