ISSUE 10 JANUARY 2014
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Contents
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Welcome
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@ The BCoM
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Health And Wellbeing
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Funeral And Bereavement
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Children And Young People
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Community Development
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Interfaith Engagement
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Welcome A Message from the Chairman Salaams and welcome to the Winter 2013 newsletter which
If you have any ideas do not hesitate to contact our office
The numerous projects that are carried out are a testament
contains a taste of the activities and events that our Staff
and you will be put through to the relevant Staff member
to what can be achieved with dedicated staff, selfless
and volunteers have organised over the last few months.
who would be more than happy to assist - Youth Work
volunteers and strong support from our partner agencies
(Khalid Kadva or Nilufar Patel), Community/Interfaith (Hafiz
here in Bolton. Long may that continue!
The BCoM forums with their dedicated volunteers have
Yunus Bobat), Mosque/Madressa (Saeed Malji), Counselling
been busy with initiatives on behalf of the community. The
(Riana Abbas or Khadija Wadee or Ml Yunus Mohamed).
health forum arranged a health check event for the over 40s, timetabled more vaccination clinics for pilgrims and supported the move of the circumcision clinic to a new location at Orient House Medical Centre (Wigan Road). Our youth workers had a jam packed schedule of activities over the winter break and are already busy organising further events for 2014. Hopefully this will be the first year for a girls inter-madrassa sports event. Counselling is provided by our male and female counsellors. The funeral and bereavement service is still seen as beacon of good practice up and down the country. As regards interfaith and community engagements. BCoM representatives were present at the peace prayers for the victims for the Peshawar/Nairobi incidents, as well as the Remembrance Day and Armistice Day commemorations and our thoughts and prayers were given to those suffering from the effects of the Typhoon in the Philippines.
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Dr Kamran Khan (Chair)
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14.00 Shorai Martial Arts
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For more information on Function Rooms and Conference Hire, contact BCoM on 01204 363680.
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Friday
Girls Youth Club
SDF Tutoring Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
Thursday
Deane Nursery
Wednesday
Deane Nursery
Deane Nursery
Tuesday
South Bolton Over 40’s Forum
Sewing Courses
Deane Nursery
Monday
Shorai Martial Arts
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Bolton Shared Care Reading Group
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Shorai Martial Arts
11.00 Sahara Women’s Drop-In
Time
Deane Nursery
10.00 Sathi Men’s Drop-In
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@ The BCoM Saturday
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Health And Wellbeing Health Checks for the over 40’s Drop in
Meninigitis Vaccinations
Bolton Hospice Expands Facilities
63 attended the latest Hajj and Umrah Vaccination
Bolton Hospice is undergoing a major capital
On Wednesday 6th November, the NHS provided us
session on Friday 6th December, which was held at
expansion and refurbishment project in order to better
with two health trainers to carry out free health checks
Orient House Medical Centre, Wigan Road Bolton.
meet the needs of the local population. The hospice,
for the over 40’s. They gave the over 40’s advice and
located on Queens Park Street just off Chorley New
support on how live a healthier lifestyle.
Road, provides care and support services for inpatients and outpatients, plus planned day therapy and a Hospice at Home service for local people facing cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. The ‘Building for the Future’ project involves converting existing inpatient bedrooms to en suites, building four new bedrooms bringing the total number to 18 and creating a brand new multi-faith spiritual and bereavement centre on suite. This will be bigger than the current prayer & reflection room at the hospice, with the added benefit of having full ritual washing facilities. Completion of the Building for the Future project will enable the hospice to care for more patients and offer them enhanced privacy, dignity and independence, as well as having appropriate facilities for those of any faith. NHS England have provided a grant of £510,000 to help complete the works, and the hospice is aiming to raise an additional £200,000 through fundraising and donations to contribute towards to the cost of the project. Further info is available on the hospice’s website at www.boltonhospice.org.uk or by calling the fundraising office on 01204 663 055
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Children And Young People Saturday Girls Youth Club
Intermadressa Girls Sports Day
Scarf styling and Baking courses
As usual, the girls attending youth club have been
The inter-Madrassa girls’ sports day will be taking
The women and Girls course have had some really
a part of many exciting activities and have had lots
place on Sunday 1st June 2014, venue to be
good feedback. Young girls particularly enjoyed the
of fun. They’ve been doing various arts and crafts
confirmed. Girls from all the mosques in Bolton will
5 week crash course on Baking, in the hope to take
activities like leaf printing and sun catchers. Lots
be taking part in a selection of activities, such as mini
it further after the New Year. Scarf styling and henna
of physical activities like yoga. Boxing, baking. And
games, handball, badminton and rounders. Prior to
have also been very popular with a waiting list already
they’ve even had the police visit them, and had the
the event, a number of taster sessions will also be
in place. Get yourselves booked on these courses as
opportunity to speak with them regarding their job role,
organised which will allow the girls to perform better
spaces are limited. Register your interest today!
