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Newham University Hos-pital NHS Trust (NUHT) is celebrating after becom-ing the star of a prestig-ious national awards ceremony which rewards excellence, innovation and dedication within healthcare. The Trust‟s outstanding achievement came after it beat stiff competition from its counterparts nation-wide in the Healthcare, Excellence and Leader-ship (HEAL) Awards. Among the highest acco-lades in healthcare, the HEAL Awards pay tribute to the dedicated profes-sionals and organisations which lead the way in boosting the quality of healthcare in the UK dur-ing the last year. They were voted for by health-care professionals, pa-tients and the public. Cont. on page 21

29th October 2010

Volume 1 Issue 11

The Muslim Seeker

We are looking for bud-ding journalists. We are also looking for spon-sors to help us establish this community newslet-ter. If you can contribute to the paper, please do get in contact with us: [email protected]

Yunus Dudhwala, Head of Chaplaincy and Bereavement Services and Muslim Chaplain

The 10 Promised Paradise

Drops of Knowl-edge

The Lives of The Righteous Khalifas

Newham Muslim Community Direc-tory

Inside this issue:

Healthcare Hero 1

Adverts 2-20

Wing Chun Martial Arts 23

Homegroup Parent-ing 26

PVE in Newham 27

All Pakistani Nurses Association 28

APSA 32

Special points of interest

Yunus Dudhwala, Head of Chaplaincy and Bereavement Services and Muslim Chaplain at the Trust, was announced as the Healthcare Hero of the Year 2010

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Held at The Royal College of Surgeons, on Monday 25 October, and hosted by 24/7

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more than 250 healthcare professionals from across the country, as well as celeb-

rities Barbara Windsor, former EastEnders star; Esther Rantzen, ChildLine founder

and TV presenter; and Moira Stuart, Newsreader.

The Trust was delighted to scoop two out of the eight accolades on offer. Brought

home to Newham was the Greenest Hospital Award, with a double celebration oc-curring when Yunus Dudhwala, Head of Chaplaincy and Bereavement Services and

Muslim Chaplain at the Trust, was announced as the Healthcare Hero of the Year 2010. Yunus, who was on of a shortlist of 20 health stars drawn from all aspects of

the NHS across the country, won a brand new Renault Megane worth £20,000.

Yunus said: “I am extremely honoured and humbled by the support shown to me by the staff in the hospital and the community at large for me to achieve this

award. This award is not only about me, it is an award that recognises the hard work of all staff in the NHS.

“This is a great credit to Chaplaincy as on many occasions it is a hidden depart-

ment in hospitals, but the support received from the community shows how impor-tant spiritual care is to many patients and families, especially at the time of signifi-

cant news and bereavement. I want to thank everyone who voted for me and in reality everyone who works in the NHS is a hero!”

In 2003, Yunus became the first person in the UK from a minority faith to lead a

Chaplaincy Department in the NHS. Yunus has helped countless patients, families and staff at very difficult and challenging times. From patients with minor to major

illnesses, and especially at the time of death, Yunus has attended as Chaplain to try his best to enhance the experience, along with that of their families. Yunus has

helped to devise and change policies, practices and environment in the Trust to im-prove the experience for patients and families. He is also Faiths Adviser to the Col-

lege of Healthcare Chaplains’ National Professional Committee.

Hugh Steward, Director of Environment and Client Services, said: “I am delighted to have received the award for Greenest Hospital on behalf of my Team and the

wider Trust. This accolade is a fitting testament to the hard work, dedication and vision of members of the Environment and Client Services (ECS) Team - all of

whom deliver high quality and sector leading services and facilities to the people of Newham.

“As we approach the London 2012 Olympic Games in the London Borough of

Newham, a bid which was founded on sustainability and legacy to the local com-munity, I am proud that Newham University Hospital NHS Trust is complementing

that agenda and leading the way on behalf of our sector.”

Brian Shepherd, Technical Support and Energy Manager, said: “I am very pleased the Trust won the Greenest Hospital Award. It shows good recognition for all the

hard work being done by the ECS Team, focusing on more energy efficient plant and better control, for both existing buildings and refurbishments. Also - but as

important - this shows that all Trust staff are aware of the importance of making this Hospital greener, and that the majority of staff are turning off lighting and

equipment when not in use.

“The ECS Team is currently looking at the way we work and seeing where we can introduce new practices and, where possible, new technology, to reduce the en-

ergy we use thus reducing the Trust’s carbon emissions.”

