A Blackburn religious organisation has hit out at a Bill aiming to ban cousin marriages due to be heard again in Parliament later this month. Conservative backbencher Richard Holden, who grew up in Grindleton and is MP for Basildon and Billericay, has proposed the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill, which is due for a…
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Doncaster has spoken out against the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill proposed by Richard Holden MP that is due for Second Reading on 17 January 2025 calling it unnecessary and damaging. The bill seeks to ban first-cousin marriages on the basis of the 2013 Born in Bradford study, despite…
Young Muslims from Stevenage have started 2025 by cleaning up the streets. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) Stevenage continued its annual New Year’s Day tradition by organising a street cleaning initiative in the town. Volunteers and community members from across Stevenage joined forces to tidy up their neighbourhoods. This was part of a national effort…
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has bought the old Horwich Clinic on Jones Street. And has used the building as its community centre. It has become the hub for the AMC’s outreach events like interfaith conferences, charity initiatives like food banks or warm spaces, prayer meetings and classes for children and adults.The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – which has been in…
In snowy Doncaster, the local community were offered free tea and refreshments at the Baitul Baseer Mosque in Edlington.The message displayed at the station read: “When life gives you snow, have tea together,” symbolising the spirit of unity and resilience. “Our faith teaches us to care for our neighbours with sincerity, especially in times of…
On New Year’s Day, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) continued its annual tradition of serving communities by organising a street cleaning initiative at several locations in the North West. Volunteers and community members from Manchester City Centre, Liverpool City Centre, Bolton town centre. Blackburn City Centre, and Rhyl town centre in North Wales joined forces…
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community collected hundreds of bags of litter in towns and cities across the UK as part of an annual New Year clean-up. More than 1,700 people took part in the event organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), in major UK cities including London, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester.The organisation hosts several community service projects throughout…
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association took to the streets around the Nasir Mosque in Brougham Terrace early on New Year’s Day for their annual litter pick. Led by youth leader Eekan Khan, the group started before daylight and collected several bagfuls and also attended the mosque for prayers and food. Tahir Selby, the…
A Muslim community in Newcastle started off the new year by continuing a long-standing tradition as they spent the day cleaning up the streets of the city. Volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) joined efforts with volunteers across Yorkshire and the North East to tidy their neighbourhoods. This initiative is just one of many organized…
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