Image by West Midlands Police Mohammad Asad, a Muslim chaplain for WMP has been honoured with an MBE medal for his volunteer work throughout the pandemic. Along with being a faith advisor for the force, Mohammad is also an Imam at Birmingham Central Mosque. He was given the top honour from HRH Princess Anne at […]
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Kamran Iqbal, a shop owner on Church Street, Croydon (Image by Facundo Arrizabalaga/MyLondon) Locals have said that fights and thefts have become common at Croydon’s town centre, which has recently become the ‘new crime hotspot’, according to MyLondon. Last week two 13-year-olds were stabbed in Church Street around late afternoon which brought the state of
Image by Scottish National Party First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, has appointed the new Scottish Cabinet. For the first time ever, the Cabinet consists of a majority of women, and has five Cabinet Secretaries aged under 40. “We’re ready to deliver the bold policies needed to drive Scotland’s Covid recovery, protect our NHS and
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Image by Twitter @GregHands A historic event was held at 10 Downing Street, the UK Prime Minister’s official residence as well as at Lancaster House which is the British Foreign Office. Some of the most powerful British Muslim leaders were invited to an iftar dinner at both the venues where special arrangements were made for the
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Air India, India’s leading airline and a Star Alliance member, on 28 March, 2023 inaugurated non-stop flights between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick, the UK’s second largest airport. The Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia flagged off the inaugural flight in av irtual ceremony. Cabinet Minister of Civil Aviation, Gujarat, Balvantsinh Rajput attended the event
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Image by Metropolitan Police 61-year-old Subrahmaniam Sathananthan, a resident of Pembroke Close, Wembley, was found guilty of 10 sexual assault and indecency charges on Tuesday, 21 March after a trial at Isleworth Crown Court. The counts are as follows: One indecent assault on a male contrary to section 15(1) Sexual Offences Act 1956; Seven counts
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Image courtesy People Make Glasgow Local people and businesses will be helped to take control of empty shops blighting high streets, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove announced this week, as part of plans to revitalise high streets and tackle anti-social behaviour. Councils will be armed with new powers through
Still from the film \’Sanaa\’ released in 2022 (Image by UK Asian Film Festival) UK Asian Film Festival – the world’s longest running South Asian film festival outside India – has unveiled its programme for its 25th anniversary edition. Running at venues across London, Leicester and Glasgow from 4th – 14th May, UK Asian Film
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Glasgow Sheriff Court (Image by Architects\’ Journal) Employees at a car parts shop in Glasgow were abused and attacked by racist bullies. Mazher Latif, 53, Aftab Hussain, 56, Muzeffar Ahmed, 55 and Ather Latif, 53, were having a normal day at work when they encountered Kieran Coyle, 30, and David McAlpine, 27, who verbally and
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Representational image courtesy Desi Blitz The recent case of 20-year-old Bradford student Somaiya Begum, who was being forced to marry against her will, and subsequently murdered by her own uncle, is a horrific reminder of the state of British Asian women in this country. Begum refused to marry a man in Pakistan which prompted Mohammed