The Trust’s experience and expertise in delivering key infrastructure projects has

meant it has attracted substantial investment over the past few years with new buildings, access roads and many other environmental improvements. It is also

ground breaking amongst NHS organisations for its approach to embracing the sustainability and carbon reduction agenda, and has won national recognition for

its work in this area.

Newham University Hospital NHS Trust and the University of London are the first public sector bodies that are using a framework set up by the London Mayor and

involves the retrofitting of buildings to save energy and cut carbon emissions.

The Trust is also eagerly waiting to discover if it has won two other national awards. It is shortlisted in the Accident and Emergency Nursing category of the

Nursing Times 2010 Awards. Winners will be announced on 3 November, at a

ceremony at the Hilton Hotel, in Lon-don. The trailblazing Trust is also

just one of three contenders short-listed nationwide in the Guardian

Public Service Award in the category of Diversity and Equality, for its life-

changing Newham Doc scheme which helps local students who

would not otherwise be able to do so, to fulfil their dream to become

Doctors. Winners will be announced on 23 November, at a ceremony in

Old Billingsgate, London.

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Saturday 6th November 2010 3pm-7pm Doors open 2:30pm Adults £4 Children £2 Under 5‟s go free Event Includes… · 2 talks on Marriage and Parenting by globally established speakers · Bouncy Castle · Face Painting · Henna · Candy floss, popcorn and lots lots more!!……………. Call now to book your tickets and avoid disappointment! Brothers 07872182880 Sisters 07875084735 Speakers · Sheikh Ahmed Saad – Tying the Knot Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Saad, born into a family of scholars from Egypt. He finished the memori-zation of the whole Qur'an at the age of ten and graduated from Al-Azhar University with BA Hon-ours in Islamic studies in English. He has been actively involved in youth work for the last 15 years and has toured many countries as an Imam and lecturer. He has been the guest of many TV and Radio channels including BBC, Al-Hiwar, Iqra TV, ITV and Talksport. He has also quoted by many magazines including the Economist and Time Out. · Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari – The Next Generation Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-kawthari is a scholar and author of Islamic books and translator of several Arabic works to the English language. He has studied in different parts of the world. He started learning about Islam from a very young age and memorized the entire Qur‟an at a very ten-der age of nine. He underwent a one year course of specialization in the science of issuing religious verdicts (Fatwa) and has graduated from Dar al-Uloom. Presently, he resides in Leicester, UK, where he is a teacher of various traditional Islamic sciences at Jamiah Uloom al-Qur‟an, and Direc-tor and researcher at the Institute of Islamic Jurisprudence. He is also a Shari‟ah Advisor for Habib Bank AG Zurich, UK - Islamic Banking department. What is Homegroup? Homegroup is a unique initiative aimed at empowering parents with the knowledge, skills and confi-dence to effectively address the modern challenges that parents face. Parents in the western world encounter unique challenges that require careful and measured consideration to ensure their chil-dren grow up firmly grounded in the values essential to our faith. Too often are our children left to be raised by the prevailing norms of society, this is something that we need to change. We aspire to promote good character, tolerance and social responsibility amongst our children. We also want to encourage a greater awareness of the effects of inter-spousal relationships on a child‟s development. We strongly believe that these measures will greatly contribute towards building a stronger and more cohesive society. We will work with communities, produce and disseminate literature and deliver short-courses to

raise awareness about the importance of good parenting and the duties that parents have towards

their children. We will also equip parents with the knowledge and skills required to effectively exe-

