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As part of South Asian Heritage Month, BDC Mind highlights Hope and Light – a […]
This year, as part of our new Hope and Light service, we are excited to share events happening over Ramadan, delivered in partnership between BDC Mind, Roshni Ghar and Ihsaan.
Ihsaan are hosting the Pearls of Wisdom events, starting Saturday 1st March, and happening every Saturday during Ramadan. These gatherings will explore pressing mental health challenges within our communities and how to navigate them using Islamic Psychology—both during Ramadan and beyond.
Roshni Ghar are hosting a community Iftar in Keighley for service users and their dependants.
Pearls of Wisdom: Ramadan Series
Event details
- Location: Doha Masjid, 13-15 Claremont, Bradford BD7 1BG Google Map
- Date: Saturday 1st March 2025
- Event time: 3pm – 7pm
The wisdoms shared will go over OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder): Working through negative mind traps. You will learn an overview of how Islam demonstrates how to manage this condition as well as how to deal with symptoms of negative thinking and mind traps.
Event details
- Location: Masjid Ayesha Bradford, 1 Thornacre Road, Shipley BD18 1JY Google Map
- Date: Saturday 8th March 2025
- Event time: 3pm – 7pm
The wisdoms shared will go over nurturing yourself through self care. You will learn an overview of how Islam demonstrates how to manage the self, how to nurture and nourish the soul, as well as how to deal with the nafs and keeping your lower self in check.
Event details
- Location: Al- Qalam Academy, 926 Great Horton Road, Bradford BD7 4AE Google Map
- Date: Saturday 15th March 2025
- Event time: 3pm – 7pm
The wisdoms shared will go over managing your sadness, glad tiding to the sad, this topic will cover managing your emotions, and how tests and trials in life can point you in the direction much great if you pay attention to the signs.
Event details
- Location: Almarkaz ul Islami, Beckside Lane, Bradford BD7 2JX Google Map
- Date: Saturday 22nd March 2025
- Event time: 3pm – 7pm
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Community Iftar
Roshni Ghar and BDC Mind are also hosting a joint community Iftar, open to service users who wish to attend.
Date: Friday, 14th March
Time: 5.30pm
Location: Sangat Community centre, Marlborough Street, Keighley, BD21 3HU.
What is Hope and Light?
Hope and Light is a programme of culturally responsive mental health services for people from South Asian, Black African, Black Caribbean, and Central and Eastern European communities.
The programme is developed in collaboration with the community to make sure that every individual feels heard, understood, and supported.
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