As we approach 2024 in a few hours, I look outside, it is raining, the raindrops falling on the windows and dripping away silently.

New Year has a different meaning for me. One is because I am getting older, therefore becoming more aware of how time is slipping through our fingers like sand. 

However, being old-fashioned I would debate that as much as digital media is wonderful, e-books are great and reading any book at the touch of a finger is truly amazing.

There's a twinkle in my eyes, my thoughts are saying YIPPEE!

Being a widow is difficult in any era but this did not deter Khadijah (ra) from becoming a very successful merchant, the most successful of that time in fact. Whilst Khadijah did not travel herself for her business she employed men to travel to Syria, Makkah and Yemen to sell the products of furniture, silks and pottery. 

Me myself, I am all for boycotting. I don’t want my hard-earned money to be exchanged for blood money. But there is a question in my head. What about the innocent people working hard in their jobs for companies that fund Israel.

Living in the UK means we have access to all the basics and additional amenities that one would expect in this day and age. Whilst we live comfortably in a developed country that is seen as both powerful and progressive, others in the world are suffering terribly.

Friend, daughter, sister, aunt, teacher, musician, Christian, Palestinian, human, person. These are but a few words that describe who Elham Farah was. Elham was a petite lady with a hat on her head, glasses on her face, and a purse that never left her shoulder...

I have always enjoyed the 5th of November. Bonfire night. The sparkling pretty sky lit up. Of course, we can’t forget the history of it. We have to remember the Gunpowder Plot was motivated by the persecution and oppression of the Catholics by the largely Protestant England...

The first thing she asked me the next day when waking her up to go to school was, how’s Palestine?

Here at the Wibsey Community Gardens we are learning to make the most of our gardens, pots and window boxes. We hope to learn about the different soils, seeds, plants and organic gardening.

An environmentalist’s motto. What does this actually mean? How do we go about doing this? And why should we?

The Prophet pbuh said: “Whoever says: ‘Glory is to Allah, the Magnificent, and with His Praise (Subhan Allahil-Azim, Wa Bihamdih)’ a date-palm tree is planted for him in Paradise.”  Narrated from Jabir. 

 

Allah says in the Quran in multiple verses that He has established man as a khalifa on this earth. However one chooses to translate this word, whether it be steward, guardian or caretaker, we are duty bound to take care of Allah’s magnificent creation.

Our dear friend Rudi Leavor, BEM sadly passed away on Tuesday at the age of 95. Rudi was a well-respected and much-loved Jewish community leader in Bradford.

Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Eid-al-Adha

Religious leaders say there is a lot of good that can be gained from acts of worship or kindness during these days.

𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 from Ahtsham Ali (Muslim Adviser to HM Prison Service)

𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 from Amria Khatun (Poet and Community Champion)

𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 from Waliy Semir Kukuruzović (President of "Hajji Mustafa-aga" Association)

𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 from Sadia Sajid (The Scouts Association - Strategy Designer, Presenter - Islam Channel, Freelance Fundraiser)