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Islamic Circles presents: QUESTION TIME: PVE IN NEWHAM - £2 MILLION MISSING & UNACCOUNTED FOR Invited panellists include: Andrew Stunell OBE MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Department for Communities and Local Government, and Baroness Warsi, Minister without Portfolio & Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party Date: Thursday 4th November 2010 Time: 6.45 pm - 8.30 pm Venue: Froud Centre, 1 Toronto Avenue, off Romford Road, London, E12 5JF Welcome to one of the poorest and most diverse areas of Europe. A borough with an elected mayor who earns more than the Prime Minister and receives a bonus in this „age of austerity‟. An area with one of the largest but youthful Muslim populations, and home of the “Greatest Show on Earth”, the Olympic Games 2012. Welcome to the London Borough of Newham, a place where people apparently choose to “live, work and stay”, but in reality are more likely to 'stray'. Amidst all of this "multi-balti" mix, the previous Government awarded nearly £2 million of hard earned public money under the PVE (Prevent) or CONTEST agenda to tackle “violent extremism”. So where did it all go? Has the community been consulted? Are Newham's Muslims so lazy and stupid that they were too pre-occupied with the Olympics property bubble? In other areas where Muslims make up a significant proportion of the population, community discussions about PVE have been relatively open. However, in Newham, despite numerous Freedom of Information Act requests by different groups as well as individuals, Newham Council continues to be silent, evasive and simply unconcerned, as Labour's “Fatcats” couldn't really get much fatter. All “gravy trains” must come to an end - thankfully the good nature of the hard working British public can no longer accept the status quo. There is now growing evidence from individual public investigations of rampant corruption within the Council and their wonderfully transparent and accountable decision makers. Examples of excellent usage of money to prevent acts of terrorism include: * Employing relatives of councillors to attend "English language classes". * So-called "Advisory" Consultancy payments for former spooks and Met Police officers which bill into the thousands. * Instead of English and Maths, we have undue patronising focus on "GCSE Islamic Studies". To find out more examples of the above, but more importantly, to receive answers to the „real‟ question, please join us for what promises to be a lively and informative discussion. Everyone is welcome. Free admission but spooks need not attend. For further information contact: Tel: 07902 032 136 Email: [email protected]

All Pakistan Nurses Association (APNA)UK All Pakistan Nurses Association (APNA)UK held a Thalassaemia awareness event in collaboration with Kashif Iqbal

Thalassaemia Centre (KITCC), Pakistan in Barking Community Centre, Barking. Thalassaemia is an inherited disease and can be caused if both parents are Thalassaemia minor. There are three hundred thousand patients of Thalassae-

mia in Pakistan. APNA UK is trying to make people aware of this inherited disease so that they can make informed de-cisions when arranging marriages of their children.

Local Councillors, Cllr. L. Butt, Cllr. M. Hussain, and Cllr. A. Aziz spared their time to attend the event and they gave their valuable comments. Mr. Muhammad Iqbal chairman (KITCC) provided important information about his work in South Asia especially Paki-stan where he is successfully running 14 Thalassaemia centres in Pakistan. Asghar Muhammad General Secretary APNA. ICU PRACTITIONER Royal Free Hospital London Tel.07985653236

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HMC was born essentially out of one concern and one concern only;

to be able to provide assurance that we are eating genuine Halal, not just “because it says Halal… it must be Halal!"

HMC is the product of a particular, prolonged situation – a situation of deceit

and treachery. Muslims are being betrayed by individuals & corporations whose only concern is making fast, easy money. Using 'blessed blades', pre

recorded Bismillah, captive bolts, electrified water and even pork proteins; the hard-earned Halal cash of many is being used to buy Haram. HMC has

therefore, shouldered the enormous responsibility of discharging an obliga-tory duty on behalf of you, the community at large. Help HMC to Help You!

Barkat & Sons Halal Meat

645 Romford Road

Manor Park, E12 5AD

Tel: 020 8911 8509

A M & Sons

84-88 Belgrave Road

Ilford, IG1 3AL

Tel: 020 8554 4030

A M & Sons (2)

