The Fajr Brief
Weekdays, 06:00 GMT · 20 min
The overnight stories from Africa, the Gulf and the diaspora, read plainly before the school run.
Anchored by Amina Diallo
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Breaking news, live sports, and cultural events as they happen.
Live events calendar
Everything Pulse is broadcasting next, plus replays of what you missed.
Sat 15 Aug
07:00 GMT
Eid al-Adha Live from Regent's Park
FaithContinuous coverage of the takbir, the khutbah and the family fair, with commentary from the Pulse London desk.
London hub
Tue 18 Aug
16:30 GMT
Nairobi Town Hall: Youth, Work and Faith
NewsA live audience of 400 puts questions to community leaders on employment, housing and the mosque's role in both.
Nairobi hub
Sat 22 Aug
18:00 GMT
The Black Muslim Awards 2026
CultureRed carpet from 18:00, ceremony from 19:30. Fourteen categories celebrating film, scholarship, sport and service.
Birmingham hub
Sat 29 Aug
19:00 GMT
Sawt Festival, Opening Night
CultureNasheed, spoken word and a first look at three BMT Studios originals, broadcast live from the Sawt main stage.
Atlanta hub
Thu 3 Sept
17:00 GMT
The Gulf Report: Special Edition
NewsA ninety-minute live special on migration, labour rights and the new Gulf-Africa trade corridors.
Dubai hub
Sports schedule
Kick-offs in GMT. Fixtures open 15 minutes before the whistle with pre-match analysis.
Continental football, championship boxing and community tournaments. Commentated by people who know the teams.
- AFCON Qualifiers
Senegal vs Mali
Sun 16 Aug · 18:00 GMT · Stade Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar
- CAF Champions League
Al Ahly vs Simba SC
Fri 21 Aug · 19:00 GMT · Cairo International Stadium
- Nigeria Premier League
Kano Pillars vs Enugu Rangers
Mon 24 Aug · 15:30 GMT · Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
- Championship Boxing
Ibrahim Kamara vs Daniel Osei
Sun 30 Aug · 21:00 GMT · Utilita Arena, Birmingham
News programming
Two bulletins a day and three weekly deep dives across politics, culture and faith.
Daily bulletins
Pulse Tonight
Weekdays, 21:00 GMT · 45 min
The day interrogated. One lead story, two guests, and reporting from our London, Nairobi, Dubai and Atlanta hubs.
Anchored by Yusuf Bakare
Weekly deep dives
The Floor
Sundays, 19:00 GMT · Politics
Long-form political interviews with the people making decisions about Black and Muslim communities.
Anchored by Halima Sesay
The Commons
Thursdays, 20:00 GMT · Culture
Film, music, fashion and the business behind them, argued out by three critics and a guest.
Anchored by Idris Mensah
Between Adhans
Fridays, 13:00 GMT · Faith
Scholarship for people with jobs. A single question of fiqh or seerah, answered with sources on screen.
Anchored by Shaykh Musa Traoré
Community & cultural events
Awards, Eid gatherings and festivals, covered properly, by people who were invited.
Awards
The Black Muslim Awards
22 August 2026 · Birmingham
The fourth annual awards honouring fourteen categories of excellence, broadcast live and free on Pulse.
Birmingham
Eid
Eid in the Park
15 August 2026 · London
Prayer for 12,000, a food market with forty traders, and a children's fair, covered from dawn takbir onward.
London
Festival
Sawt Festival
29–31 August 2026 · Atlanta
Three days of nasheed, spoken word and screenings across four stages, with a Pulse broadcast every evening.
Atlanta
Literature
Nairobi Muslim Book Fair
12 September 2026 · Nairobi
Sixty publishers, a translation prize and a live-recorded panel on writing for young Muslim readers.
Nairobi
Food
Lagos Halal Food Expo
27 September 2026 · Lagos
West Africa's biggest halal trade floor, with live cook-offs from the Lagos Halal Kitchen team.
Lagos
Sport
Ummah Hoops Classic
10 October 2026 · Toronto
A sixteen-team community basketball tournament, finals broadcast live with full commentary.
Toronto
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