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Islamic fintech firm Wahed Inc. announces Paul Pogba as its brand ambassador

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Renowned French professional footballer Paul Pogba has been announced as the brand ambassador for global Islamic fintech firm Wahed Inc., which works towards encouraging ethically focused investing that has resulted in an effective reduction of financial exclusion. Pogba, who started his football career at the young age of 6, is also an investor in the […]

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Kick It Out appoints former England international as Director for its new project

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Image by Gareth Copley/Getty Images Kick It Out, an organisation which works towards racial equality in football, has introduced a new project address and tackle racial discrimination against South Asians in cricket. For this ambitious project, it has announced former England international cricketer Michael Carberry as its Director. Kick It Out partnered with the England and

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Croydon man jailed for anonymously stalking and intimidating women

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Image by Met Police A 28-year-old man from Croydon who stalked and intimidated women online, and made a ‘rape list’ which included the names of 191 potential targets has been jailed. Vishaal Vajpura put up a thread on social media discussing that rape is better than consensual sex and anonymously stalked and messaged victims by

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Glasgow Mela returns to the city after two years

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Image by SNS Group The much-anticipated Glasgow Mela is finally back after a long two-year wait. The event, which is attended by many to celebrate the cultural diversity in Glasgow, will be held in Kelvingrove Park on 26 June this year. The event, which is being programmed by the Scottish-Asian Creative Artists Network, will feature

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Author shares experiences growing up mixed race in the UK

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Image by MyLondon Laila Woozeer, author of the book ‘Not Quite White’ which releases on 23 June, takes the readers through an elaborate journey of her experiences growing up as a South Asian in the UK. The 31-year-old, who moved to North London in the 1990s at the age of four, elaborates on difficulties they

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Eight Afghan families get refuge in Kirklees

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Councillor Carole Pattison Kirklees Council has confirmed that it has welcomed five Afghan families under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme and three others under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) scheme, which were introduced by the UK government to provide aid to Afghan refugees who fled the country after the Taliban came

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South Asian man gets justice after being wrongfully arrested

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In an incident which took place on May 29 2020, a South Asian man’s car window was smashed by a police officer as he was suspected of carrying drugs near Cannon Street station in Central London. 32-year-old Ryan Colaco was then forced out of the car, pushed to the floor, handcuffed, put against a wall

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The winners of the 14th annual Scottish Curry Awards are revealed

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On Monday evening the Glasgow Mariott Hotel played host to the crème de la cream of restaurants and takeaways from across Scotland. The Scottish Curry Awards 2022 welcomed 350 guests on June 13, in a celebration of the Scottish curry industry. The Scottish Curry Awards 2022 were a much anticipated event, where winners were a

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Imam dismissed from his roles as Government adviser

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Imam Qari Asim, who was an Independent Adviser and Deputy Chair of the Government’s Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, was recently dismissed from his roles. The Imam is said to have supported the protests against the release of the film ‘The Lady of Heaven’, believed to be based on Prophet Muhammad’s daughter. It was stated that

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