‘Why celebrate an event that happened 40 years ago?’ – A valid question and one I have been asked since discussing the World of Islam Festival with friends and colleagues. Just as common has been; “Why should I care? I wasn’t even born then?” It then becomes even more curious when considering we’re expected an audience of over 150 people for our event next week, with the vast majority being young people.
In London in the spring of 1976, Queen Elizabeth II opened the World of Islam Festival, a unique and cultural event that in concept and in scale was…
Currently British Muslims are marginal to the story of the nation. Yahya Birt argues that this can only change for the better if Muslim…
An interesting trend is developing in the halal sector: regional hubs are developing in places that have some local demand but not the size…
Can the moral panic about Islam in Britain today affect how we tell our own British Muslim histories? Yahya Birt reflects on his surprise…
Last Wednesday the Everyday Muslim team attended the 9th Annual Community Heritage Archive Group Conference and Award ceremony. Our team was up for the…
Amber Khohar is an artist from South London. In her interview she shares an honest reflection of the physical impact of Ramadan and that…
What makes an outfit Islamically appropriate? What makes an outfit fashionable? What makes a fashionable outfit Islamically appropriate? What makes an Islamically appropriate outfit…
The Everyday Muslim team are proud to announce a one-day interpretation workshop in partnership with The National Army Museum. The workshop will allow a…
The evening of Friday 13th March 2015 saw the launch of our our new exhibition ‘We Weren’t Expecting to Stay and Other Stories,’ at…