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70-yr-old London mosque’s call to prayer leader forgives attacker who slashed him in the neck
To know how Islam is truly put into practice, seeing how practicing Muslims react to calamities and struggles is fundamental. The muezzin of London Central Mosque, Raafat Maglad was stabbed in the neck inside the mosque, and how does he react – by forgiving his attacker. Yes, this is Islam in action. The brave and […] More
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in Inspiring Muslims, UK
Muslim taxi driver in the UK saves a suicidal customer
A Muslim hero taxi driver in the UK desperately clung on to a suicidal customer in the wind and rain for 15 minutes to stop her throwing herself into the freezing cold River Humber. Ali Asik, 45, had just dropped a young woman off at the Country Park Inn, underneath Humber Bridge in Cliff Road, […] More
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Birmingham Muslims giving shelter to the homeless throughout the winter
Birmingham Muslims are providing beds for the city’s homeless community throughout the coming freezing months. From Monday (Jan 6), rough sleepers will be able to bunk down safely in a central location for as long as the cold snap lasts as reported by Birmingham Live. For the first time, Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre […] More
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For the very first time in the UK, disposable sterile hijabs introduced at a hospital
A hospital trust believes it is the first in the UK to introduce disposable sterile headscarves for staff to use in operating theatres as reported by the BBC. Junior doctor Farah Roslan, a Muslim, had the idea during her training at the Royal Derby Hospital. She said it came following infection concerns related to her […] More
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“If I don’t help now, then when?”, says Arsenal Muslim star Mesut Ozil who plans to fund 1,000 kids’ operations and feed 100,000 homeless
Hanging on the kitchen wall inside Mesut Ozil’s multi-million pound North London house is a framed letter from his beloved mum. Mrs Gulizar Ozil hung it there herself shortly after he signed for Arsenal from Real Madrid for £42.5million six years ago. It reads: Mesut, don’t forget, in life you are a guest in this world, like all of […] More
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For the first time, Muhammad enters top 10 baby names in the US and remains 1st in the UK for 3rd straight year
For the first time, Muhammad is one of the top 10 most popular baby names for boys in the United States of America, according to data from the parenting website BabyCenter. Allah says: “And We (Allah) have raised high your name (O Muhammad).” (Qur’an 94:4) Muhammad ranks at No. 10, up four spots from last […] More
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in Inspiring Muslims, UK
Asda supermarket’s Muslim worker hailed a hero for saving baby from a burning house
A Muslim supermarket worker has been hailed a hero after he stepped in to rescue a baby from a house fire as reported by Metro. Habeel Khan, 26, was on his rounds in Nottingham for Asda when he saw smoke billowing out of a house. He pulled up and saw a woman screaming that her […] More
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in Islamophobia, UK
Disturbed Muslim parents withdraw 600 kids from school in Birmingham, UK over LGBT teachings in school curriculum row
Muslim parents reportedly withdrew 600 children from Parkfield Community School today after claiming they were being ‘brainwashed’ over gay lifestyles. The pupils were taken out of classes as the row surrounding LGBT lifestyles being taught openly in the classroom escalated as reported by Birmingham Mail. Some reports suggest as many as 80 per cent of […] More
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in Islamophobia, UK
Anti-Islamic, hate-preacher Tommy Robinson banned from Facebook and Instagram for ‘violating community standards’
Tommy Robinson’s official pages have been banned from Facebook and Instragram for violating their “community standards”. Facebook announced the decision on Tuesday, stating that he had “repeatedly broken these standards, posting material that uses dehumanising language and calls for violence targeted at Muslims”. Mr Robinson tried to respond to the news in an Instagram story […] More
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Check out the 54 Muslim players for the Premier League season 2016-2017
Paul Labile Pogba is the latest Muslim to have joined the English Premier League, playing for Manchester United. He was introduced to the Islamic faith by his mother. Yeo Moriba, his mother, has been described as his inspiration. The English Premier League is the most watched professional sport league in the world. Clubs have diverse […] More
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5-Year-Old Muslim Boy Saw A Homeless Man, Find Out What He Did Next.
On a trip to the local supermarket, a Muslim family, who are on holiday to the UK from Hong Kong, took their 5 years old son with them. As they went out of their car and were about to enter the supermarket, the boy’s eyes became fixtated on a homeless man sitting just outside the […] More
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Fireman Sam’s Producers Apologise After Qur’ān Pages Fiasco But Some Tweet Ugly Comments
Channel 5 has removed an episode of Fireman Sam from its online streaming service, after the animated children’s programme appeared to show a character treading on pages of the Qur’ān. HIT Entertainment, the producer of the programme, last night issued an unreserved apology, and said it was cancelling its contract with the Chinese animation studio […] More