Aisha Desai is organizing this fundraiser. As-salaam - u - alaykum - Ramadan Lights are back! As a child, a trip into central London to see the festive lights was an annual treat. My sister and I would lie in the back of the car looking at the lights through the sunroof. It was magical. Last year Aisha partnered with the ‘Ramadan Open Tent Project’ in the UK to create the magic of first-ever display of more than 30,000 eco-friendly lights, creating 61 moons along Coventry Street in London. Thanks to Aisha Desai, the founder of Ramadan Lights UK, London is experiencing a Ramadan like never before, as lights celebrating the holy month illuminate its skies. How did it come about? What makes it so special? Let's find out. London's mayor Sadiq Khan flipped the switch on the first-ever Ramadan display of lights last week. The celebration was the brain-child of Aisha Desai, a young Muslim woman who wanted to bring Ramadan Lights 2023 In 2023, Algbra was proud to bring Ramadan Lights to Central London alongside Aisha Desai, The Aziz Foundation and the Heart of London Business Alliance. This year, we're bringing back the iconic lights in the iconic Oxford Street! Now coming back for their third year, the lights are back to mark the work put in by Aisha Desai, the Aziz Foundations, and all others involved, with the beautiful designs in the centre of the city shining all month to represent and champion those in London and beyond who observe Ramadan. Aisha Desai, from London, created ‘Ramadan Lights UK’, an initiative which designs light installations in communities across London to celebrate the Islamic Holy month. Ramadan lights went up in the West End for the first time just last year. And it was all the work of Aisha Desai, who started campaigning for the lights three years earlier. Funded entirely by donations, the campaign has also previously funded Ramadan light displays on Henley’s Corner and in Trafalgar Square. In 2021, Aisha and her team set up a smaller scale Ramadan festive display on Henley’s Corner on the North Circular, Trafalgar Square to usher in the Muslim’s holy month. This year, she said it would be “bigger and better”. She said: “As a child, a trip into central London to see the festive lights was an annual treat. Aisha Desai received the award on Tuesday (12) for her Ramadan Lights UK initiative, which was inspired by her childhood joy of seeing the festive Christmas lights in central London. She wanted to create a similar experience for muslim communities across the country, a statement said. As we eagerly anticipate the arrival of this year’s Ramadan lights in Leicester Square, let’s take a moment to reminisce about the stunning display that illuminated our evenings last year🙌 Next week a completely different scheme for this year’s celebration will be unveiled 🕌 Each year brings a fresh opportunity to come together, and this year’s installation will capture the The lights were switched on by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who is one of the 1.3 million Muslims in London celebrating Ramadan. The display was organised by Aisha Desai, who was inspired by Experience: Ramadan Lights · Education: The University of Manchester · Location: London · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Aisha Desai’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Above it all, the decorations were headed by "Happy Ramadan" banner in lights. The project was the first of its scale to include the installation of 30,000 sustainable lights. The design was developed by non-profit organisation Ramadan Lights UK, which was founded by Aisha Desai. During the whole month of Ramadan (Wednesday 22 March to Friday 21 April 2023), Ramadan lights will transform Coventry Street between the iconic Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square in London. The lighting display was conceptualised by Aisha Desai, Founder of Ramadan Lights UK. The lights are designed to capture the feeling of wonder, by Aisha Desai has received international acclaim with her new project, Ramadan Lights, a contemporary lunar art monument sparkling over a London motorway. Prio The Ramadan lights in London are a collaboration between many organisations, including; AlgbraX and the Aziz Foundation. The concept was founded by Aisha Desai of Ramadan Lights UK. Made possible by the Heart of London Business Alliance and Lantern London. With support from many more people who have worked hard behind the scenes to create the Ramadan Lights is a community project in which several key partners have worked together in a collaborative spirit. These include the Lantern design agency, Heart of London Business Alliance, Westminster City Council, and Aisha Desai, the Founder of Ramadan Lights UK. In 2021, Aisha Desai launched a small initiative to cheer up the local Muslim community in London. After two years, her project, Ramadan Lights UK, is now il The concept has been curated by Ramadan Lights UK, a not-for-profit organisation which aims to spread awareness of the month of fasting. The initiative, led by founder Aisha Desai, began three
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