Sheffield Muslim burials: Shiregreen Cemetery's graves are flooded and it's traumatising Sheffield families
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The Muslim community of Sheffield dread seeing their loved ones buried in Shiregreen Cemetery, it is claimed. The north-east corner of the cemetery off Shiregreen Lane is exclusively for Muslim burials. It is at the bottom of the graveyard’s hill, is beautifully decorated with flags and flowers, and is tended by families who often visit every single day. It is also completely waterlogged. And so are the graves. “We put carrier bags on our boots to visit our loved ones,” said Shakil Ahmed, of the...

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