What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
People in the Muslim community who live with diabetes are being offered help and advice from Diabetes UK to stay healthy during Ramadan – and to mark the occasion safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ramadan will run from 11/ 12 April for 29 or 30 days. The exact dates will
Local health experts and an Imam hold a Facebook Live session on having Covid-19 vaccine during Ramadan Health professionals from Leeds will be joined by a local Imam for a Facebook Live session, this will be about the importance of having the Covid-19 vaccine when invited during Ramadan. The session
Muslims in Leeds getting ready to observe the holy month of Ramadan this week have been issued advice to keep them safe from a local imam and GP. The advice comes from NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Leeds City Council’s public health team working closely with Dr Mohammed
Members from across the Beeston community joined the congregation at Abu Huraira Mosque for a community Iftar – the breaking of the fast – on Sunday (26 May 2019). Muslims observe a dawn to dusk fast during the holy month of Ramadan, broken each evening at Iftar. Ramadan is also
Members of the Abu Huraira Mosque in Beeston invite you to join them to break their Ramadan fast at a Community Iftar on Sunday (26 May 2019). The evening will include a tour of the newly completed building; a talk about the Purpose of Ramadan – Islam’s Holy Month by
The Islamic month of Ramadan will begin on Monday 6 May 2019 (depending on the sighting of the moon) and end on Tuesday 5 June 2019 (again depending on the sighting of the moon). Fasting (Sawm) is one of the five pillars of Islam and was the month in which
A Leeds GP has put together a short video offering advice to people with Type 2 diabetes who are gearing up for Ramadan which is expected to start on 5 May*. Dr Mohammed (Mo) Sattar, a GP at Woodhouse Medical Practice, has been working with Leeds GP Confederation to run
The Eden Project’s Big Lunch came to Beeston on Monday evening (29 May 2017) as the community celebrated the start of Ramadan eating dinner together on a big table. People from all major faiths and religions including the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith and people of no faith attended this successful event
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
With Muslims throughout South Leeds fasting for Ramadan, we asked Naz Maroof from Beeston charity Aspiring Communities to explain the significance of the holy month. Why to Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan? There are two reasons for fasting. The first is linked with the inner and fasting