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Maruf Ahmed AT THE PACKED weekly Friday Jumuah prayers, Poplar Shahjalal Mosque hosted an information session to help raise awareness of Dementia. The Dementia Friends programme, led by Emdad Rahman, was attended by over 300 people and accompanied the Imam’s Friday ...

Emdad Rahman Darul Ummah has held its annual Excel Awards to celebrate excellent achievements in the community and education including those taking SATs, GCSEs, A-Levels, university courses and/or Islamic studies. The awards, organised by Dawatul Islam UK & Eire, honour ...

Emdad Rahman BEFORE YOU turn away put yourself in their place… Joe joined the ranks and made his debut tonight. I had barely said hello and given him a hug and we were in action. He took to it like ...

Md Ismael MAYFLOWER SCHOOL in Poplar has held an interfaith assembly conducted by religious and non-religious leaders from the community, who also ran exhibition-style sessions about their faith and beliefs. Pupils at the school took turns to meet their guests ...

Md Talha AS PART OF interfaith week activities, Our Lady & St Joseph School in Tower Hamlets hosted a three faiths community discussion based on promoting tolerance and understanding between people if different faiths.  The speakers at the event included ...

Emdad Rahman LONDON ISLAMIC SCHOOL, a Muslim Secondary school for boys in Tower Hamlets, has been awarded the Team London Environment and Healthy Living Award 2017 for outstanding contribution to volunteering. The award was made at a gala conference at ...

DIANE ABBOTT, Shadow Home Secretary and MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, has taken a key step towards helping end the stigma surrounding dementia. Earlier this week she became a Dementia Friend. Diane joined five peers from her team ...

THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON (UEL) Bangladesh Alumni Network UK held its annual London event at its Stratford campus on 20th November. This was an engaging and encouraging event which brought UEL graduates of Bangladeshi ethnicity, their families and friends ...

Emdad Rahman AS PART OF interfaith week celebrations, the Salvation Army Poplar hosted a community lunch with various members of the local community. Sister Christine Frost introduced guests who included Leon Silver, President of Nelson Street Synagogue, the Reverend Jane ...

NATASHA HILL is 17 years old, and she has been missing since Monday, 6th November. She was last seen just before 2pm that day, on Dymoke Road in Hornchurch. Natasha is described as white, of medium build, with long, dark ...