An independent report has concluded that anti-Muslim sentiment "remains a problem" within the Conservative Party. Though the report found that there had been 727 incidents of alleged discrimination, with 68% of these relating to Islam, it still failed to conclude that the party were tacitly enabling institutionalised Islamophobia through...
8th May 2021 URGENT PRESS RELEASE Green Lane Mosque and Community Centre (GLMCC) is shocked and disturbed by the attacks on Palestinian worshippers at Al Aqsa mosque in the holiest month of Ramadan. Hundreds of worshippers have been injured, including men, women and children. The violence at one of the holiest of...
11th May 2021 As Muslims worldwide devote themselves to worship, increased charity and service to humanity during this holy month of Ramadan, we are shocked to witness the indiscriminate brutality inflicted on Palestinian civilians and the Sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque. In addition to the armed attacks on worshippers within the mosque by...
JOINT PRESS RELEASE FROM UNDERSIGNED MOSQUES AND ORGANISATIONS West Midlands mosques and Muslim organisations will be coming together with key figures from the wider West Midlands community at an exclusive Eid dinner event on Friday 6th August 2021, to celebrate some of the incredible work carried out by the Muslim...
5th May 2021 Green Lane Mosque and Community Centre (GLMCC) will not be holding the annual Celebrate Eid event in the park for Eid Al Fitr this year. The usual Celebrate Eid event held in Small Heath Park with an annual attendance of over 60,000 people would pose significant risks...
28th April 2021 On the 22nd of April 2021, the UK parliament declared China to be perpetrating "crimes against humanity and genocide" against Uyghur Muslims and ethnic minorities in the country. Almost one million Uyghur Muslims have been reported as being held in “re-education camps” in Xinjiang, China. Some reports such...
We are halfway through Ramadan now! Most of us have readjusted our schedules and have acclimatised to the long hours of fasting. Alongside fasting, many of us have also been able to develop in our spirituality through reciting the Quran, praying at night and generally increasing in good deeds....
Alhamdulillah, the benefits of lockdown and social distancing are bearing fruit as we slowly move out of lockdown. We are now seeing infections and death rates back at the level they were six months ago. However, as a community, we need to be conscious that we do not harm...
Anti-Muslim views have become increasingly normalised since the unfortunate events at the turn of the 21st century. As a result, Muslims in the UK have been subjected to various hues of marginalisation, prejudice and vilification over the past two decades. Today, this is known as Islamophobia. The ongoing vilification of...
At Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (GLMCC), we have been leading our community in our COVID-19 response since the beginning of the pandemic. Some of our key initiatives have included a PPE campaign, a million-mask challenge, blood plasma campaign, 7-day foodbank and a COVID-19 funeral service. Given the...
