Just imagine we had the recording of a 6 year old Israeli girl, desperately ringing the emergency services after Hamas militants slaughtered her relatives in a car, including 3 other kids. Imagine we also had a prior recording of her 15 year old cousin, desperately pleading for

From trains to cranes, an event to highlight the extent of #levellingUp already taking place. LeaderofBirmingham and #SolihullMBC leader opening the event, with other key speakers. Sharing dizzying numbers like: £10bln investment in the next 10 years. #HS2ITWM

As a keen listener to Empire Podcast and The Rest Is History, I find them both rich in information, and even entertaining. They can be too western-centric though. They seem to hardly bother with native scholarship, when it comes to Islamic and Arab history, which I am familiar with 1/2

Recent pods on Iran and rise of Islam on Empire Podcast, make no reference whatsoever to the likes of Ibn Ishaq, Almawerdi, Ibn Katheer or Attabari, among others. Would love to know why? Not sure if the same treatment is given to other histories I am less familiar with. 2/2

Free webinar alert 🔔 Join us as we puzzle through what the “politics of development” really means, and explore creative ways of teaching it to the next generation…

Fantastic turnout by Canal & River Trust West Midlands #volunteers for the new season briefing in the Droitwich area. It is these volunteers working with colleagues that help maintain safe and welcoming 2000 miles of waterways for all to enjoy. #volunteerbywater Canal & River Trust

🎓🌟Funded PhD opportunity: An exploration of the support and safety nets in place for families with children experiencing food insecurity🌟🎓 At the University of Birmingham with Food System Team at Birmingham City Council. Deadline 16th May. birmingham.ac.uk/research/centr…

Today is the end of nearly six years as Director for West Midlands Canal & River Trust West Midlands at the Canal & River Trust. One of the most enjoyable & rewarding roles of my nearly 40-year career. Thank you to all colleagues and volunteers who made it so. Miss you all already. #KeepCanalsAlive

#Eid_Mubarak to all celebrating today or tomorrow. May peace and justice reign in the world and may the forces of war and injustice be silenced…forever.

You can take a person out of the ⁦Canal & River Trust⁩ ⁦Canal & River Trust West Midlands⁩, but you can’t take the Trust of that person. In a Moroccan cafe at sunset, in the middle of the busiest souk, with the drums and pipes of the snake charmers just warning up.

The Spring Road/Stratford Road junction in #sparkhill #Birmingham needs urgent and serious organising. The current traffic light and yellow box do not work. Bham City Council

So, I have been reading this excellent, if scary, verdict on our political system. Leads me to ask, can any elected government really do anything to improve people’s lives? If you have time, I recommend you read it. Makes you feel really sorry for the new #MPs. Poor souls.

Having read this now. I have no hope whatsoever that any minister has the incentive to make any meaningful changes that result in service improvement. The system simply does not allow it.

Any guess where this mural is at ⁦Canal & River Trust⁩ ? Clue: a railway station 😀

The Saifs exploring #HattonLocks . Stairway to Heaven indeed. ⁦Canal & River Trust⁩ ⁦Canal & River Trust West Midlands⁩

Our city is proud of its diversity and its many communities stand united against racism, violence and division. In Birmingham, there is no place for hate.

Difficult to imagine any other situation where the headline wouldn’t mention that the strike was on a school

If you have time, this is well worth attending . Great for the kids and the whole family. I remember my grandkids especially enjoying their time at the controls of the JCB excavator.

Sorry to leave you for now, X, but being here is no longer conducive to health and wellbeing.