This weekend, Sikhs throughout the world are marking Vaisakhi, one of the most important festivals in their religious calendar marking the Spring harvest and the founding of the Khalsa, committed to spiritual observance and social justice

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A vulnerable man who crashed on the motorway was hit by a lorry while he waited for police who failed to ‘assign resources’, despite his brother ‘calling & begging them several times’ to get him. Speeding tickets were later sent to the man after he died. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

‘Love and solidarity towards her has to be louder than the abuse’

Actor Susan Wokoma told anita rani why she co-authored an open letter to actress Francesca Amewudah-Rivers.

The black actress received racist backlash for being cast as Juliet, opposite Tom Holland as Romeo.

The trial of Ahmed Alid, who is accused of murdering a 70-year-old man in 'revenge' for Israel's bombing of Gaza, has heard that he had been reported to the police and Home Office days before the attack

Alid's housemate, who he later stabbed, had warned that he was a 'terrorist'

Inequality in the UK is overwhelmingly *within* generations, not between them. .

Not about old vs young/'privileged boomers', but income and wealth inequality.

(As I've been saying for last decade..)

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14 years ago today, my darling little brother was brutally murdered in our family home when he answered the door to 2 men. They stabbed him to death & stabbed my parents.
Please contact ⬇️if you have any information that can bring justice for our family and an end to this ordeal

Oh wow I’ve just seen my mentions and this has blown up. thanks everyone. It’s such a huge privilege to get to talk about these topics on This Morning ❤️🙏

British Muslims are the most generous group in the UK, giving more than four times as much money to charity each year than the average Brit.

British Muslims gave £708 each on average over 12 months, compared to £165 for the wider UK population. 👇

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It has been lovely seeing 𝑫𝒓 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒓𝒊𝒇 bringing joy to Countdown this week.

I think people responding to that joy with hate says a lot more about them than anything else.

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A reminder the game was originally created by Elizabeth Magie as a critique of capitalism, but the idea was stolen by Charles Darrow who then made all the money - oh the irony! amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

“Parveen Khan holding her baby at the window - that’s the image I had”
Heartbreaking from Zubia Darr about the death of her friends in a house fire - new testimony in #Defiance suggests it was part of a wave of largely unreported arson attacks aimed at Asians @channel4

Watched the programme with my family. We loved it. Highlighted the best of British Muslim communities and humanised the practices of Ramadan, prayers and what it truly means to eat halal food.

Well done to all involved and ITV for commissioning 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Eid Mubarak to our friends, family, colleagues, volunteers and all Muslims today

🌙Eid Mubarak to those who celebrate!

Here's the crescent moon sighted earlier this evening in Leyton, East London, courtesy of one of the moonsighters for our brilliant Moonsighting Live partners New Crescent Society.

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As we mark #EidAlFitr , we want to thank officers and staff who have served the community whilst partaking in the holy month of Ramadan.

We wish everyone, including communities across London to have a wonderful day celebrating #EidMubarak .

#EidMubarak ! Wishing you and yours a very Happy Eid, full of joy, peace and blessings✨

Just a reminder that I’m quick on the block button. I don’t even need a lot of convincing because people come on here and feel entitled to talk to you anyhow like they know you. Just remember that I’m also human like you and I won’t be treated less than that.

Had been writing about Peter Higgs when I heard the sad news. Here's the BBC Profile I made about him, the Higgs boson & the famous cartoon to illustrate how it moves...bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01… More here: samiraahmed.blog/why-professor-…

Hundreds of Ipswich Muslims hold Eid prayers in park bbc.in/43V1LEr