Wednesay 19th May 2010
Dhek bal Men's luncheon @ the Barton hill Settlement
Come and meet your local PCSO to discuss any community issues.
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Location: Barton Hill Settlement
Wednesday 28 April 2010
Monday 26 April 2010
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Tuesday 6 April 2010
Thursday 1 April 2010
Council of Bristol Mosques
c/o 433 Stapleton Road, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6PN
Email: council_bristol_mosques@yahoo.co.uk
c/o 433 Stapleton Road, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6PN
Email: council_bristol_mosques@yahoo.co.uk
An Introduction to Council of Bristol Mosques Aims and Objectives
Council of Bristol ‘CBM’ is an umbrella organisation established by the Mosques in the city of Bristol. The invitation to join CBM went out to all Mosques to work together for the common issues that affect the Muslim community, particularly in Bristol. Currently 5 Mosques have agreed to work in collaboration but we hope others will follow suit as they see the benefits of a united voice for Bristol Mosques. Membership is not restricted to Mosques but is open to other Muslim organisations who may wish to join CBM but Mosques required to and must show leadership for the Muslims and CBM provides this set-up.
Background work in CBM has been going on for a few years but only recently has the constitution been signed to formally announce CBM as a working organisation. It should be applauded that Mosques in Bristol, who up to a few years ago were not willing to even speak to one another have now put their differences aside, to work together for the common issues which affect all Mosques, whatever their individual beliefs or practices.
CBM has achieved this unity amongst Mosques not by forcing any recommendation on any of its members but by playing an advisory role providing guidance and best practice to its members and equally providing external agencies who wish to interact or communicate with the Muslim community a single point of contact from which information can be cascaded down to individual Mosques almost instantaneously. For Mosques, importantly, CBM provides a seat at almost every key meeting that Mosques should be attending but could not do so previously due to several reasons of which time and commitment are but two.
CBM operates through a management committee formed through representatives from each of the member organisations who join CBM. The trustees comprise of representatives of the five founder members, who are
Brisol Jamia Mosque
Easton Islami Darasgah
Easton Jamia Masjid
Hosseinieh Foundation
Islami Darasgah Bristol
CBM will become charity registered soon.
CBM has visited different, award-winning Mosques in the UK, and has learnt a great deal from them and in the coming months CBM shall advise each of its members to become better individually and collectively (under the banner of CBM). Each Mosque will be encouraged to undergo capacity building programs and to look at themselves in 5 or 10 years from now so they can establish a development plan for where they wish to go.
CBM has also worked with NHS Bristol to deliver a pilot project (midlife life check assessment) in summer 2009 targeting faith communities in Bristol and this highlighted particular health related issues in each Muslim sub-community (Somali, Pakistani, Bengali, Arab) as each has its own health related issues .
Further CBM has created deep links with other faiths and each member Mosque took part in the Doors Open week in November of last year. CBM is well represented at the Multi Faith meetings and will be keen to take part in faith festival next year.
CBM is working with the police and other agencies (including local government) to stamp out extremism and extremist behaviour in Bristol and the UK. In the recent trial of a young person charged and sentenced with terrorist activities CBM, for the first time, represented Bristol Mosques in televised interviews and provided press statements to local media, which had only been provided previously by a non-religious organisation. CBM press statements were sent for Ramadhan and Eid-ul-Fitr and CBM supported the local radio stations during Ramadhan.
There are great plans for CBM to deliver community level projects that perhaps each Mosque would struggle with on an individual basis. Each Mosque is also providing a volunteer to become a chaplain.
However, CBM will struggle to achieve its aims and objectives without the necessary funding. Already we are struggling to find a permanent office such that meetings have to be rotated around each Mosque.
CBM wishes to expand its membership and create long-lasting relationship of all parts of the Bristol community.
A WEEKEND NOT TO BE MISSED!!
Al Baseera Mosque and Islamic Centre presents:
Southwest England Islamic Conference 2010 - 'Foundations of Islam'
Southwest England Islamic Conference 2010 - 'Foundations of Islam'
Venue: Al Baseera Mosque and Islamic Centre, 20 Wade Street, St Judes, Bristol, BS2 9DR
Date: Fri 2nd, Sat 3rd and Sun 4th April - Lectures on Friday and Saturday will be held in Somali and Arabic with Sundays' lectures being held in English.
Come along and meet:
Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Waahid
Abdul-Qaadir Suuley
Hassan As-Somali
Khadar Abdirahman
Yusuf Bowers
Mohamoud Mohamed Raage
Abu Bakr Hassan Muhammad
Saeed Al-Khalafi
There will be:
Islamic CD's, tapes, perfumes, food and drink. As well as an Islamic bookstall and a sisters only area.
THE WHOLE FAMILY WELCOME!!
For further information visit www.albaseera.org or contact:
Tel - 0117 941 3331
Mob - 07723754035
Email - bristoldawah@googlegroups.com
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