Domestic violence is not restricted to physical attacks: the crime of “coercive control” – where perpetrators subject their victims to mental torture – was introduced in 2015. This form of mental abuse was featured last year in The Archers, a ...
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Bacon mosque assault man dead
Kevin Crehan is dead – just months after he and three accomplices left raw meat sandwiches outside the Jamia Mosque in the Totterdown area of Bristol. The four tied bacon to the door handles of the mosque and tied a ...
Read More »Building community spirit through volunteering
Emdad Rahman Maybe a home is nothing but two arms holding you tight when you’re at your worst. It’s been a busy weekend for us. On Christmas Eve I visited Mujib’s Chill & Grill, who very generously agreed to donate 50% ...
Read More »Mazhar Alam makes pitch for Young Mayor
Following a training programme, a residential trip and a rigorous interview process, young Tower Hamlets student Mazhar Alam has successfully made it through the selection process onto the shortlist of suitable candidates to become the Young Mayor of Tower Hamlets. Now ...
Read More »Daily Mail apologises for Katie Hopkins “extremist” slur
The Daily Mail and its regular columnist Katie Hopkins have apologised for an article she wrote a year ago, in which she suggested that two brothers, Mohammed Tariq Mahmood and Mohammed Zahid Mahmood, were extremists linked to Al Qaeda. The ...
Read More »Kindness boxes from Pearson staff bring festive cheer
Emdad Rahman Kind hearted staff from Pearson – The World’s Learning Company – have given up their time and money to bring some festive cheer to some of London’s most vulnerable citizens. The Relations & Development team members donated a ...
Read More »Generous Muslims donate food mountain
Muslim Aid organised a “big food drive” at the East London Mosque last Friday – with generous worshippers donating a mountain of food for those homeless at Christmas. Ten tonnes of food was handed in by those going to pray, ...
Read More »Islamophobia: a continuing threat
Although the number of overt racist and anti-muslim attacks has slowed down from its post-Brexit peak, prejudice and misunderstanding in the general population continues to run high – and could boil over again. Ipsos Mori has now released the results ...
Read More »DEC launches Yemen Crisis Appeal
A major appeal was launched earlier this week by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to help people facing hunger in Yemen, with Clare Balding and Tom Hardy fronting appeals on both television and radio appeals. The UK Government will match donations ...
Read More »Cash boost for disabled performers and artists
The City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust, has awarded a grant of £95,500 to Artsadmin, a charity that enables artists to create without boundaries and to connect their work with diverse local, national and international audiences. A ...
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