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Emdad Rahman THE HACKNEY SISTERS, a women’s collective from Clapton, north London, held a fun day and raised £22,766.36 to boost the Ummah Welfare Trust’s Winter Appeal for the suffering people of Syria. The money raised will also be used ...

Emdad Rahman EDEN CARE IS inviting readers to attend the Eden Care End of Life Support & Burial – “an Islamic Perspective” Conference on Thursday, 23rd February 2017 in East London.  This conference will be examining the best practice as well ...

Emdad Rahman I DIDN’T expect to see many regulars today. Winter is different, and our homeless friends need to keep coming just to keep the big freeze at arms length. Stratford isn’t very friendly and we have a definite need ...

Emdad Rahman A GENEROUS businessperson has donated his profits to support the humanitarian work being delivered by the Ummah Welfare Trust in Syria.  Jahirul Islam, the owner of Amma’s Kitchen in Ponders End, north London, responded to the appeal and ...

Emdad Rahman IN SUPPORT OF the long suffering Rohingya people of Burma, the pupils of Jamiatul Ummah in Whitechapel have raised over £1,000. The Rohingya are from the Rakhine State, Myanmar, and are widely considered to be among the most oppressed ...

Emdad Rahman A TEAM OF charity runners mainly from Whitechapel have completed the Marrakech Half Marathon for charity.  The team travelled to Morocco to raise awareness and funds for the Muslim Charity’s drive to provide stability in the lives of ...

RIDE FOR YOUR Mosque is back again – giving you the opportunity to adopt a healthier lifestyle while also raising money for the East London Mosque. This year’s event is on Saturday, 29th April, from 10am to 5pm. Riders will ...

Emdad Rahman THE MUSLIM CHARITY team of runners have arrived in Morocco and are all set to take part in Sunday’s Marrakech Half Marathon 2017.  The 16-strong team from Whitechapel are raising funds in aid of the Muslim Charity’s grassroots work ...

CHRISTMAS DINNER went to plan at St James the Less Church in Bethnal Green – with the customary support of Muslim Aid. Volunteers from the local charity showed off their kitchen skills by helping to plate up servings of turkey ...

RESIDENTS IN THE south of the borough will be keeping Wednesday, 8th February free – so they can discuss the future of the Isle of Dogs with the Tower Hamlets Mayor, John Biggs. The meeting is one of the occasional ...