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The first-ever virtual exhibition using the testimony and artefacts from Bosnian Genocide survivors was unveiled this week as part of the 25th-anniversary commemorations. Survivors of the genocide from across the world submitted their stories, pictures and personal items to create a unique virtual exhibition called ‘Remnants of Genocide’ created by UK charity Remembering Srebrenica.
Four years ago on June 12th 2016, a mass shooting in Florida, sent shockwaves around the world as 49 innocent people were shot dead at an Orlando nightclub. Gunman Omar Mateen murdered 49 and left another 50 people injured at Pulse nightclub, a popular LGBTQ+ venue, before himself dying in a shootout with police in the same night.
The 19th annual Festival of Chariots, known as the ‘Birmingham Ratha Yatra’, brought an array of colour and sunshine to the city over the weekend, with music, dance, vegetarian food and positive vibes. The Hindu festival was beaming with smiles and joy as faithful revellers took part in a procession around Victoria Square in the city…
The Birmingham Indian Film Festival (BIFF) is back in town for it’s fifth consecutive year and it will show films across a number of Birmingham locations over the next ten days. The festival opened with a red-carpet event at Cineworld Broad Street for the Birmingham premiere of the compelling ‘Article 15’ and an appearance of the film’s director…
Today marks the second anniversary of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, in which at least 72 people were killed. On 14 June 2017, at 1am in the morning, a fire took hold of a tower block in the centre of London. Caused by an electric fault in a fridge, the blaze gripped the entire building incredibly fast due…
Only six years ago today, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed Saleem outside a mosque in Small Heath, within five days of arriving in the country. The savagery and viciousness of the unprovoked and premeditated assault shocked the city, and left a community in mourning.
Whilst for many today is just a regular Monday, for the family of Mohammed Saleem, today marks six years since their loved one was brutally taken away from them in a racially-aggravated murder. Saleem, who was 82-years-old, was singled out and murdered in Small Heath on the 29th April 2013 as he walked home from…
Today marks the sixth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham. On April 29, 2013, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed Saleem outside a mosque in Small Heath, in the hope of starting a race war.
Journalist Vimal Korpal chats to Bernie Wilcox, one of the founders of the Northern Carnival Against the Nazis in 1978, on the 40th anniversary of the anti-racism event; and ahead of a new public exhibition in Manchester showcasing photographs and posters from the carnival. A defining moment in establishing anti-racism movements in the city and…
I happened to be in Manchester and stumbled upon Bernie Wilcox, who was one of the main organisers of the Northern Carnival Against the Nazis, which took place 40 years ago. A defining moment in establishing anti-racism movements in the city and beyond, the gathering was supported by music bands including Birmingham’s reggae group Steel Pulse…