Emdad Rahman interviews Abrar Hussain One Day in the Haram is the extraordinary story of the Haram in Makkah. It reflects on life around the Ka’bah in Makkah – the building at the epicentre of Islam’s most sacred location. For the ...
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Free summer drama club starts today
Purple Moon Drama is once more running summer holiday drama activities for young residents aged eight to twelve. Clubs based in Bow and Shadwell are free – but hurry to sign up, as they start today. Purple Moon will also ...
Read More »Learn to love your park
A NEW INITIATIVE has been set up to encourage London residents to use their parks. Working with the slogan #GoParksLondon, the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the London Friends of Greenspaces Network have come together to popularise parks. The ...
Read More »Public prepare for Eid Festivals
WITH EID HAVING been celebrated last week and the summer weather beckoning everyone outdoors, it’s fortunate that at least two major cities will be holding outdoor Eid Festivals this weekend. The Eid Festival at Old Trafford in Manchester is also ...
Read More »MCM Comic Con celebrates first London show of 2018
Emdad Rahman MCM Comic Con, the UK’s largest organiser of pop culture events, returned to London for a scorching weekend of sun, cosplay battles, a blockbuster guest line up and a new revamped look. The first MCM Comic Con London of 2018 attracted thousands of sci-fi fans, gamers, ...
Read More »English traditionalists honour director’s diversity
THE FORMER director of the Theatre Royal, Stratford, Kerry Kyricos Michael, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London. The award was made in recognition of Mr Michael’s contribution to diversity in the arts and in particular for ...
Read More »Living the dream?
You work hard for to enjoy an idyllic lifestyle – a quirky one, living on a houseboat, but a comfortable lifestyle centred on fun nonetheless. Then the biological clock kicks in: will there be children? This is the central dilemma ...
Read More »Community runners support Kenneth More Theatre
Emdad Rahman Kind hearted runners enjoyed a well deserved evening out at a social event to support a local theatre. A popular fundraising quiz evening arranged by Timi Veerasamy was a big success, with £874 being raised by inter running ...
Read More »Young Lansbury Lawrence Artists brighten up East End
Emdad Rahman YOUNG ARTISTS FROM Lansbury Lawrence Primary School in Poplar added a touch of vibrancy and colour to the locality as their architectural designs for a new school art room were put up for display in the historic Whitechapel ...
Read More »New look for Comic Con ahead of ExCel event
MCM COMIC CON is preparing for the London Comic Con on 25-27th May, at ExCeL. But with the company having been acquired by ReedPOP late last year, can fans expect the same high quality experience – or will there be ...
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