The North Kirklees Asian Governors, first established in 1993 to support Asian school governors, was re-launched in November at the Al-Hikmah Centre. In 1993 there were 50 Asian governors and 2 Chairs of governors with no Asian Head teachers in
Kumon Y’all trek through DofE
Dewsbury youth group Kumon Y’all embarked on yet another challenge last month with the young volunteers navigating their route through the countryside as part of their latest encounter to achieve a Duke of Edinburgh Award. For the first time ever
Digital autopsy centre and FAQ’s
IMWS Burial Committee visited the new state-of-the-art 3D digital autopsy facility situated next to the mortuary centre in Bradford. iGene, part of the InfoValley group who specialize in the development of Advanced Medical Visualisation Technology, has opened the new centre
The cannabis cloud
Hold a conversation with a local and the issue of illegal drugs is not too far away from their conversational toolbox. But drugs are more than just material for chit chat; there is a real concern amongst people – of
Enough prejudice for a lifetime
It’s hard to be a Muslim in the West these days. These are of course words many of us have either uttered or heard, but for a Muslim of south Asian heritage in his mid-forties born in the UK, I
First IMWS carrom king crowned
The Al-Hikmah centre hosted the first ever IMWS carrom competition last month, with around 30 entrants. The event which was held in an IMWS conference room attracted a strong crowd, as spectators saw highly skilled participants duke it out on
We Love Batley
By Yousuf Zubair A celebratory event was held in Batley, to showcase and further enrich the strong sense of unity, cohesion and respect that resonates throughout the local community. The event was organised jointly between Kirklees Faiths Forum and Kirklees
Unity the spectacular sequel
The Unity Men and Kids Eid fun day came back bigger and stronger in its second year with more crowd-pleasing attractions to continue offering a fun day with a twist. This years fun day, attended by over 1500 visitors, saw
Kirklees hold first Srebrenica Memorial event
11 July – When the world remembers Srebrenica Kirklees Council, together with students from Batley Girls’ High School and Westborough High School, held an event to commemorate Europe’s biggest mass killing since the Holocaust. The event held in Dewsbury was
Your generosity at work first-hand
The treasurer of IMWS got to see first-hand, how money donated to an orphanage in India by the organisation was being put to use. Rafik Dabhad flew out to India in a trip organised by Orphans in Need to see