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Saffiyah Khan, a Birmingham native of Bosnian–Pakistani descent, stares bemusedly at an enraged member of the far-right EDL movement on April 8, 2017. Moments earlier, Khan stepped in to defend a woman wearing a hijab who was being harassed by EDL demonstrators. #girlcrush#glorious
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If I had ye gift of tongue
I would declare & do no wrong
Who ye are yt com by stealth
to impare my Masters welth
Detector Lock, made by John Wilkes, c.1680, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The lock has a dial to show how many times the lock has been opened, alerting the owner if it was unlocked in his absence. Cocking the soldier’s hat locks the door quickly. The soldier’s leg kicks out to reveal the keyhole.
More information here: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O78423/detector-lock-wilkes-john/
Video at: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/videos/w/video-wilkes-detector-lock/
London Buses Will Carry Adverts Praising Allah During Ramadan
Islamic Relief said it hoped the posters, which bear the words “Subhan Allah”, meaning “Glory be to God” in Arabic, will portray Islam and international aid in a positive light. The adverts will be carried in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leicester and Bradford later this month.
Charity leaders hope it will encourage generous donations during the religious month Ramadan, which is expected to begin on June 6.
Organizers are hoping the campaign will help young Muslims to join humanitarian work.
Imran Madden, the UK director of Islamic Relief, said: “In a sense this could be called a climate change campaign because we want to change the negative climate around international aid and around the Muslim community in this country.”
“International aid has helped halve the number of people living in extreme poverty in the past 15 years, and British Muslims are an incredibly generous community who give over £100 million to international aid charities in Ramadan.”
Transport for London, which controls the advertisements appearing on the city’s buses, does not allow posters linked to a “political party or campaign” but does not prohibit religious ads.
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knockout of the year contender. bellator kickboxing champ raymond daniels with the spinning shit knockout at bellator birmingham.
Image: A monochrome photograph, ‘Three People in Doorway Being Fire Hosed, Birmingham, AL’, 1963
“Let’s celebrate the men & women who were bullied & sprayed & abused fighting for equality, but aren’t in history books #BlackHistoryMonth ✊✊✊
Photo credit: Charles Moore
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