Author - Zubair Akram

Press Release: Syrian Refugee Family Arrive Safely in Birmingham

18 February 2020 PRESS RELEASE Syrian Refugee Family Arrive Safely in Birmingham After Years Living in Harsh Camp Conditions On Wednesday 12th February 2020, a Syrian family sponsored by GLMCC took their first steps into their new home in Birmingham, UK. Working with the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, a team of GLMCC volunteers...

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Press Release: GLMCC Reaches Finals for British Muslim Awards 2020

28 January 2020 PRESS RELEASE Green Lane Masjid Reaches Finals for British Muslim Awards 2020 Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre has been nominated to win the ‘Masjid of the Year’ award given by The British Muslim Awards 2020. On Friday 31st January, in Manchester, some of the most accomplished and influential Muslims...

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Press Release: Mosques and Faith Institutes Partner to Accommodate the Homeless

30 December 2019 PRESS RELEASE Mosques and Faith Institutes Partner to Accommodate the Homeless This year, a number of faith institutes have partnered to form a charitable programme that will shelter the homeless. UK based Muslim charities, Muslim Aid and the As-Suffa Institute, saw the potential of mosques combining forces to tackle...

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Keeping the Faith over Christmas

With Christmas upon us, it’s important that we remind ourselves of the spiritual risks associated with partaking in the season’s festivities. Besides the theological disparities, the celebratory aspects alone pose a number of difficulties for practising Muslims. Keeping away from office parties where there will be alcohol and other...

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Press Release: Elections, Politics and Islamic Etiquettes

09 December 2019 PRESS RELEASE Elections, Politics and Islamic Etiquettes The 12th December will be a memorable moment for the UK as it places votes for the General Elections. In recent years, political conversations have been saturated by debates surrounding Brexit, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and the teaching of RSE in schools. As a...

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Press Release: Winter Aid Project

25th November 2019 PRESS RELEASE Winter Aid Project Aims to Reach Thousands of Refugees Last winter the Green Lane Task Force helped thousands of Syrian families survive the harsh winter. This year, as the winter sets in, the situation of Syrian and other refugees living in Jordan still raises many concerns including...

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The Children of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ by Yousaf Jahangir (Student at the Islamic University of Madinah)

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had 7 children, 3 sons and 4 daughters. All of his children passed away before him except Fatima رضي الله عنها. All of his children were from his first wife Khadijah رضي الله عنها except Ibrahim whose mother was Maria رضي الله عنها. 3 Sons Al-Qasim...

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