Image by Belfast Asian Women’s Academy A community Fusion Day was organized recently by the Belfast Asian Women\’s Academy (BAWA) and St Malachy\’s Youth Centre in South Belfast to promote interaction among people of various backgrounds in a fun, shared and safe space. The event was appreciated by many local people belonging to all ages […]
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English retired footballer and current Football Association Council member has become the first British South Asian footballer ever to receive an MBE as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. No other British Asian footballer has received the honour until now. Uddin, is one of the four people in the sport to receive the award
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Image by Urban-Air Port Indian-origin entrepreneur Ricky Sandhu who is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Urban-Air Port has set up the first Vertiport for flying taxis in England. The government-backed project will see the use of Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles such as air taxis and autonomous cargo drones at Air-One in
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Nottinghamshire-based non-governmental organisation, Muslim Charity, has tied up with United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to provide over 630 diabetic Palestinian patients living in Gaza with insulin that will last for two months. The charity has donated $75000 for the insulin supplies which will treat those suffering
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Image by Dr Sarbjit Clare MBE Deputy Medical Director at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Dr Sarbjit Clare MBE has spoken about the struggles of women working in the NHS as they face harassment and sexual abuse from patients, relatives, the public as well as some colleagues. In a workshop held for the
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The Gilgit-Baltistan Culture and Gallery, a museum and art gallery showcasing art and artefacts from the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan has been inaugurated in Bradford in the presence of honorary Sports, Culture, and Tourism ambassador to the region and former Conservative Party MP candidate for Bradford West, Haroon Rashid. Gilgit-Baltistan, also known as the Northern
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Rise Weekend School, a new Islamic weekend school set up to teach life skills including leadership and interpersonal skills, was inaugurated last weekend as part of UKIM Leeds project. Organised by Dr Sabeeta Farpoqui, the school, which is located in Lingfield Centre in Moortown, is open from 10am to 2pm and will teach Tafseer of
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Councillor Akhtar Zaman and his wife Nargis Zaman Councillor Akhtar Zaman has made history by becoming Bolton’s first ever Muslim mayor and the first person of South Asian background to be appointed to the position. The ceremony was nothing short of an emotional one for Councillor Zaman as he took over the role from Mayor
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Tahira Safdar and her son Imran, who run a shop in Huddersfield have taken the route of compassion and kindness by offering to help those suffering due to the cost-of-living crisis in their community. The duo who own the Lockwood Premier Store, who observed the sufferings of people who struggled to put food on the
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Image by iStock The Alzheimer’s Society, a charity based in the UK has suggested that many South Asians with dementia do not come forward for a proper diagnosis due to the stigma attached with it. This has led to many not being able to access proper help and support. It has been suggested that many
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