Emdad Rahman The British charity Human Relief Foundation (HRF) has a group of volunteers currently assisting needy Syrian refugees in the Zaatari camp in Jordan. During the course of their relief work the team met Ahmad Mansour, a five month old ...
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“Justice for Shiblu Rahman” divides Council
For once, Bangladeshi Labour councillors were rising from the benches, one after another, to speak in a Council debate. As they did so, they may have wondered why their non-Bangladeshi colleagues were sitting on their hands. This happened at the ...
Read More »City Farm tackles eco-questions
Stepney City Farm is hosting a day of creative, informative, practical and exploratory workshops about community food and food politics on 31st July which features talks on two key eco issues of the day. The day is a collaboration between ...
Read More »Support dementia care as vaccine is a step closer
Experts working on a cure for dementia have made a scientific breakthrough which they hope will lead to new possibilities for treatment and even a vaccine within five to ten years. Nothing can be guaranteed – there have been “breakthroughs” ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets Speaker Khales Ahmed becomes a Dementia Friend
Emdad Rahman Councillor Khales Ahmed, Tower Hamlets Council’s Speaker, took time out from his official schedule to participate in an information training session to understand and raise awareness of Dementia Friends. The long time community activist and Bromley North Councillor ...
Read More »Bury Park Educational Institute to hold fun day
Emdad Rahman Al Hikmah Bury Park Educational Institute in Luton is holding an open day with fun activities on Saturday, 23rd July at its new premises. Activities will include gladiator duels, a bouncy castle and bungee run. There will also be ...
Read More »Commemorating the Srebrenica Genocide
An event is being held at the Maryam Centre to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, the single greatest atrocity in Europe since the Second World War. Guest speakers will include Shaykh Ramadan Yaqoob, Revd Alan Green, Mevluddin ...
Read More »Community remembers 7/7
Emdad Rahman A host of community activists joined The Gift of Knowledge (GOK) at Aldgate Underground Station to remember the victims of 7/7 as East London fell silent on the eleventh anniversary of the “7/7” attacks in London. Roses were handed ...
Read More »One Third soup kitchen rounds off Ramadan
Emdad Rahman The One Third soup kitchen team finished the last shift of Ramadan 2016 with a biriani belter at Stratford City. The night’s team consisted of a mix of adults and kiddos, all determined to serve their community. Homeless ...
Read More »Youngsters donate Eid gifts
Tower Hamlets volunteers offer gifts to orphans and young people in care Emdad Rahman With Ramadan coming to an end for this year, a team of volunteers from 13 Rivers Trust and Eden Care from east London have used the ...
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