397 Green Street

Upton Park, E13 9AU

Tel: 020 8472 7267

Amaan Halal Butchers

42 Upton Lane

Forest Gate, E7 9LN

Tel: 020 8470 1514

Bismillah Fresh Halal

Meat & Poultry

70 Upton Lane

Forest Gate, E7 9LN

Tel: 020 8548 0992

Mob: 07932 836 696

Bismillah Halal Meat

370 Ilford Lane

Ilford, IG1 2LZ

Tel: 020 8478 9900

Budget Fair Cash & Carry

51 - 53 Upton Lane

Forest Gate, E7 9PA

Tel: 020 8552 2888

Butt Halal Meat

209 Ilford Lane

Ilford, IG1 2RU

Tel: 020 8220 7775

Hamza Halal Butchers

115 Altmore Avenue

East Ham, E6 2BX

Tel: 020 8471 2325

Iman Halal Meat

319 Green Street

Plaistow, E13 9AR

Tel: 020 8472 3308

Kashmir Halal Meat &

Foodstore

120 - 122 Katherine Road

East Ham, E6 1ER

Tel: 020 8472 8669

Khan Halal Meat

103 Burges Road

East Ham, E6 2BL

Tel: 020 8552 7175

Lala's Quality Halal Meat

& Poultry

89 Belgrave Road

Ilford, IG1 3AL

Tel: 02000 114 055

Noori Halal Butchers

328 High Street North

Manor Park, E12 6PH

Tel: 020 8472 1667

Quality Halal Meat

126 Barking Road

East Ham, E6 3BD

Tel: 020 8552 1122

Stratford Mini Market

48 Romford Road

Stratford, E15 4BZ

Tel: 020 8534 7281

Sunnah

457 Romford Rd

Forest Gate, E7 8AB

Tel: 020 8555 1441

Taqwa Fresh Quality

Halal Meat

123 Green Street

Forest Gate, E7 8JF

Tel: 020 8552 2036

TSB Convenience Store

428 Katherine Road

Forest Gate, E7 8NP

Tel: 020 8586 6999

Unique Cash & Carry

418 Katherine Road

Forest Gate, E7 8NP

Tel: 020 8472 5705

Abu Bakar

47 Upton Lane

Forest Gate, E7 9PA

Tel: 020 8470 2300

Ahmed's Perfect Fried

Chicken

61 Vicarage Lane

Stratford, E15 4HG

Tel: 020 8522 4377

AJ's Chicken & Pizza

221 Ley Street

Ilford, IG1 4BL

Tel: 020 8553 1125

A'la Pizza

28 Upton Lane

Forest Gate, E7 9LN

Tel: 020 8586 6688

Aladdin BBQ & Grill

121 Ley Street

Ilford, IG1 4BH

Tel: 020 8553 3357

Al-Farooq Kebabish

435 Barking Road,

East Ham, E6 2JX

Tel: 020 8472 0917

Al-Farooq Kebabish

84 Upton Lane

Forest Gate, E7 9LW

Tel: 020 8472 3049

Al-Farooq Kebabish

395 Green Street

Upton Park, E13 9AU

Tel: 020 8471 1452

Al-Firdous Restaurant &

Takeaway

187 Plashet Road

Forest Gate, E13 0QZ

Tel: 020 8503 5340

Bar B Q Base

832 Romford Road,

Manor Park, E12 5JG

Tel: 020 8514 2989

Chicken 2 Go


Manor Park, E12 6RH

Tel: 020 8475 0003

Dixy Chicken

282 Barking Road

East Ham, E6 3BA

Tel: 020 8471 0900

Dixy Chicken


East Ham, E6 2JA

Tel:

Dixy Fried Chicken


Manor Park, E12 6PH

Tel: 020 8548 1336

Euro Fried Chicken &

Pizza

90 Upton Lane

Forest Gate, E7 9LW

Tel: 020 8471 4488

Griller (6)

