Image by Nq/Soho Theatre Soho Theatre has announced the appointment of Farzana Baduel (pictured above) to its Board of Trustees. Chaired by Dame Heather Rabbatts DBE, Farzana joins current Soho Theatre Board members Nicholas Allott OBE, David Aukin, Hani Farsi, Lornette Harley, Fawn James, Shaparak Khorsandi, Jeremy King OBE, Kate Mayne and David Reitman, and […]
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Image by Steve Welsh/PA Wire Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has said there is still “deep-rooted, systemic and endemic” Islamophobia in the UK and that it is getting worse. Mr Yousaf, the country’s first Muslim First Minister, is the son of first-generation immigrants. His father, Muzaffar Yousaf, came to Scotland from Pakistan while his mother,
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Image by Asian Express Scottish Cricketer Abtaha Maqsood (pictured above) has returned to CBeebies this month to read a bedtime story teaching kids about Muslim head coverings. Competing for Birmingham Phoenix, Maqsood is the first women to war a hijab while taking part in Ye Hundred. The cricketer co-designed the custom hijabs she competes in.
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A poll by NHS England has found that 3 in 5 people (64%) from a South Asian background have felt concerned about their mental health in the last year. Over 2 in 5 (42%) of those asked, said that they have experienced depression, and just under 3 in 10 (29%) have experienced generalised anxiety disorder.
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Image by Reuters The potential sale of 31 armed drones, missiles and other equipment to India for nearly $4 billion has been approved by the US State Department. The MQ-9B Predator drones deal had been announced during PM Narendra Modi\’s visit to US last June. In December, it was put on hold by a Senate
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Image by London Muslim Shopping Festival Three Extraordinary Events are set to takeover Excel London this Ramadan for an unforgettable weekend of culture, shopping and travel inspiration. The highly anticipated London Muslim Shopping Festival and the Halal Dining Show returns to Excel London on the 24th and 25th of February 2024. This year, they’ve introduced
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Image by Wingtrapp Wingtrapp, a popular casual dining restaurant that specialises in gourmet bone-in and boneless wings (and also offers loaded fries, wraps, chicken sandwich amongst many other things) is preparing for the relaunch of its flagship store. Their Leicester store, located at 54 Granby Street in the city centre will be offering a special
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Image by EPA Sri Lanka\’s draconian law to regulate online content has come into force, in a move rights groups say is aimed at stifling freedom of speech. The Online Safety Act gives a government commission board powers to assess and remove \”prohibited\” content. Authorities say this law will help fight cybercrime, but critics have
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Image by Joanne Coates/The Guardian Two Delhi restaurants have gone to court as they claim that they have right to say they’re the home of one of India’s favourite dishes: butter chicken. The lawsuit to decide the matter was brought by the Gujral family who run Moti Mahal who say the dish was the creation
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Image by @ManPalestine Protesters confronted the deputy leader of the Labour Party during a recent fundraiser in Stockport. A man approaches the stage and tells Angela Rayner he had ‘lost his family in Gaza’. He was then escorted out the room by a police officer while demanding to know why there had not been calls for
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