THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE is seeking to appoint a Senior Imam. The Mosque describes itself as surrounded by a community which has high expectations for Islamic guidance and leadership. It sees itself as working closely with UK and overseas Muslim ...
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High Court rules coroner discriminatory to Muslims and Jews
THE HIGH COURT has ruled that the policy operated by Mary Hassell, Senior Coroner for Inner North London, is discriminatory. She had ruled that she would hear inquests in the order that deaths were reported to her irrespective of the ...
Read More »ELMT seeks archivist
THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE TRUST (ELMT) is looking for an archivist to manage and develop its growing Archive Collection. The ELMT would like to organise the many documents it already holds into a structured archive of the formal records of ...
Read More »LMC holds new Roundtable session
THE NEXT EVENT in the London Muslim Centre’s Roundtable Series will be a discussion on Corruption and Ethics in the Age of Change: Analysis of Western and Muslim Societies. The event will take place from 6-8.30pm on Wednesday, 25th April ...
Read More »Imam Siraj Wahhaj attends iQra International charity event
Emdad Rahman On Easter Sunday Imam Siraj Wahhaj was the guest of honour at the Impressions events venue in Newham organised by UK based charity iQra International. The proceedings focussed on valuing time and encouraging participants young and old to ...
Read More »Muslim Giving launches donation platform
Emdad Rahman A new umbrella organisation for UK-based charities will help secure vital funds by providing a bespoke online donation platform for organisations, fundraisers and donors. Muslim Giving was launched at The Crystal in Royal Victoria Docks. The event was ...
Read More »EL Mosque lists preferred Hajj and Umrah operators
THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has announced its intention to organise its own Hajj and Umrah tours in the future, acting in partnership with established tour operators. However, until those are in place, the Mosque is asking those undertaking Hajj or ...
Read More »Radio fined for anti-non Muslim broadcast
NOTTINGHAM-BASED Radio Dawn has been fined by radio regulator Ofcom for a second time – this time for a serious breach of the conditions of its broadcasting licence. The radio station, which specialises in broadcasting to the Muslim community in ...
Read More »Biggs accepts call to stand up to racism
JOHN BIGGS, Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, went to the East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre last week to receive a petition handed to him by Dilowar Khan, Director of Engagement for the Mosque. The petition called for action ...
Read More »Death announced of Billy Graham
BILLY GRAHAM – the first evangelist Christian preacher to devote himself to reaching a mass market – has died at his home in North Carolina in the USA. He was 99 years old. Graham would book up arenas and stadia ...
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