Ramadan is well known as the month where Muslims around the world spend their days fasting. This year, Muslims fasted for a staggering 16 hours each day. What many people don’t know is that besides fasting, Ramadan is also known for the amount of charity Muslims perform at home...
Birmingham 2022 Festival presents ‘Key to the City’, a public art project by internationally – acclaimed artist Paul Ramirez Jonas, produced by Fierce. GLMCC has partnered with this project as a site for keyholders to visit. Traditionally, ‘Key to the City’ has been a ceremonial honour, including a physical key,...
ANTI-MUSLIM SENTIMENT Muslim women have had an immense struggle in the last few years. These women who wear their faith, have been banned from wearing the Niqab (veil) and the Hijab (headscarf). They have been denied the right to an education and called letterboxes. All of this, just because they...
Once again in the holy month of Ramadhan, we are shocked and saddened by the reports of Israel’s violent attacks on worshippers in Masjid Al Aqsa, the third holiest site for Muslims. Videos circulating online show police firing tear gas, stun grenades, rubber bullets and Palestinians throwing stones in defence....
The New York Times podcast published in February 2022, by Brian Reed and Hamza Syed, has reignited discussions about the Trojan Horse Scandal, amongst the Birmingham community. On 30th March 2022, a large number of West Midlands mosques and organisations arranged a panel discussion - ‘Trojan Horse: The Impact’, held...
The allegations by Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani that she had lost her ministerial role because of her Muslim faith, are extremely concerning for the Muslim community. This isn’t the first time that the Conservative Party has been accused of Islamophobia. Back in May 2021, the Singh investigation report into Islamophobia...
From: The undersigned Birmingham Mosques & Islamic Organisations Date: 24th March 2022 The New York Times podcast published in February 2022, by Brian Reed and Hamza Syed, has reignited discussions about the Trojan Horse Scandal, amongst the Birmingham community. On 30th March 2022, a large number of West Midlands mosques and...
As families in Birmingham continue to struggle financially due to the pandemic, Islamic Relief UK is partnering with Masjid Al Falaah and Green Lane Mosque and Community centre (GLMCC) to help over 1000 people with winter food packs, this Friday 20 and Saturday 21 January. GLMCC has been providing a...
Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (GLMCC) is shocked to hear of the hostage standoff in a Jewish synagogue based in Texas USA. It has arisen that the perpetrator, a British National from Blackburn UK, was shot dead by armed FBI storming into the synagogue. All 4 hostages were released,...
On Friday evening, our community witnessed the tragic death of another one of our youths at the hands of knife crime. Yahya Sharif, 18, was fatally stabbed on Coventry Road in Small Heath, not too far from our mosque and sadly died at the scene. As the investigation takes place,...