try on the uniform AND sit in the police car.
on the actual event. Application forms will be going out
The next few weeks at youth club will include the take
to the head apa’s of every Madrassa early December,
over week, MOSI trip, Upsy Downsy workshop, open
so keep an eye out and get involved. As always help
wide sheesha workshop, heart start session... the list is
and support from volunteers will be much appreciated.
endless.
Contact BCoM for more information.
Girls aged 7+ are more than welcome to join us every Saturday 11-1pm!
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Children And Young People
December Holidays
Women and Girls Boxing
October Half Term Activities
Once again lots of exciting activities took place over
Women and girls may also get involved in activities
The free football at Ghosia hall and the Fun with
the Christmas holidays (when the weather permitted!).
such as boxing and circuit training run by a female
Healthy Food session was a huge success during the
An ice skating trip was organised for girls over the age
instructor. Currently, the Boxing 4 All class takes place
half term holidays. The Children thoroughly enjoyed
of 7 at the Blackburn ice skating arena, where the girls
at the Nightingale centre every Saturday 5-6pm. Girls
being coached in football and boxing by Yusuf Atcha
had around 3 hours of skating time.
ages 7+, may come along with their mums and sisters
and his team of volunteers from Bolton Council. The
and try out this fun activity. No need to book, just turn
Fun with Healthy Food session consisted of making
The Youth Club ran at the usual times on Saturdays,
up! In the near future, BCoM will also be running circuit
4-5 mini healthy snacks which children can make at
plus an additional session on Tuesday 24th at 11-1pm.
training sessions at just ÂŁ2.50 per session. Register
home. The girls really enjoyed this and got stuck in,
The holidays also featured a takeover week, where the
your interest today!
trying out and tasting foods they hadn’t tried before.
girls planned the activities and ran the sessions, before
Over the two sessions, a total of around 60 children
which they had to fill in a mock application as to why
took part in the activities which is fantastic!
they should lead the group and a mock interview too. The girls were all very excited and looking forward to this, and the event did not dissappoint! There was also a trip organised to the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, especially for the youth club girls. We spent the whole day exploring the museum and had lunch there too. Finally, for those interested in scarf styling, there was a taster session which allowed participants to try out one session before committing to book a place.
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Community Development Ghusal Training
Shisha Campaign Launch Bolton Council is launching a campaign to warn young
The campaign aims to encourage young people to find
Over the last few months, there have been two Ghusal
people of the health dangers associated with shisha pipe
out the facts about the health dangers of shisha through
training days organised, which have been taught by a
smoking.
visiting a new website www.shishafacts.co.uk . Posters will
female scholar. Both were a huge success with over
also be distributed to schools, colleges and mosques.
25 women attending each. Future dates for training will also be available in various different areas. Contact
The campaign, which is being run in partnership by Bolton Council’s Environmental health and Public Health’s
Councillor Nick Peel, Executive Cabinet Member for
department, aims to highlight the health problems
Environment, Regulatory Services and Skills said:
associated with shisha pipe smoking, as well as warning
“Smoking shisha has become popular amongst young
young people that they can face fines for smoking it.
people, but we want them to be aware of all the facts around it and the health problems it can cause. We also
Shisha, which is a way of smoking fruit flavoured tobacco
want to remind young people that smoking shisha can see
through a water pipe has become popular amongst
them get fined up to £50. We’d like to encourage everyone
young people in recent years. However, a recent World
to visit the website and find out the facts for themselves.”
