Aamna Mohdin

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Aamna Mohdin

Father John Armitage is an incredibly busy man. His church, St Margaret’s Parish, welcomed a staggering 5,000 people across 20 masses in Holy Week. Church attendance across all Christian denominations has been in decline across England and Wales, with the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics describing both as “minority Christian countries”. But that national reality has been inverted in Canning Town, east London, where St Margaret’s first opened its doors in 1866.

1 month ago | msn.com | Aamna Mohdin |Chris Osuh

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1 month ago | theguardian.com | Aamna Mohdin |Chris Osuh

A leading Muslim peer has called for an inquiry into the Islamophobia monitoring group Tell Mama over concerns about a “lack of transparency” on how it is spending public money. Shaista Gohir, the chief executive of the Muslim Women’s Network UK, has also accused Tell Mama of failing to provide detailed data on anti-Muslim hate crimes, being “silent” when politicians have targeted Muslims, and questioned whether the Tories used it as a vehicle to monitor extremism.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Aamna Mohdin

A pier on the River Thames in west London has been renamed St Mary’s Wandsworth after criticism by anti-racism campaigners. The pier, formerly known as Plantation Wharf Pier, is located between the Wandsworth Riverside Quarter and Chelsea Harbour piers. Uber Boat by Thames Clippers acquired the site in 2019 and has been in consultation with stakeholders and residents from the wider local development to change the name after an outcry in 2021.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Aamna Mohdin

The Hairspray and Sex Education actor Reece Richards has condemned the police watchdog for refusing to consider race in its investigation of Met officers who arrested and pepper-sprayed him. The 34-year-old was walking home in west London last September after performing in Hairspray when a car crashed into a lamp-post nearby. Two white men fled the scene. When Metropolitan police officers arrived seconds later, Richards pointed out the suspects’ directions.