A new charitable organisation has been launched called the Council of British Hajis: The CBH is a not-for-profit voluntary charity whose aims are to work for the welfare of British Hajjis and to ensure that they are relieved of any distress and to ensure that Hajj service providers perform their obligations towards the pilgrims making the experience an enjoyable one. See http://www.the-cbh.org.uk/ for more details.
I have been pondering this thought for a while now and have come to the conclusion that out of all the faith groups Muslims are the standbearers of faith. Why? Because Islam and Muslims have been under unbearable public and media scrutiny, the debate on religion has been forced into the public arena, it is persistent and incessant, and by and large, Muslims have given a good account of themselves. We are unashamedly religious, we have declared to our co-religionists…
I visited Willowbrook Farm on Saturday with my family (my father, my wife and kids). The weather, although clear, was not really conducive to enjoying a stroll in the fields but we trekked around anyway. Although Willowbrook Farm has been going for nearly 5 years, it is still very much in a developmental stage and there is a lot of work still to be done. Aside from the chickens and sheep, plans are afoot to develop an orchard and a…