Andalucia; the southernmost region of Spain. This place once thrived with knowledge, trade, architecture, engineering and medicine. Soon after the emergence of Islam, Muslims made their way to this region, and for the next seven hundred years contributed towards the rich heritage of Spain. With its ornamental palaces, lush gardens, finely constructed mosques and delicious food, surrounded by picturesque mountains, […]
Research tells us that an astonishing five million tonnes of perfectly edible food get thrown away every year, and incredibly it’s worth around £15 billion. To put this into perspective, the wasted food would fill 9 Wembley Stadiums, 100 Royal Albert Halls or 4,000 Olympic sized swimming pools. An area almost the size of Wales would be needed to produce the food and drink currently […]
The two are not mutually exclusive concepts – there is no correlation between being a “good Muslim” and being a “modern British woman”. In fact, both terms are so difficult to define and mean totally different things to different people. What makes a good Muslim and what makes a modern British woman? How should I […]
In April, after 10 years of anticipation, Cambridge opened the doors to Europe’s first sustainable Mosque. We were very curious to learn more about this ground-breaking space. During Ramadan we made the trip to Cambridge as a family, and we had a brilliant day. The Mosque is a unique space that each one of us enjoyed and immediately felt connected to. From the outside, the mosque is instantly recognisable, whilst retaining a subtle elegance, charmingly blending in amongst the 20th century residential area where it stands. Once in […]
I managed to catch up with the very talented and award winning stand-up comedian, actress and writer Shazia Mirza in the hustle and bustle of the East End, to find out more about her latest stand-up tour, her role in the much talked about movie by Sadia Saeed, ‘ARIFA’ and what it’s really like being a […]
