Abdukadir Elmi: The 70-year-old father of four from Somalia was killed at the Al Noor mosque. His son Said arrived at the mosque as the attack was underway, saw the gunman in the street and drove off. “This is devastating. My father survived through civil war. I never thought this kind of stuff would happen to him in New...
The bodies of victims from New Zealand's mosques mass shooting were carried in open caskets on the shoulders of mourners into a large tent at Christchurch's Memorial Park Cemetery as the first burials of the 50 victims began.
Among the dozens injured was 13-year-old Zaed Mustafa who survived the attack and had spent six hours in surgery for his injuries.
Zaed,...
Reporters were banned from entering the courtroom as eleven female Saudi Arabian activists attended the latest hearing of their trial. Their charges, which have not been made public, relate to their human rights work and social media blogs and posts.
Foreign diplomats and representatives of media were marched out from the building despite petitioning the authorities to attend the trial.
To...
The March edition of The Parliamentary Review, a publication now in its fifth year of circulation, serves as a platform for educators, politicians and business leaders alike to share their knowledge and best practice. With an esteemed readership, including pertinent figures from both Houses, The Review maintains a non-partisan approach to sharing insight across a variety of policy sectors.
Founded...
Welcome to Yorkshire boss, Sir Gary Verity, has shockingly resigned after an investigation found he had "made errors of judgement regarding his expenses”.
Mr Verity, 54, is the man who brought the Grand Depart of the Tour de France to Britain in 2014, and had very much been the face of the region's growing association with the sport over the...
Vasiliy "Loma Lomachenko" - pound for pound the best boxer in the world... and his quest has to be the greatest...
By Khalil Alam
Lomachenko won every medal and tournament as an amateur boxer, he holds the all-time record for winning a world championship as a professional with the fewest fights (he won a world title in his 3rd professional fight),...
Award-winning oud and specialist perfume retailer Ilyas Salim is a man of many talents.
Having had a successful career in business, healthcare and also in the education sector, he’s now taken to writing his debut inspirational entrepreneurial motivation book.
Titled ‘Islam and the Business Mindset’ Salim, who believes that making money is always secondary in any business, in the book gives...
By: Luke Patel of Blacks Solicitors
Readers of Asian Express may recall the case of Wells v Devani back in 2016 when the Court of Appeal refused to imply terms into an agreement to transform an incomplete bargain into a legally binding contract.
Briefly, that case concerned a property developer, Mr Wells, who instructed an estate agent, Mr Devani, to sell...
Celebrity TV chef Parveen Ashraf will be at the boutique restaurant 'Fanoosh the Indian' on Street Lane for an exclusive meet and greet and book signing for her famous cook book ‘The Spice Queen’.
Described as the ‘Asian Nigella from Yorkshire’, the 53-year-old Yorkshire woman landed her own TV show titled ‘ Parveen’s Indian Kitchen’ on prime time ITV.
The former...
A couple committed to raising awareness of organ donation in memory of their young son have been recognised in the first UK Awards for Excellence in Organ Donation and Transplantation.
Jay and Sina Patel were named Exceptional Volunteers in the new awards, launched by NHS Blood and Transplant and the British Transplant Society to celebrate outstanding professionals and volunteers.
The couple,...
Britain has stepped up with a funding boost in the wake of the terror attack in Christchurch which claimed the lives of 50 people and injured 40 more on Friday 15th March.
Following the incident, police presence was stepped up at mosques across the UK to reassure communities fearful of similar attacks.
The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has boosted funding for...
Carlton Bolling College have been crowned as the winners of the West Yorkshire Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner's latest schools cyber crime competition.
Pupils from years 7, 8 and 9 from schools across the county to design a resource to help keep people safe online.
Batley Grammar School, BBG Academy, Carlton Bolling College, Fulneck School, The Grammar School at...
“Society needs to look carefully at itself. We cannot simply hide behind the mantra of freedom of speech.”
In a damning open letter, UK’s head of Counter Terrorism policing Neil Basu has slammed British mainstream press for their role in radicalising views and fuelling hatred amongst communities.
Basu, also the Metropolitan Police's most senior non-white officer, says that mainstream media companies...
By: Dr Orla Lynch - Head of Criminology at University College Cork, Ireland
Understanding terrorism is on the one hand about understanding the terrorist, but more importantly, it is about understanding the complex societal dynamics that made him possible, according to Dr Orla Lynch, Head of Criminology at University College Cork in Ireland.
Brenton Harrison Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian, has become...
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How one woman single-handedly shames Western world leaders by her public show of support for Muslims
After the terrifying attack on two mosques in Christchurch that slaughtered 50 Muslims as they congregated for Jummah (Friday prayers) at mosque, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told US President Donald Trump that the best way to support New Zealand would be to...
Public Apology: On 15 February 2016 we published an article concerning Dr Manohar Singh, which suggested that Dr Singh had been found to have engaged in “pervy conduct” involving inappropriate language to a child and was disgraced by the findings of a Medical Practitioners Tribunal, and received a criminal conviction.
We accept that these allegations were without foundation, and Dr...
Bursary aims to help more women become electricians
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, the UK’s leading body for registered electricians, NICEIC, is encouraging more females into the electrical sector through its bursary scheme.
The bursary, which opens for entries today (8th March 2019), offers grants to women already working as an electrician or those looking to get a helping hand...
The Met Police Counter Terrorism Command’s investigation into three improvised explosive devices at addresses in London is ongoing.
The incidents are being treated as a linked series and investigators are keeping an open mind regarding motives.
Staff at three business addresses yesterday reported having received suspicious packages.
The packages – all A4-sized white postal bags containing yellow Jiffy bags – were assessed...
In the case of ICE Architects Limited v Empowering People Inspiring Communities the High Court had to consider whether a cause of action for payment for works undertaken accrued on the date when those works were completed or when the invoice was payable for those works in accordance with the parties’ billing arrangements.
In that case, ICE Architects (“ICE”) was...
‘The Gypsy King’s’ Bradford adventure
The undefeated former heavyweight champion from Manchester is the second boxing megastar to visit Mr T’s in Great Horton Road, Bradford, following Floyd Mayweather Junior’s junket back in March 2017.
Great Horton Road saw swelling crowds sending out huge cheers welcoming global boxing superstar Tyson Fury AKA ‘The Gypsy King’ at Mr T’s in Bradford.
Arriving fashionably...
