Monthly Archives: November 2018
May The Force Be With You
“Force Majeure” is a clause commonly found in commercial agreements which states that one or both parties will not be liable for any delay...
Depression and the social stigma amongst Asians
By: Aliena Mahmood
Recently my attention was drawn to how we deal with depression. Being British Pakistani myself, I have grown up to understand both...
Happy 106th Birthday! Katari Kaur going strong as one of Britain’s oldest women
She’s led parades the city, inaugurated the Broadway shopping centre as well as attended a VIP garden tea party at Buckingham Palace where she...
Kid Galahad – the dynamite puncher set to become next World Champ?
By: Khalil Alam
Awad was nicknamed Kid Galahad by the legendary trainer Brendan Ingle after the famous 1962 Elvis Priestley character by the same name.
A...
Only 2% people know that 885,000 Muslim soldiers supported WW1
This year events across Britain and around Europe commemorated the 100th anniversary of the armistice and remember all those who died in the first...
Babies born to women who have flu are four times more likely to be...
The peak season for flu in the UK begins in November and between 2009 and 2012 it was the leading cause of death for...
Engage British Asians into sport and physical activity ahead of Commonwealth Games 2022
Sporting Equals, the UK's leading race equality charity across sport have conducted research that shows there were only 7 British Asians out of 630...
Amitabh Bachchan clears £450,000 debt of 1,398 farmers
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, easily considered to be India’s greatest actor of all time, has just carried out an act that has simply wowed...
Organisations come together to discuss organ donation
Over 30 representatives from the Hindu and Jain communities came together in London with NHS Blood and Transplant to discuss the best approaches to...
Tommy Robinson supporter spat in 4-year-old Muslim girl’s face
A Tommy Robinson supporter spat in the face of a 4-year-old Muslim child as she queued with her mother at a branch of the...
Disproportionate number of deaths of homelessness Sikh men
According to data obtained from Housing Justice more than 5% of those experiencing homelessness in London that died outdoors in the last 12 months...
YEMEN’S CRISIS: 13 million starving in “world’s worst famine in 100 years”
YEMEN’S CRISIS: 13 million people in starvation as the globe looks on at “world’s worst famine in 100 years”
“It’s estimated that 130 children under the...
One in three pet owners have been alerted to danger – by their furry...
One in three pet owners have been alerted to danger - by their furry friends, according to a study.
Researchers who polled 2,000 pet owners...
MP welcomes Home Office U-turn on pay freeze
Sheffield Central MP Paul Blomfield has welcomed a U-turn by the Home Office over its decision to impose a four year pay freeze on...
Divorced Muslim mother-of-two children defies stigma
A desire to share knowledge and create support networks for women like herself, inspired OU Honorary Graduate Najma Khalid to create a community scheme...
“Religious freedom at the heart of minority rights”
United Nations NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief hosted an event where they took stock of religious freedom as overall human rights...
Sewa Day volunteers feed the homeless
A team of eight volunteers, met the organisers of the Homeless Hampers in Leeds city centre armed with food to be given out the...
Captivating drama by Leeds-based film director selected for Oscars
The latest, heartfelt and captivating drama from Leeds based director Mohamed Al-Daradji and producers Human Film has been selected as the official Iraqi contender...
Over £30,000 raised for charities by East End Foods Plc
Managing Director Jasbir Wouhra of East End Foods Plc, yet again, arranged two musical events this year in aid of charities, raising over £32,000...
Gold ownership breaks from tradition with new ways to invest during Diwali
By Georgia Hanias
The current climate of economic uncertainty, Brexit fears and financial market fluctuations has triggered demand for gold in the run up to...
