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Belfast Asian Women’s Academy and GAA Club come together to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month

Image by Belfast Asian Women\’s Academy (BAWA) Women from the Belfast Asian Women’s Academy (BAWA) are set to learn how to play Gaelic football, another skill added to their long list of talents. The BAWA comprises of women from across Asia who have made the Northern Irish city their home. To mark South Asian Heritage Month […]

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Quuwatul Islam Mosque organises an event to honour emergency service workers

Image by Blog Preston The Quuwatul Islam Mosque in Preston made a remarkable gesture towards those who worked tirelessly during the covid-19 pandemic by organising an event to honour them. The mosque, showed its appreciation to the emergency services and celebrated their services in Lancashire to provide support to the community. The event was marked

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Thousands gather at the Blackburn Kabaddi Mela after three years

 Participants at the tent pegging tournament The Blackburn Kabaddi Mela made a grand return on Sunday after three long years. The event this year took place at Pleasington Playing Fields in Blackburn and saw thousands in attendance. People from across the UK came to watch the tent pegging tournament which kicked off early in the

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Bradford woman Somaiya Begum’s university pays tribute to her

Fitzwilliam Street where Begum\’s body was found by the police 20-year-old Somaiya Begum’s university has paid tribute to her after news of her tragic death came to light. The young woman, who went missing on 26 June, was subject to a massive search operation by the police for more than a week before her body

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People pay tribute to Bradford teenager who fell to his death during a hike

Image by Phoenix Football Academy Year 10 Dixon Academy student Sami Ahmed tragically died after he slipped and fell to his death on Sunday while on a hike with his family in the Lake District. The Bradford teenager fell ‘30 to 40 metres from Intermediate Gulley on Dow Crag and was using the gulley as

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Complete line up of South Asian Heritage Month in Manchester announced

Image by Eventbrite The Whitworth Art Gallery is hosting this year’s events to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month in Manchester, with several events lined up for the attendees to enjoy and learn more about the culture. The events will take place over the span of two days and will comprise of music performances, workshops, gallery

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Blackburn parents’ highly qualified children make them proud

The Buttar family faced many hardships when they first arrived in the UK Proud parents Hafeez and Yasmin Buttar, who first arrived in the UK in 2001, celebrated their daughter Hania\’s graduation from Cardiff University after completing a five-year course. This was a special occasion as all three children of the couple – Hamid, Salman, and

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Diversity in Politics: Tory MPs from various racial backgrounds come forward as leadership candidates

Image by Parliament UK/The Spectator In what is being seen as a diverse race to become the next Prime Minister, former Chancellor of the UK, Rishi Sunak, is currently leading the campaign to replace Boris Johnson after he announced his resignation.  The ten candidates who have come forward in the race to be elected as

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Oldham man organises dinner to raise funds for those affected by Bangladesh floods

 Amin Babor Chowdhury (right) with the guests at the charity dinner The recent floods in Bangladesh have received international focus due to the sheer devastation it has caused to the lives of many.  In an effort to provide aid to those suffering the most, Oldham resident Amin Babor Chowdhury, 40, organised a charity dinner which was

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Largest open air Eid event organised in Belfast for the first time

Around 1000 people were seen attending the first-ever open air Eid event in Belfast on Saturday  ‘The largest open air Eid event’ was organized for the first time ever in Northern Ireland this year. Attended by thousands at the Davitts GAA club pitches, the day was marked by many families and youngsters coming together to

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