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Outdoor Eid al-Fitr prayers in Birmingham, which were planned for Friday morning, have been cancelled due to thunder, rain, wind and a hail warning issued across the region today. Green Lane Masjid announced that despite the outdoor cancellations the prayers will go ahead indoors at the mosque on Friday (21 April) as there are no…
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 and Edgbaston Stadium are the locations selected by organisers Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre for the two Eid al-Fitr events which are expected to…
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 on Sunday (12 March) in Handsworth Cemetery, situated in Oxhill Road.
A Birmingham mosque getting ready to host two mega Eid al-Fitr celebrations as the Muslim community prepares to mark the end of Ramadan, has announced that one venue is now fully booked. Small Heath Park and Edgbaston Stadium are the locations selected by organisers Green Lane Masjid for the two Eid al-Fitr events but the…
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 in May. Small Heath Park and Edgbaston Stadium are the locations selected by organisers Green Lane Masjid for the two Eid al-Fitr events.
As members of the Muslim community continue to fast during the final days of Ramadan, Uber Eats today launches ‘Sundown Spots’ – a series of pop-up restaurants offering free iftar meals after sundown – to support the hardworking delivery drivers and couriers working throughout Ramadan and keeping the nation fed, the company said. The ‘Sundown…
An incredible feat took place over the holy month of Ramadan as a Coventry man ran 260km and raised over £53,000 for charity while fasting. Haroon Mota, 34-years-old, initially set himself a target to raise £25,000 for some of the most vulnerable and poorest people in the world affected by coronavirus but by the end…
I Am Birmingham presents the diary of a Birmingham key worker as he observed the holy month of Ramadan and prepared for Eid during lockdown. Asim Janjua, a Digital Communications Officer with West Midlands Police, reveals the personal changes and sacrifices he has made during the coronavirus pandemic.
A church in Berlin opened its doors to allow Friday prayers to Muslims as the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close and Eid celebrations begin this weekend. This act of solidarity comes after German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier vowed to fight the rise of Islamophobia in Germany on Friday. A devastating terror attack at…
100-year-old Dabirul Islam Choudhury has raised nearly £200,000 for coronavirus charities while also fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. The inspirational hero from St. Albans, set a challenge to walk 100-laps of a communal garden while fasting during Ramadan and raise money for people affected by coronavirus. His incredible effort comes to a close…