Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal, at The Blogs

Jan 30, 2020, 12:24 PM

Remembering victims of all genocides can unite all communities

Candle lighting during the UK Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony at Central Hall in Westminster, London. (Photo credit: Chris Jackson/PA Wire via Jewish News)

Yesterday I was called a Jewish agent. What! Why? I hear you exclaiming. The reason was simple. I had dared to extend an invitation to the local Holocaust Memorial Day event, being held in our parish church, to local Muslims. It is reassuring to report...

Oct 16, 2019, 6:04 PM

My succah visit showed me how Muslim and Jewish faiths are intertwined

Jewish and Muslim women in a show of unity after the Halle terror attack, with Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal in the centre holding a lulav and etrog. (Yakir Zur via Jewish News)

This week, I had the pleasure of celebrating Succot at a synagogue in North London. As a Muslim from Staffordshire that may seem surprising. I was delighted to make the long trip ‘down south’ to the succah at Alyth Gardens Synagogue for two reasons. It...

About Me

Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal is National Chair of Nisa-Nashim. She has been active in the world inter-faith working for over 25 years and was awarded an MBE for service to community cohesion in Her Majesty’s New Years Honours 2012. She was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in Staffordshire in 2011. Hifsa is married with three children, two daughter in laws, 2 grandchildren and 4 cats”