Health Organisation report found that in a typical one hour session, smokers are exposed to 100-200 times the smoke inhaled from a normal cigarette. Sharing a shisha increases the risk of spreading colds, flu, and infectious diseases including oral herpes known as cold sores. Shisha pipe smokers are also at an increased risk of lung cancer and respiratory diseases such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), the same as normal smokers. The council also wants to remind young people that they are breaking the law if they smoke inside an enclosed public place, such as a shisha cafe and that they may be fined up to £50. The businesses themselves may also be fined up to £2,500 for allowing people to smoke inside their premises.
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BCoM for further information.
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Community Development
The Big Rumworth Tidy Up
Casual Swim
Self Defence Classes
The Big Rumworth Tidy Up took place on the 9th
After the success of our last block of swimming,
For those interested in the Health and fitness side of
October between 10-1pm for the women’s group. 9
another block of 10 sessions have been organised
things, BCoM are now able to provide self defence
women from the local community gave up their time to
for the mums and daughters casual swim. The first
classes for the under 10s. Classes are taught by a fully
support the local community by volunteering to help
session will begin on the 5th January until 9th March
qualified instructor who has a lot of experience in the
tidy up the streets of Bolton. Even though the weather
2014. Bookings are currently being taken at BCoM (see
field. Classes will be mixed, however no experience is
was cold, wet and windy, these committed individuals
attached poster).
necessary and no specialist equipment/ clothing either.
did a fantastic job! Well done!
Sessions are at ÂŁ2 each for 10 weeks.
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Community Development
Fairtrade & Islam
Over 40’s Mushaira Event
Islam advocates justice and fairness in all spheres of life.
The Prophet of Islam (SAW) himself encouraged trading
On Wednesday 8th January, the BCoM Over 40’s
Muslims are encouraged and instructed to be fair and just
and moving from dependency to independency for the
Group held a Mushaira Event. The four hour event
in all aspects of their lives. Be just, this is closer to being
poverty stricken instead of anticipating a handout: “The
featured poetry from:
conscious of Allāh; and be conscious of Allāh. Allāh is
carrying of firewood by one of you on his back, is
certainly All-Knowing of what you do (Quran:5:8).
better for him than asking another for themselves to
• Harun Patel
grant or decline.” (Bukhari, Muslim)
• Adam Tankarvi • Mahek Tankarvi
Trade and trading, more so, than other situations in life, has the potential to sway the moral compass of fairness
The Fairtrade Foundation benefits 7.5 millions farmers,
and justice towards oppression and injustice. To curb
their families and communities, in 70 countries. It has
this greed, which is driven by the decline in compassion
some 827 producer organisations certified with estimated
for fellow humans and inspired by the decay of inherent
global sales of €3.4bn in 2009. We at BCOM are proud
• Aziz Jumla
morality, the Quran enunciates a clear doctrine:
to be considered as a Fairtrade member organisation and
• Pathick Sitponvi
Oh Believers, do not unjustly consume your wealth
we wholeheartedly encourage other Muslim organisation
among yourselves, except that it is an act of trade of
to follow suit. Muslims are to encourage the right to an
The event was a resounding success, and thoroughly
mutual consent among you (Quran:4:29).
honest and fair earning. “No one has ever eaten better
enjoyed by an appreciative audience.
than eating by the labour of his hand...” (Bukhari) The Prophet of Islam (SAW) expounds the nobility of just and honest tradesmen in the sight of the Lord by stating:
We, together, can provide that opportunity to those
“Trustworthy, honest businessman will be with
in need in poverty stricken places by buying Fairtrade
Prophets, honest people and martyrs.” (Tirmidhi)
labelled commodities ...And whatever you spend, He will then replace it and He is the best of providers
The Fairtrade Foundation, a non-profit organisation strives
(Quran:34:39).
to tackle global poverty and trade injustices through: • Aiming to ensure producers/farmers are paid a fair and
stable price for their toil and produce
• Ensuring that producers/farmers have a longer-term
relationship with global traders
• Providing training to producers/farmers to develop
business acumen
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• Sufi Manubari • Siraj Patel
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Interfaith Engagement
Interfaith Peace Prayers Vigil On the 30th October, an Interfaith Peace Prayer Vigil for the unfortunate victims of the Peshawar Church bombings and Nairobi Westgate Shopping Centre attack were held at Emmanuel Church, Bolton. Hafiz Abid Ayub read verses from the quran, and Saeed Malji lit candles. The BCoM also sent our condolences to victims of the fire arson attack in Leicester.
