Ben Raymond advocated a 'white jihad' race war

Member of dangerous UK neo-Nazi group convicted of terror charges

The co-founder of a UK neo-Nazi group described as “racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, with an ethnic cleansing agenda which advocated attacks on LGBTQ+ people” has been convicted today of being a member of a banned extreme right-wing terrorist organisation. Detectives from West Midlands Police Counter Terrorism Unit led the investigation which culminated in the arrest of…

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The EHRC report has found Labour responsible for unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination over antisemitism

Hanukkah celebrations begins for city’s Jewish community

The Jewish festival of Hanukkah – also spelt ‘Chanukah’ –  has begun for Judaism’s faithful followers across the world, and it’s no different in Birmingham and the West Midlands. The first such annual celebrations since the national lockdown restrictions were eased, the region’s Jewish community are able to mark the eight-day ‘Festival of Light’ making full use of synagogues once again this…

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Zephaniah McLeod (right) murdered student Jacob Billington in Birmingham

Zephaniah McLeod gets life sentence for killing one and injuring seven in Birmingham stabbings rampage

Ruthless killer Zephaniah McLeod has been sentenced for murdering a young man and injuring seven others in a violent stabbing rampage in Birmingham last year. In September 2020, a series of stabbings over the course of a few hours in Birmingham city centre left seven people seriously injured and a young man dead, leaving the city shocked and…

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The cast of 'The Walls Between Us', being performed during the BEDLAM arts & mental health festival

‘Walls Between Us’ play exploring mental health struggles of South Asian family to be staged at REP

A play exploring how Covid-19 impacts an intergenerational South Asian household is being performed this week as part of a Birmingham arts festival highlighting stories around mental health and wellbeing. Produced by Sampad and written by Farrah Chaudhry, The Walls Between Us brings to the stage researched, personal experiences of Covid-19, looking at issues of grief,…

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Sheikh Nuru Mohammed and Mashkura Begum will be sharing their journeys during Islamophobia Awareness Month

Inspiring Muslims to share leadership stories during Islamophobia Awareness Month

Inspiring Brummies in positions of leadership across the city’s Muslim community are to share their journeys, struggles and achievements in a series of events to mark Islamophobia Awareness Month. Organised by the Birmingham chapter of national community empowerment alliance Citizens UK, the ‘In conversation…’ discussions will be held at local venues to engage with diverse communities across…

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