ICWA volunteers help flood hit Cumbria and York
ICWA executive committee members, along with ICWA volunteers and local ulemaas including the Imam of Jumma Masjid, headed up North to Cumbria and then to York to help those affected by the recent floods. A total of 30 people joined
From Paradise to All Saints – Pupils bond in floods aftermath
Children from Paradise Primary School in Dewsbury visited a school in Cumbria following the recent floods. Pupils at the school had been learning about the floods and some of the parents from PPS had already been to help with the clean-up
Madni Girls School achieve a GOLD standard of the Beacon Award
Madni Muslim Girls School in Dewsbury became one of only 4 schools across the UK to receive the ‘GOLD’ Beacon Award by MADE. The awarded is in recognition of work the school has done to implement a global dimension within
Qaza namaz – simple calculator and how to guide for women
Qaza namaz – simple calculator and how to guide for women The ladies Umri (life time) Qaza namaz workshop was recently delivered at the Centre. Due to complex female issues, finding a total of namaz missed over a long time
Tackling Terrorism Grooming
The Management Committee of the Indian Muslim Welfare Society (IMWS) has been working with its local area Masjid representatives to develop a plan to tackle the dangers of young local people falling prey to grooming by terrorists. Over the last
Helping families living in deprived areas to have a better quality of life
IMWS have began collecting donations to fund projects in south Gujarat which will help not only to rebuild un-stable houses in deprived areas, but also help families stuck in long-term poverty to rise above their predicament and able to earn
Are you fasting?
There I was standing in the queue of a popular retail outlet in Dewsbury with my nine year old son when a man in his seventies turns and asks me, “Are you dieting too?” I took it as meaning fasting
Emergency appeal for Nepal sees local generosity soar again
Devastating scenes caused by two severe earthquakes and a string of aftershocks have killed more than 8,500 people and left millions in need of aid. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and its surrounding areas on 25 April followed
ESOL class takes learning to Bagshaw Museum
Learners attending the ESOL class at the Al-Hikmah Centre took a trip to a local museum as part of their tuition. The class have been looking at ‘our community’ and in particular important buildings such as town halls, libraries and