Bradford, United Kingdom – In 2013, Jusna Begum performed ghusl, for the first time.Her sister Halima had died from cancer at 40, and in accordance with Muslim principles, she washed her sibling’s body one last time, with water, before laying her to rest.As the United Kingdom struggles to contain another devastating wave of the coronavirus, Begum, 46, along with a team of volunteers, has been working across East London to ensure the last rites of a mostly South Asian Muslim community are observed.The first national lockdown implemented last March saw mosques across the country close,...…Bradford, United Kingdom – In 2013, Jusna Begum performed ghusl, for the first time.Her sister Halima had died from cancer at 40, and in accordance with Muslim principles, she washed her sibling’s body one last time, with water, before laying her to rest.As the United Kingdom struggles to contain another devastating wave of the coronavirus, Begum, 46, along with a team of volunteers, has been working across East London to ensure the last rites of a mostly South Asian Muslim community are observed.The first national lockdown implemented last March saw mosques across the country close,...WW…

Muhammad Rahim has been confined to the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison for the last 12 years without charge. But now his lawyer and a rights body fear the Afghan is facing a potentially serious health risk.A medical examination carried out by Guantanamo’s Joint Task Force (JTF) in 2017 and on subsequent unknown dates have uncovered several “nodules” in his lung, liver, kidney and rib, raising fears of cancer.Since a biopsy is yet to be done and, as per a medical provider at the detention centre, Rahim needs an MRI test as well, it remains unknown whether the lumps are malignant.The...…Muhammad Rahim has been confined to the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison for the last 12 years without charge. But now his lawyer and a rights body fear the Afghan is facing a potentially serious health risk.A medical examination carried out by Guantanamo’s Joint Task Force (JTF) in 2017 and on subsequent unknown dates have uncovered several “nodules” in his lung, liver, kidney and rib, raising fears of cancer.Since a biopsy is yet to be done and, as per a medical provider at the detention centre, Rahim needs an MRI test as well, it remains unknown whether the lumps are malignant.The...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldNHS nurse Donald Suelto died alone in his London flat. It took his family six days to find out who had his bodyLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.41 EDTWhen police knocked on Emylene Suelto Robertson’s door late on Tuesday last week in Dunbar, on Scotland’s east coast, they confirmed the news she had dreaded. Her uncle, nurse Donald “Dondee” Suelto, had died alone in his London flat of suspected coronavirus. He was 51.The last thing Robertson expected was to be thrust into a wild goose chase locating her uncle’s...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldNHS nurse Donald Suelto died alone in his London flat. It took his family six days to find out who had his bodyLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.41 EDTWhen police knocked on Emylene Suelto Robertson’s door late on Tuesday last week in Dunbar, on Scotland’s east coast, they confirmed the news she had dreaded. Her uncle, nurse Donald “Dondee” Suelto, had died alone in his London flat of suspected coronavirus. He was 51.The last thing Robertson expected was to be thrust into a wild goose chase locating her uncle’s...WW…