Elham Asaad Buaras Coventry University and the Yusuf Islam Foundation (YIF) have partnered to explore the meaning of peace in 2021. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the hit song Peace Train by Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens). The song was penned about longing for peace and a better world. In early […]
A sample of 374 students of the many Muslim students across the country who have excelled in the GCSE and AS/A-Level exams this year. Institutions and students are listed alphabetically. New numerical grade boundaries: Numerical grades for English Language, English Literature and Maths have been introduced. 9, 8 & 7 equivalent to A* or A […]
Lamees Mohamed from Leicester won the Young Muslim Writer of the Year Award for her short story the ‘Pit Stops’ Ahmed J Versi Three hundred people attended a celebration of the talents of young writers at the Young Muslim Writers Awards, a Muslim Hands project organised in association with the Yusuf Islam Foundation, on December […]
By Hanna Yusuf Egypt: Faith after the Pharaohs In a time when most of the world’s conflicts are caused by religious misunderstanding, the British Museum’s new exhibition, Egypt: Faith after the Pharaohs, gives an insight to what was once a nation that thrived under peaceful coexistence. The exhibition guides the modern observer through a […]
