Two former Bradford College students received the highest title that the institution can bestow at the 2022 graduation ceremony at St George’s Hall, Bradford.
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The Muslim Women’s Council hosted a grand interfaith evening on Friday 10th June, attended by over 150 guests.
The Muslim Women’s Council is hosting a grand evening with Shabnam Khan on Friday 10th June 2022, from 6pm to 9pm.
Yorkshire charity Muslim Women’s Council is awarded a team of business experts and funding to tackle the cost of living crisis
It is heart-warming to see world leaders unite to highlight this issue and its dangers, and urge the international community to strengthen efforts to combat Islamophobia.
Muslim Women’s Council has been delivering the Curry Circle, our weekly food initiative, since December 2013. The Curry Circle provides a hot two-course meal for people who are homeless or struggling to feed themselves. Together with our catering partner MyLahore Bradford, we have proudly provided over 56,000 hot meals since the project was established.
Due to the unprecedented effects of COVID-19, since March 2020 the sessions have been changed to a hot meal takeout service from the Manningham Library, from 4pm to 6pm on Thursdays.
Hop on is a community organisation providing vital support in Bradford, working on improving physical and mental health through activities such as cycling, yoga and coaching tailored to each individual.
The organisation has been running since 2016 and has 3000 people registered with them. The majority of these women are from a South Asian background; a community in which cycling is the exception, rather than the norm.
Local and international dignitaries were in attendance yesterday at Bradford City Hall, as Muslim Women’s Council Chief Executive Bana Gora received the 2021 Peacemaker Award following her nomination last year, from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (CSJP), from New Jersey (USA).
Bana has been awarded in recognition of her outstanding contribution to peace making and work for justice in light of the CSJP founder Margaret Anna Cusack’s life and work, and the continuing work of the CSJP.
Muslim Women’s Council Chief Executive Bana Gora has been chosen to receive the 2021 Peacemaker Award following her nomination last year, from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (CSJP), from New Jersey (USA).
Bana has been awarded in recognition of her outstanding contribution to peace making and work for justice in light of the CSJP founder Margaret Anna Cusack’s life and work, and the continuing work of the CSJP.
Our board member and former Chair, Selina Ullah, has been appointed Trust Chair of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Al Asma Al Husna is a series of new Light installations by Muslim Women’s Council in partnership with The Leap
We wish you and your loved ones a blessed and peaceful Ramadan.
Presenting our study on the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on Muslim women in the UK, on different issues.
Muslim Women’s Council established the Think Tank programme in 2019, aimed at enabling Muslim women to represent their lived experiences and needs.
On Monday 23rd March we are launching a helpline to support these members of the community, in conjunction with MyLahore and Islamic Relief.
Fatheya and Im Shadi shared their experiences of life in Palestine, raising awareness of the challenges people face on a daily basis.
The Muslim Women’s Council launched a bereavement support service for women, on Thursday 13th February.
The Muslim Women’s Council is launching a bereavement support service for women.
Bradford gave a fond farewell to their favourite female police officer PC Firzana Ahmed, who has served in West Yorkshire Police Force over the last 30 years.
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have today (15 January) met students from Bradford College during their special tour of the city.
