Cardiff's Muslim Community in 1947

An interesting photo from the opening of the Peel St mosque (which is also the subject of other photos elsewhere); I'm not certain of the origins of this one.

Opening of the Peel St Mosque in Cardiff in 1947. Sheikh Abdullahi Ali al-Hakimi (ca.1900-54) is handed its keys by a member of the Iraqi royal family. In attendance is the city mayor and the young Jim Callaghan, later to serve as Prime Minister (1976-9). (H/t: @AbdulAzim Ahmed) pic.twitter.com/pWCYvsAgNo

— Yahya Birt (@YBirt) April 27, 2021

Brick Lane Identity Crisis

Alice Kemp-Habib, GQ, The battle for Brick Lane's curry houses goes to the heart of British-Bangladeshi identity

"A row over a plot of land in East London has ignited mass protest. Could this mark the end for Brick Lane’s iconic curry houses, a focal point for the Bangladeshi community's identity and resistance?" Interesting article. Let's hope Brick Lane's character is maintained.

Muslim Representation

Khadijah Elshayyal, Cage, Rethinking Muslim Representation – 20 years after 9/11

"What can a Muslim political advocacy look like, that addresses Britain’s Muslims themselves and their institutions, with all their diversity and disagreements, their rivalries and their richness?"

Ramadan Mubarak

Ramadan in Wales

BBC News, Covid: Muslims celebrate second Ramadan with restrictions

"Despite communal worship being allowed, ongoing Covid rules mean that social distancing must be enforced and different households cannot yet mix indoors."

Brick Lane

The National, London’s Brick Lane marks second Ramadan in lockdown with hope for the future,

Sewell Report

Plenty of coverage of the Sewell Report on my Twitter, but here are a few key items: Kalwant Bhopal, Guardian, The Sewell report displays a basic misunderstanding of how racism works

"The government must move away from perpetuating a hierarchy of oppression that promotes the idea of white victimhood and discounts race inequity as a lesser problem. The result of refusing to acknowledge institutional racism is that the government will refuse to act upon it. Instead, Black and minority ethnic children will be blamed for their failings. The commission’s denial of institutional racism is based on an illusory meritocracy, where individuals are wholly responsible for their own success, and Black and ethnic minority pupils must simply work harder and pull themselves up by their bootstraps if they are to succeed."

PRESS RELEASE: Muslim Council of Britain responds to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report | 31 March 2021#RaceReport #SewellReport https://t.co/AE6aN0pXDA

— MCB (@MuslimCouncil) March 31, 2021