The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Two men have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death at a Coventry mosque last night. Officers were called to the Jamiah Masjid & Institute at the junction of Durbar Avenue and Queen Mary’s Road just after 9pm yesterday to reports of a fight involving a large group of men, some armed with knives,…
As thousands of Muslims across the city begin Eid celebrations, many will be starting the day with special religious prayer services to mark the end of Ramadan and to ring in Eid al-Fitr festivities. This morning, mosques all across the city and region will be hosting these services, with hundreds of thousands of people congregating…
Police have launched an investigating after a gun was fired at a car in Herbert Road in the Small Heath area of Birmingham last night (12 December). The shocking shooting took place at around 7.15pm outside a mosque and police swiftly launched a search following the incident.
Police sealed off a mosque car park in Small Heath after reports of “gunfire” late last night, according to local residents. Sunday night saw police storming into Small Heath after reports of a “shooting incident” around the Herbert Road and Chapman Road section in Small Heath and sealed off the Idaara Maarif-e-Islam car park as officers…
A Birmingham mosque has launched a winter freeze project to help protect the city’s homeless as temperatures plummet to deadly levels on the streets, especially at night. The Green Lane Mosque and Community Centre in Small Heath has opened its doors to the needy and vulnerable and has had an influx of service users, including a regular attendee restricted to…
A man wearing a balaclava violently attacked and robbed a teenager at Tennyson Road Mosque in Birmingham on Friday, according to claims made by the family of the victim. 16-year-old Farhan Raheem was robbed and left bleeding by a masked thug who forced himself into the mosque in Small Heath, according to family members.
A Birmingham mosque has been presented with a special award for conservation and renovation of a Grade II listed building. Last week, the Green Lane Masjid, a mosque and community centre was formally presented with the prestigious Victorian Society 2017 Birmingham & West Midlands Conservation Award for the renovation of their historic building in Small Heath, Birmingham.
Funeral arrangements have been announced for the victims of the double murder which took place in Solihull last week. A daughter and her mother were stabbed to death in Solihull in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday.