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London shopkeeper earns only £13 a day and fears he won’t be able to pay his rent

Image by Mariam Khan A London shopkeeper has revealed the hardships he is facing in the midst of the cost of living crisis that has affected many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across the country. Mohammed Masi, owner of MNS Bedding Clothing and Accessories in Catford, has been running his business for the last […]

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EG Group announces $1.5 billion sale and leaseback of select USA East Coast assets

Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the co-founders of EG Group (Image by EG Group) Blackburn based EG Group has announced that it has agreed to the sale and leaseback on a portfolio of its sites on the east coast of the United States of America (USA) to Realty Income Corporation for a gross consideration of approximately

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Entrepreneurial mum brings ancient counting tool into the digital world to inspire kids\’ maths learning

Dr Rashmi Mantri with her son Dhruv Glasgow mum and entrepreneur has developed the world’s first game-based application to help children learn maths. Dr Rashmi Mantri hopes her online tool will become the preferred maths learning application for school children. “I want to make children confident with mathematics,” says Rashmi, who founded the global maths

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Islamic Relief ramps up efforts to help families left homeless after devastating fire in Bangladesh

Image by Team Saiful Arakani/BBC UK based charity Islamic Relief is preparing to respond to a huge fire in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh that has destroyed shelters and left around 12,000 people homeless. According to reports, the fire began around 2.40pm on Sunday afternoon at Camp 11. Many such fire incidents have

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Bradford community worker recognised for providing mental health support to South Asian women

Image by Facebook @Kamran Iqbal Mughal A community worker from Bradford has been recognised for her work in supporting South Asian Women struggling with mental health. Saliha Sadiq, a woman of Pakistani descent, is the co-chair and director of mental health at the Millan Centre in Manningham and has over 25 years of experience in the

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The Aziz Foundation partners with the University of Stirling to offer scholarships to talented British Muslim students

Image by azizfoundation.org.uk The Aziz Foundation has announced that it will be offering Masters scholarships at the University of Stirling, where talented British Muslims can receive a scholarship to undertake postgraduate study. University of Stirling has become one of the Foundation’s Preferred Partners, having demonstrated their commitment to making higher education accessible since its inception. The

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BBC presenter Anita Rani appointed the chancellor of the University of Bradford

Image by Instagram @universityofbradford A popular BBC television and radio presenter has been appointed as the new chancellor of the University of Bradford. Anita Rani, who is from Bradford, said that she was “overwhelmed and humbled” after being designated the new role. She was installed as the chancellor in the presence of her parents and brother

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Grand event held to inaugurate the UK’s largest mosque which was destroyed in a 2015 fire

Aerial view of the renovated Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, London (Image by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) The UK’s largest mosque hosted its grand reopening at the 2023 National Peace Symposium of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community during the weekend. The Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, London, had been destroyed after a fire broke out in 2015

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Glasgow-based Peshawari restaurant does catering for a prestigious Burns night event

Image by Oceanic Media Namak Mandi, the award winning Glasgow based restaurant, had the esteemed honour of catering for the 8th Annual Glasgow Afghan United Burns/Rumi Supper, a Burns Night event held at Glasgow City Chambers on the 18th of January. This highly anticipated occasion was attended by approximately 250 individuals, including some notable figures

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Promising Scottish Asian footballer talks about his achievements and how he overcame racial discrimination

Rayan Mohammed (Image by EdinburghLive)  A young up-and-coming Scots Asian footballer who dreams of following on the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed how he had to face racism in Scottish football and overcome it to get to where he is today. Edinburgh schoolboy international, Rayan Mohammed, wants to be a flagbearer for his community

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