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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group hosts The Hope Gala in support of Salaam Bombay Foundation

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, in partnership with celebrity fan, the award-winning Indian actress Alia Bhatt (pictured above), hosted a spectacular charity gala tonight at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London.  The evening of entertainment and culinary delight was in support of Alia\’s chosen charity – Salaam Bombay Foundation – which provides education and job opportunities for […]

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Full cast announced for upcoming RSC\’s production

Image by RCS The full cast has been announced for Hanif Kureishi’s \’The Buddha of Suburbia\’, which premieres later this month. The production runs at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in a co-production with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) as part of Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey’s inaugural season as Co-Artistic Directors. Emma Rice directs

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Oldham friends complete gruelling charity trek whilst fasting

 Image by NQ A group of Oldham friends have climbed the UK’s highest mountain in aid of poor people in Bangladesh while fasting during Ramadan. Milad Sarwar, 24, organised the gruelling climb to the peak of Ben Nevis with five other fundraisers. They managed to raise £1,500 and hope to reach their overall target of £4,000, through

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Youths accused of ‘intimidating’ worshippers at Prestwich mosque

Image by Nq/AI Police said they are ‘working with all faith groups’ after complaints that worshippers were being ‘intimidated’ by young people in Prestwich. A video which has been circulated widely shows a woman driving up to the Masjid-e-Bilal on Bury New Road. She is greeted by very loud music and a van with flashing

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Popular comedian Bassem Youssef adds Manchester date to upcoming tour

Image by Nq Renowned comedian and satirist Bassem Youssef (pictured above) will be in Manchester as part of his highly anticipated ‘The Middle Beast’ tour. Youssef will now appear on Saturday the 4th of May with dates also in London and Birmingham. The in-demand comedian is embarking on a global sold-out tour across 4 continents. Known for his

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Foysol Choudhury MSP attends International Day of Remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade

Foysol Choudhury (pictured above), MSP for Lothian, reaffirmed his commitment to campaigning for Scotland to address the legacies of slavery and colonialism in its past during the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Mr Choudhury attended a Remembrance Ceremony in Edinburgh\’s St. Andrew Square Gardens, where the

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Sadiq Khan breaks his fast with leading figures from the British Muslim community

 (L) Actor Sanam Saeed & (R) Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, was one of many prominent British Muslims attending the British Asian Trust\’s annual Iftar at the London Grosvenor Marriot Hotel.  Other notable guests included government minister Lord Tariq Ahmad, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK H.E. Dr Mohammad Faisal and British Asian Trust

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Human Appeal on the way to one million hot meals for Gaza

Global humanitarian aid organisation, Human Appeal, has announced a \’One Million Hot Meals for Gaza\’ initiative that kicked off to coincide with the month of Ramadan in March.  Aimed at supporting the nutritional needs of families in Gaza, Human Appeal are supplying hot meals and food parcels at this critical time for Gaza\’s population. In

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New documentary explores the British Asian community’s struggles against the far right

A new three-part series will examine how Britain’s Asian community was targeted with a campaign of violence and murder by the far-right. Starting on the 8th of April at 9pm, ‘Defiance’  investigates the events ranging from the Southall protests, the death of Blair Peach, the Battle for Brick Lane and the extraordinary story of the

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