Having a laugh is a big part of Rizwan Ahmed’s job. He speaks to thousands of people a year at schools, colleges and organisations in Bristol and across the South West, trying to break down preconceptions about Islam and the Muslim culture. However, it is not a role that came naturally to him. It was …
Bristol Muslim Cultural Society’s project manager Rizwan Ahmed has shared his views on the Channel 4 show What British Muslims Really Think, and revealed how there are a few more pressing matters at hand… As a British Muslim What Do I Think… I don’t normally like to get political but seeing this furor around this …
Social media is great for communication but we are losing the face to face interaction and discussion that past generations enjoyed, writes Rizwan Ahmed, Muslim Chaplain at Bristol University. As a chaplain I’m asked to speak on various topics and often the issue of community crops up . I then tend to go off on …
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Bristol University Muslim chaplain Rizwan Ahmed explores the dangers and effects of how easily children can access pornography through a variety of channels, and how as a nation we must do more to tackle this problem. Imagine the following scenario. You’re shopping in your local supermarket with the kids and you come across one of …
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The Lord Mayor’s Annual Civic Service has been taking place for hundreds of years at the Lord Mayors Chapel in College Green, Bristol. The Chapel itself is around 800 years old. In order to reflect the faith of the current Lord Mayor of Bristol, (Councillor Faruk Choudhury), this year it was decided to include a contribution …
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As part of Islam Awareness Week that ran from 17th March to 24th March, Bristol Muslim Cultural Societies young volunteers and youth committee from Bristol produced a short film entitled “What Islam Means to Me” to challenge some of the stereotypes around Islam and Muslims.
In light of recent terror attacks please find below a special issue of our newsletter. It includes some safety tips and advice. It also has advice on how to report Islamophobia should you experience any in the wake of the recent incidnets. ******************************************CONTENTS******************************************1) General Safety Tips2) Logging Islamophobic Incidents Locally3) Logging Islamophobic Incidents Nationally****************************************** 1) …
URGENT! IMPORTANT UPDATE! Please Share! ICF 2018 Postponed Due to bad weather conditions forecast for Sunday 29th July, for health and safety reasons and to avoid damaging the ground at Eastville Park (the venue) we have taken the heavy hearted decision with guidance from local agencies to postpone the fayre. Insha ‘Allah it will now …