Image by British Asian Trust BT and the British Asian Trust recently announced that they will work together for a further three years to empower 200,000 adolescent girls with digital and life skills at an event yesterday hosted by the British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, at his residence in New Delhi. In addition, […]
Image by Facebook A boy sadly died after a collision involving a bus in Birmingham on Tuesday, 6 December. 12-year-old Mustafa Nadeem is believed to have been riding an e-scooter when he collided with a bus on Bordesley Green, near to the junction with Belchers Lane, just before 8am. He was sadly confirmed dead at
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Image by Twitter @kabulnewstv On Sunday, 14 November, the Taliban Supreme leader gave an obligatory order for full implementation of sharia law in Afghanistan. Since then, the Taliban have carried out several public floggings on women and men accusing them of adultery, theft, same-sex sexual conduct or kidnapping, in different provinces in Afghanistan. This interpretation of Islamic law includes
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Image by Pradeep Shakya/UN Women The UK Government is launching the second edition of its Women’s Leadership Mentoring Programme. It has invited young women to apply for the chance to be a part of the second cohort of a year-long mentoring programme. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to be mentored by a female ambassador
Image by Chris Jackson/Getty Images King Charles III on Tuesday, 6 December, visited Luton to celebrate the official opening of a newly built Gurdwara. He wore the traditional headscarf as a gesture of respect to the religion and those practicing it, and made a namaste gesture while speaking to volunteers, who presented him with a traditional
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When asked to describe 2022 in a word, the public chose a phrase which describes ‘the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the past twelve months’. Oxford Dictionaries on Monday revealed that in an online vote, “goblin mode” has been selected as the word of the year. The term is defined as “a type of behavior
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Image by Getty Former England captain turned commentator Nasser Hussain praised Ben Stokes for leading his team to a famous Test victory in Rawalpindi against Pakistan. Ollie Robinson and James Anderson each took four wickets on Day 5 as the visitors defeated Pakistan by 74 runs. \”I do not think I\’ve seen a better week of
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Image by Twitter @CTurnerFCDO The British Foreign Secretary, The Rt. Hon. James Cleverly MP, has announced the appointment of Dr Christian Turner CMG to a senior diplomatic position in London as Director General Geopolitical (Political Director) at the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). This is a position equivalent to Under Secretary of State. Currently
Ravjeet Gupta, Chair of the Met Police Sikh Association (Image by Metropolitan Police) Ravjeet Gupta, Chair of the Met Police Sikh Association (MPSA), which marked its 25th anniversary this week, talks about the role his faith plays in keeping London safe. “Twenty-five years ago, enveloped by the warmth and tandoori aromas inside London’s oldest Punjab restaurant,
Image by Greater Manchester Police On Friday 25 November 2022, Rashid Hussain, of Glen Morag Gardens, Rochdale and his partner Szenm Asghar, of Brierly Street, Bury, appeared before Manchester Crown Court, where they were sent to prison following a lengthy Greater Manchester Police (GMP) investigation. Rashid Hussain received 7 years, 6 months in prison after
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