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Mohammed Kozbar at the vigil for the Christchurch attack. Picture: Oliver Barnes

Extra security rolled out at Finsbury Park Mosque in wake of Christchurch attack – as chair calls for government to ‘wake up’
The chair of Finsbury Park Mosque was in a “resilient and reflective” mood after speaking at the inter-faith vigil for the Christchurch terror attack on Friday evening, calling on the government to “wake up and see Islamophobia as it is, and actually tackle it”.

Roz Currie, centre, bottom row, alongside colleagues and artist Hannah Hull, playwright Laura McCluskey and actors including former members of Clean Break. Picture: Em Fitzgerald/Islington Museum

Islington Museum curator Roz Currie: ‘My mother always encouraged me to shine a light on the rights of the vulnerable’
Roz Currie is eager to reflect on the successes of what was “more than a passion project” – the ground-breaking Echoes of Holloway Prison exhibition, which finished a three-month run at Islington Museum last month.

The Choice and Control team - including peer mentors - celebrate the award win in Liverpool. Picture: Choice and Control

Choice and Control: Award for Islington mental health scheme that hires people with experience of mental illness
An innovative NHS project that hires people with first-hand experience of mental illness to support mental health patients across Islington has won a national award.