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Mosque Directory Mosque Aleef Mosque
Al Falah Mosque
Al Rahman
Masjid Al Aqsa
Ashrafia
Darul Quran
Darul Uloom
Ghosia Mosque
Masjid Ibraheem
Jamiah Alavia Mosque
Madina Mosque
Address 8 Higher Swan Lane, Bolton, BL3 3EQ 17 Salisbury Street, Bolton, BL3 5DR 2-14 Randal Street, Bolton, BL3 4AQ Gilnow Road, Bolton, BL1 4LJ Cannon Street North, Bolton, BL3 5DN 458 Bridgeman Street, Bolton, BL3 6TJ Willows Lane, Bolton, BL3 4HE St Pauls mill, Caroline Street, Bolton, BL3 6SX 17 Carter Street, Bolton, BL3 2HG 29 Bromwich Street, Bolton, BL2 1JF 128 St Georges Road, Bolton, BL1 2BZ
Telephone
Website
Asif Patel
01204 655040
Ibraheem Patel Abdul Bux
01204 529 363
Ayub Bux Iqbal Pandor
01204 660 177
01204 771 918
Hanif Mohmed www.masjid-e-aqsa.org.uk
Maulana Hassan Dawood Kadva www.al-jamiah-al-islamiyyah.org.uk
01204 524 691
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Asif Patel Maulana Suhail Bashir Shama
01204 650 583
01204 399 308
Arfan Ali
Imran Kotwal
01204 659 099
07715 049 652
Mubashir Khan
Altaf Limbada
01204 384 713
01204 626 22
BCoM Representatives
Mushtaq Chisti www.masjideibrahim.co.uk
Saqib Sheikh Hanif Kola Maulana Sabir Ali Tariq Mahmood Afzal Rasul Gulfam Hussain
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Mosque Directory Mosque Makka Mosque
Makki Mosque
Masjid e Usman
Masjid e Noor
New Madina Mosque
Noor ul Islam
Salaam Mosque
Sughra Mosque
Taiyyabah Mosque
Zakariyya Mosque
Address Grecian Crescent, Bolton, BL3 6QU 110 Eskrick Street, Bolton, BL1 3EN 82 Astley Street, Bolton, BL1 8EY 329 St Helens Road, Bolton, BL3 3QD Gower Street, Bolton, BL1 4BG Prospect Street, Bolton, BL1 3QH 4 Ramsay Street, Bolton, BL1 7HX Granville Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7LD 31a Draycot Street, Bolton, BL1 8HD Peace Street, Bolton, BL3 5LJ
Telephone
Website
01204 524 200
www.makkamosque.org
Ismail Adam Abdur Raouf
01204 524563
Qari Faruq Samni Rashid Nadat
01204 402806
Mohammed Iqbal Mogradia Khalil Ahmed
01204 520952
Sabir Khan www.noorulislambolton.com
Moosin Patel Yunus Moosa Imtiaz Ali
07809 557 418
Babu Bhai Haroon Rashid
01204 574 601
Anwar Raee
01204 535 997
taiyabahislamiccentre.org.uk
01204 535 002
www.zakariyyamasjid.org
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Sajid Malik Kamran Khan Gaffar Patel
01204 848 909
01204 535738
BCoM Representatives
Siddik Kamboli Mohammed Matadar Farook Chapti Zaheer Malek
1 Vicarage Street, Bolton,,BL3 5LE Tel 01204 363680 Fax 01204 363681 Email admin@thebcom.org Web www.thebcom.org