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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…
Today marks the ninth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham when an elderly and fragile Muslim man from Small Heath was knifed to death by a neo-Nazi terrorist. On April 29, 2013, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed Saleem outside Green Lane Masjid…
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.
Organisers at two Birmingham mosques say rising energy prices have led to a significant increase in vulnerable people seeking help from the charity food parcel service run by mosques in Handworth and Small Heath. Masjid Al Falaah in Handsworth and Green Lane Masjid in Small Heath are expected to hand out food parcels to over…
Billboards have appeared across parts of Birmingham featuring a Muslim bachelor in search of a wife. 29-year-old Muhammad Malik has forked out hundreds of pounds on a witty and unconventional public campaign in his quest to find a spouse.
One of Birmingham’s major Islamic centres has announced Eid celebrations for Thursday, in line with moon sightings which determine the day of which the Muslim festival is held. Green Lane Masjid in Small Heath has confirmed Eid day for Thursday, following an announcement made by ??? in Saudi Arabia today.
Police have arrested five men in connection with a fatal shooting in Birmingham more than two years ago – including one suspect tracked down in Scotland and another in Sweden. The men are suspected of being involved in the murder of 24-year-old Abdul Rahman Abubaker who was shot while attending a street barbecue in Stratford…
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…
West Midlands Police have promised to put more officers in charge of tackling the rise in knife crime after another teenager lost his life in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. A senior West Midlands Police officer today pledged to leave ‘no stone unturned’ in the hunt for the killer or killers of a boy…