649 High Road

Seven Kings, IG3 8RA

Tel: 020 8590 6400

GrillFellas

88 Katherine Road

East Ham, E6 1EN

Tel: 020 8471 9454

Hyderabadi Spice


Manor Park, E12 6SL

Tel: 020 8472 0255

Jumbo's

66 Plashet Road

Upton Park, E13 0RQ

Tel: 020 8472 7637

Jungle Braai Barbeque

115 Wood Street

Walthamstow, E17 3LL

Tel: 07886 184442

Khana Khazana Restaurant

249 Green Street

Forest Gate, E7 8LJ

Tel: 020 8503 4200 Lahore Xpress

99 Green Street

Forest Gate, E7 8JF

Tel: 020 8471 3353

Madina Kebabish

85a Upton Lane

Forest Gate, E7 9PB

Tel: 020 8586 7027

Mai'da Indian Eatery

148-150 Bethnal Green Rd

London, E2 6DG

Tel: 020 7739 2645

@ Manish

23 Queens Market

Upton Park, E13 9BA

Tel: 020 8472 2441

Noor Fried Chicken

284 Barking Road

East Ham, E6 3BA

Tel: 020 8472 5555

Pandoo's Family Restau-

rant

112 Cranbrook Road

Ilford, IG1 4LZ

Tel: 020 8518 6677

Pizza Pan

16 Terrace Road

Plaistow, E13 0PB

Tel: 020 8548 1144

Salt & Pepper Lahori

Cuisine

704 Romford Road

Manor Park, E12 5AJ

Tel: 020 8514 3145

Sheikh's Restaurant

89 Green Street

Forest Gate, E7 8JF

Tel: 020 8471 3366

Shiowari

229-231 Cranbrook Road

Ilford, IG1 4TD Tel: 020 8554 2022

Signature Hyderabad

107 Green Street

Forest Gate, E7 8JF

Tel: 020 8552 2646

Tandoori Nites

235 East India Dock Road

Poplar, E14 0EG

Tel: 020 7531 4331

Taste Of India


Manor Park, E12 6PH

Tel: 020 8471 2122

The Grill Restaurant


Manor Park, E12 6RH

Tel: 020 8470 0093

Zu's Sizzlers

83 Green Street

Upton Park, E7 8JF

Tel: 020 8471 1212

We are on the web:

www.newhammuslimorganisations.com

Website still under construction!

NMO are looking for volunteers who wish to make a positive

difference in Newham. Our main aim is to see walls being broken

down, those walls that we have built in our hearts and minds.

Please email us with any feedback: [email protected]

Team: Brown, Jamie Lang-ton, Callaway (cap) Cole, Simmons, Lee, O'Keefe (sub Smith Shaw), Morgan, Smith, Chuck (Sub Siliko), Hind. Subs not used,

Simon, Erekosima

For the third week in a row APSA were playing two games in less then forty eight hours.

There is no doubt that this situation is affecting the teams form and as Assistant manager and team physio John Langton Snr said “the Thursday night matches are killing us, as the players don‟t have enough time to recover”

This was illustrated beautifully in Saturday's match, where in the first half APSA looked a shadow of the team which had gone 6 league games unbeaten at the start of the season. The team looked out of sorts in the first half an hour of the match, giving away the ball frequently, and were completely disorgan-ised.

By the time Smith-Shaw came on for the injured O‟Keefe, the home team were already two goals down. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise however, as John Higley's midfield was getting over-run the time and again.

A mix-up by the two APSA centre halves let in Dan Hervey to put Takeley one up as early as the 5

th minute and

the visitors began to domi-nate the home team. Attack after attack came down the wings, as the visitors got hold of the game, firing in long range shots from out-side the box which were just flying over Brown‟s cross bar and taking advan-tage of APSA's lethargy.

In the 23rd minute, the ex-perienced Cole gave away a needless free-kick just outside the box. The ball was rolled over to Moore who cracked a 25 yard shot into the top of the net. APSA were in danger of being over run in their own back yard. APSA in return had a Chuck header disal-lowed for off-side and not much else to show for their first half efforts.

Manager Higley, hurried the team off to the dressing room at the whistle, but whatever was said behind the closed doors made an impact, as APSA come out firing in the second half.

They upped the tempo and came hard at the visitors, and this time it was the home team who were al-ways first to the second ball. Smith-Shaw was breaking up play in the mid-dle and feeding the ball to the young and exciting Reece Morgan, a spectator, for the majority of the first 45 mins, whose pace and

tricky wing play started to ignite the home team.

Hind looked to have been fouled in the box but the referee waved play on and then APSA got the break they badly needed for all their positive start to the second half.

Takeley failed to clear their lines from a corner. The ball fell to Chuck at the edge of the box, and his shot was half blocked by the defence, but the lose ball fell to Mor-gan at the edge of the 6 yard box and he drove it home in the 54

th minute.

APSA were so fired up, that they did not celebrate the goal, but took the ball to the half way line to restart the match. The visitors for their part never give in and Ryan Lee had a goal dis-allowed for offside, but the same player minutes later out-paced the APSA defence on the break, but could not get passed Brown who made a fantastic diving save.

Brown was called into ac-tion again a few minutes later when Ryan Lee's striking partner turned on a lose ball but Brown had come out made himself big to smother the ball away.

At the other end, APSA began to find John Hind more and more, and the big striker was causing problems for the visitors with his physical presence.

The inevitable equaliser duly arrived in the 81

st min-

ute. Lee had a shot de-flected for a corner. Sim-mons pin-point kick was met with a powerhouse of a header by Cole which smashed into the net.

The last ten minutes was an end to end affair as both teams went for the win. First a long range free-kick from deep in his half by Michael Georghiou had Brown back-peddling as the ball crashed against his bar, while at the other end Morgan got on the wrong side of a lose ball from Hind and then Matthew Siloko miss-timed a shot which the visitors cleared.

APSA 2 - 2 Takeley

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