Friendship
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot The political landscape has become increasingly bleak over the last decade, with Governments and policies leaning towards the right of the political spectrum. Local elections in early May were another blow, with the anti-migrant Reform party gaining council seats across the country, including in my local area. Just as had happened after…
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Bareera Ghaffar, Birmingham What is a tree without its roots? Without its foundation, without the very thing that makes it stand. Likewise, what is a tree without its branches and stems. It is the branches and stems of a tree that makes the tree come alive and stretch, reaching new heights. It is with the…
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Maariya Thaker, Luton In our local Lajna branch, a meeting is held at the end of every month, where we are provided with the opportunity to discuss and present a range of different topics from each respective department of our branch, but also have the opportunity to meet with one another and this often turns…
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Fateha Khawaja, Tilford Living in such a fast-paced, material world, it can feel difficult at times to actively enhance our spiritual knowledge. Sometimes we get so caught up in things like school-work, or extracurricular activities, we struggle to leave some time in our days for reading a religious book or an interesting article that discusses…
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Yusra Dahri, Tilford Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee this month brings me back to ten years ago, to her Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Back then, I didn’t really take much notice of the gemstone that had been added to Her Majesty’s metaphorical crown of time. All I really cared about was the fact that my school…


