What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The coronavirus outbreak has turned our world upside down in all kinds of ways. But for those who have attended their local place of worship every day for decades, the sudden change has struck at the heart of their lives in a way that cannot be measured. Although individual worship
Hundreds of local residents, from all walks of life, flocked to the new Abu Huraira mosque in Beeston Hill for their grand opening event last weekend (Sunday 16 September 2018). The Abu Huraira mosque has been running since 1986 from the former Cooperative building on Hardy Street (and is widely
The White Rose Shopping Centre is celebrating Eid with a series of free activities this weekend (9 and 10 June 2018). Eid-al-Fitr is the Muslim festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. This year it falls next Friday 15 June. It is celebrated much like Christians
Fifty Beeston residents came together yesterday (13 September 2017) to share food and friendship at an event organised by Aspiring Communities and South Leeds Live At Home. A group of volunteers served a mouth-watering selection of Asian food provided by Aspiring Communities including bhaji, curries, rice, chapatti and a sweet
Members of two prominent local faith communities – the Kashmiri Muslim Welfare Association (also known as Hardy Street mosque), and City Evangelical church – gathered last Saturday (11 March 2017) at the mosque, to share wisdom and beliefs from their respective traditions, in what is hoped might be the first
Today is Eid ul fitr and Muslims all over the world celebrate this festival which is after the month of Ramadan. The festival of Eid takes place at the end of the holy month of Ramadan – something that depends on the sighting of the new moon. It falls on
Eid al-Adha, or ‘Festival of Sacrifice’, is celebrated by Muslims to mark the occasion when Allah appeared to Ibrahim in a dream and asked him to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, to demonstrate his devotion to the Almighty. Ignoring the advice of the Devil, who tried to tempt Ibrahim into disobeying
This week’s column may be a little different from normal. The South Leeds Life committee have tasked me with writing an editorial statement commenting on the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings. So here goes … I had better start by saying what shouldn’t need saying as it’s so
The long-awaited dome for the new Abu Huraira mosque (also known as the Hardy Street mosque) – under construction on Catherine Grove in Beeston Hill since 2013 – was assembled and dramatically winched onto the building this last week. South Leeds Life is pleased to present exclusive footage and photos,
South Leeds charity Aspiring Communities this last weekend (Sunday 7 June) organised their annual gathering to mark the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Now in its fourth year, the event attracted 600+ people from across the city and the north of England. It featured a long, colourful procession through the