What is Ramadan? What does it mean, and what happens during the month? For many of us outside of the Muslim faith it can be a bit of a mystery. Rather than […]
A Muslim family’s view of Ramadan; the Islamic month of fasting.
Project Touchdown celebrates Eid with an evening meal for the Homeless
I have written before on the great work that Zishan Fazal and the many volunteers of Project Touchdown do for the homeless and rough sleepers of Derby. When I spoke to Zishan […]
Project Touchdown : Experiencing the pain of rough sleeping
Spend a night sleeping where I do, See what I see, Hear what I hear, Feel what I feel, Then maybe you’ll understand, What life is like for me To paraphrase a […]
Christian attitude to War; Is it a matter of religion or just human behaviour?
This week, Dr Alan Billings presented an interesting thesis at Derby Cathedral on the changing attitude of Christianity towards war under the title, “The Dove, the Fig Leaf, and the Sword”. The […]
