Muslim students from Oldham College deliver a Christmas tree to Terrence, who's been struggling with loneliness.
— TellMAMAUK (@TellMamaUK) December 12, 2019
Other members of their college also performed his favourite carol.
A beautiful, moving example of standing together to combat loneliness. #BetterTogether https://t.co/O2yS8pujkD
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Showing posts with label Oldham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oldham. Show all posts
Thursday, 12 December 2019
Seasonal joy
Labels:
Oldham
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Oldham's response
Manchester Evening News, Oldham's response after mosque was fire-bombed was simply moving
Also see this outstanding set of photos from Manchester Evening News, Gallery, Hundreds of Muslim children and families march to Manchester Arena
Also see this outstanding set of photos from Manchester Evening News, Gallery, Hundreds of Muslim children and families march to Manchester Arena
Labels:
Manchester,
Oldham
Friday, 20 July 2012
Couple guilty of bomb plot
Yorkshire Post, Muslim couple guilty of anti-Jewish bomb plot, 19 Jul 2012 "Shasta Khan, 38, and her husband, Mohammed Sajid Khan, 33, bought substances and equipment from supermarkets to assemble an improvised explosive device.
"Police found a cache of terror-related material after being called to a domestic dispute at the couple’s home in Oldham, last July.
"Beheading videos, propaganda glorifying Osama bin Laden and bomb-making guides were seized along with peroxide and bleach, used by Shasta Khan in her hairdressing work, which together with electrical equipment were being readied to make a bomb."
"Police found a cache of terror-related material after being called to a domestic dispute at the couple’s home in Oldham, last July.
"Beheading videos, propaganda glorifying Osama bin Laden and bomb-making guides were seized along with peroxide and bleach, used by Shasta Khan in her hairdressing work, which together with electrical equipment were being readied to make a bomb."
Labels:
Oldham,
prosecutions
Friday, 27 May 2011
'Oldham: A town still divided?'
Ben Chu, Independent, Oldham: A town still divided?, 26 May 2011
"The Oldham riots raised ugly questions about segregation. Ten years on, Ben Chu argues that the problems were always more nuanced – but that the town, along with Bradford and Burnley, is learning the lessons of its past."
Also see Ben Chu, Independent, Muslims in Britain continued, 26 May 2011 unpacks his findings further
"The Oldham riots raised ugly questions about segregation. Ten years on, Ben Chu argues that the problems were always more nuanced – but that the town, along with Bradford and Burnley, is learning the lessons of its past."
Also see Ben Chu, Independent, Muslims in Britain continued, 26 May 2011 unpacks his findings further
Labels:
Bradford,
Burnley,
journalism,
Oldham,
research
Friday, 6 August 2010
Mashal Radio
Manchester Evening News, Faithful are hitting the decks for radio Ramadan, 4 Aug 2010: "Community radio station Mashal Radio will once again be hitting the airwaves as the borough’s Muslim community begin preparations for the holy month of Ramadan.
"The station will be launched on Wednesday and broadcast for the next 30 days with a host of programmes catered for an Islamic audience."
For more info, see mashalradio.com
"The station will be launched on Wednesday and broadcast for the next 30 days with a host of programmes catered for an Islamic audience."
For more info, see mashalradio.com
Labels:
Manchester,
Oldham,
radio,
Ramadan
Friday, 12 March 2010
Sahil Saeed
BBC News, Anguish for family of Pakistan kidnap boy Sahil Saeed, 11 Mar 2010 "Relatives of a five-year-old boy kidnapped in Pakistan have spoken of their anguish after reports he had been found turned out to be false."
Labels:
Manchester,
Oldham,
Pakistan
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