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Birmingham mosque to host mega Eid prayers in Small Heath Park and Edgbaston Stadium
Rangzeb Hussain
April 13, 2023
A Birmingham mosque is getting ready to host two mega Eid al-Fitr celebrations as the Muslim community prepares to mark the end of Ramadan later this month. Small Heath Park…
Free Vaisakhi and Sikh history event to be held at The New Art Gallery Walsall
Rangzeb Hussain
April 11, 2023
A special cultural event, which is part of the annual Vaisakhi celebrations in the Black Country, will be held in Walsall which also explores Sikh history. The free community event…
‘It absolutely sickens me’ – Kings Heath residents come together following brutal attack on mosque worshipper
Staff Reporter
April 2, 2023
Residents and activists have gathered in Kings Heath to show solidarity with an elderly man who was brutally attacked while walking home from a local mosque in the Birmingham suburb. The…
Birmingham imam receives MBE for feeding homeless and helping NHS staff during pandemic
Rangzeb Hussain
March 27, 2023
A Birmingham mosque leader who helped to feed the homeless, refugees, victims of domestic abuse and frontline NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic has received an MBE. Mohammad Asad, lead imam at Birmingham…
Birmingham council to approve nearly £9 million for city arts and cultural sector
Staff Reporter
March 15, 2023
Birmingham City Council is set to approve nearly nine million pounds to support the arts sector and cultural activities in Birmingham over the next three years, it has been announced. The financial…
Community volunteers help clear litter from Handsworth Cemetery ahead of Ramadan
Rangzeb Hussain
March 13, 2023
A group of community volunteers from Birmingham are helping to clean up Handsworth Cemetery, ahead of Ramadan. The successful cleanup operation – which resulted in twenty bags of litter collected - took place…
INTERVIEW: Photographer Alan Harniess on his ‘One Family’ portrait exhibition
Althia Barnett
March 13, 2023
Whether amateur or professionals, the people who make up the photography community are our eyes to the world. They inspire and amaze us. They put the world in a broader…
Short film highlights backlash against British Sikh women who choose to wear a turban
Rangzeb Hussain
February 26, 2023
A new short film called Kaur, produced by talent from the Midlands, tells the story of a British South Asian woman's decision to wear a turban as part of her…
Birmingham Irish Association steps in to save St Patrick’s Day Parade from being axed
Rangzeb Hussain
February 7, 2023
The hugely popular St Patrick's Day Parade has been saved from the axe after the Birmingham Irish Association (BIA) stepped in to take over duties to host the event. The public…
£60,000 Birmingham grant scheme launched to improve mental health and wellbeing
Rangzeb Hussain
January 28, 2023
An innovative new Birmingham grant scheme - worth over £60,000 - has been launched to support projects focused on improving the lives of those living in the West Midlands region.…