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The British Asian Trust partner up with the British Pakistan Foundation for Ramadan

The British Asian Trust, a charity founded by HRH The Prince of Wales, is celebrating the start of Ramadan by partnering with the British Pakistan Foundation, forging an exciting new relationship that highlights each organisations’ shared commitment to transforming lives and strengthening relations between the UK and Pakistan, and beyond. The partnership will be officially […]

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Leprosy: An ancient disease which still affects thousands of Muslims today

· Hundreds of thousands of people are diagnosed with leprosy each year and it’s cured with multi-drug-therapy. · More specifically, 3,976 people were diagnosed with leprosy in 2015/16 in Bangladesh (where Islam is one of the largest religions where 90% of the population are Muslim) and Lepra assisted with 1,523 of this diagnosis and treatment. […]

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Why Google honours Abdul Sattar Edhi today?

Edhi, who founded the world’s largest volunteer ambulance network, would have been 89 on Tuesday Abdul Sattar Edhi founded the world’s  largest volunteer ambulance network in Pakistan, the Edhi Foundation. Edhi dedicated his life to the poor from the age of 20, when he himself was penniless in Karachi. The Edhi Foundation’s slogan is: “Live and […]

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CHARITY WORK TRANSFORMS PEOPLE’S OPINIONS OF MUSLIMS

Penny Appeal, and other Muslim charities, who supported the people of Cumbria in the 2015 floods have created a positive image of British Muslims. Speaking ahead of the Carlisle Floods Expo, conference organisers Kerryanne Wilde and Sue Dust of CERT (UK) have said:   ‘We were really touched by the support which Penny Appeal and […]

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Muslim Dietician Nour El Zibdeh gives 8 tips on staying hydrated through Ramadan

        1.Don’t break fast with fruit juice.  it has too much sugar 2. Water is best for hydration – it dissolves nutrients and delivers energy to cells 3. Break fast with 2 glasses of water and a few dates for hydration and energy 4. Drink two glasses of water every suhoor 5. Spread your intake […]

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Ramadan is here

This year, the Islamic holy month coincides with the GCSEs and A-level exam period, with head teachers concerned that students will not be able to concentrate without eating. It also clashes with the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, meaning Ramadan will have the longest average fasting hours in its 33-year lunar-based cycle. […]

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