UMO Updates

20th April, 2020Press ReleaseFasting Month (Ramadan) under Lockdown with Mosques closed Assalaam o alaikum warahmatulaah e wabarakatu, I hope this letter finds you in good health and safe.Walsall’s 30,000 Muslims are set to welcome the fasting month of Ramadan on Friday 24th of April, subject to visibility of the new moon, like never before. We…

NHS staff suffering from dry skin at Walsall Manor Hospital given much-needed moisturiser from kind Union of Muslim Organisations https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/front-line-medics-fighting-coronavirus-18031695?utm_source=whatsapp.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

The Union of Muslim Organisations (UMO) in Walsall has held emergency meetings and encouraged town mosques to close and told the 30,000-strong community to stay home when the daily calls to prayers take place. Thousands of Walsall residents go to mosques daily with Friday prayer, known as Jumu’ah, attracting 10-12,000 worshippers most weeks. This is…