Category: UMO Updates 2020

Press Release – The Guardian: In Walsall, Mohammed Arif, interim chair of the Union of Muslim Organisations, said people were relieved to be able to pray inside mosques this year, although celebrations have been more muted than usual due to the rocket and airstrike attacks between Gaza and Israel. “For Muslims, prayer is a collective…

UMO condemns the actions of the Israeli Government to attack the worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Palestine during the blessed month of Ramadhaan. Press Release by Union of Muslim Organisations Walsall – 8th May 2021

Literally, Ṣawm means ‘to abstain’. In the terminology of Islamic law, Ṣawm means to abstain from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse; with the conditions that one abstains continuously from dawn to sunset, and that there is an intention to fast. Therefore, should one eat or drink anything even a minute before sunset, the fast will…

The Union of Muslim Organisations is saddened to learn of the passing away of the His Royal Highness, Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Our heart-felt condolences to her Majesty The Queen, the whole of the Royal family and especially. The Muslim community in Walsall recognises his tremendous contribution to our country and to the…

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/health/coronavirus-covid19/2021/04/05/mosques-to-offer-covid-19-testing-under-pilot-scheme/

Following a recent UMO’s meeting with Walsall Public Health Officials on Thursday 1st of April, we have now distributed 54 COVID-19 self-lateral flow Test Kits to Walsall Mosques. The meeting with Paul Gordon, Walsall Council’s Director of Resilient Communities, and Jonathan Wilkes and Sebastian Baugh of Public Health was organised to facilitate easier Covid19 testing…

Please celebrate the Fasting month of Ramadhan in 2021 carefully by following these Guidelines. Remember COVID-19 is still with us and our fight to stop the spread continues.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/