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Muslim family subjected to racist abuse at the British Museum receive an apology

Image by Maremagnum/Getty A Muslim family who were visiting the British Museum have received an apology for racially profiling their six-year-old kid. It has been reported that a member of staff allegedly called the young girl a “security risk”. The child’s mother complained to the museum authorities about the horrific incident which took place when […]

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UN Human Rights Council 51: UK welcomes resolution on Sri Lanka

Image by onlanka.com The UK has supported efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka, including at the UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council) for many years. This new resolution acknowledges the challenging economic situation in Sri Lanka, and the progress made in addressing this in recent months. It continues the international community’s efforts to

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Khalsa Aid organises annual dinner in London after a long Covid break

Image by Khalsa Aid UK based charity Khalsa Aid recently hosted an annual dinner at Radisson Blu Edwardian, London, where it was able to provide their key donors, volunteers and partners with updates on our global aid projects. The charity expressed its gratitude to all the guests who travelled far and wide to attend our

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India counters Suella Braverman’s controversial statements about Indian migrants

Image by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images After UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s controversial statement about Indian migrants and the Free Trade Agreement which is supposed to be finalized soon, India has countered several points that she made. Braverman was vocal about her views and said that the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) did not “work

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ArcelorMittal makes further investment in Form Energy via XCarb® Innovation fund

Image by ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, announced on 4 October that it has invested a further $17.5 million in Form Energy Inc. (‘Form Energy’ or ‘Form’) via its XCarb® Innovation fund. The investment, which is part of Form’s oversubscribed $450 million Series E financing round, is the second investment ArcelorMittal

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MonacoTech enters into a partnership deal with Hinduja Group

 Image by MonacoTech MonacoTech, a “startup incubator” that supports innovation in Monaco, has signed a collaboration agreement with the international conglomerate Hinduja Group, owned by the British Asian Hinduja brothers, promoting exchanges and networking between start-ups and companies. The agreement was signed by Lionel Galfré, Director of MonacoTech, and Monegasque company HGM – member of

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UK charity WaterAid organises a secret art auction in London

Image by WaterAid/Oliver Dixon Last week WaterAid, a charity that works to provide clean water and decent toilets in several deprived parts of South Asia, Africa and South America as well as pushes the policy makers to change laws, held Art of Change, a secret auction in partnership with British Art Fair. It featured climate-themed

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Human Appeal carries out global fundraising challenges to help people in need

Image by Human Appeal Humanitarian NGO Human Appeal launched a new series of UK and global fundraising challenges in a bid to challenge the country to help people in need, both in the UK and around the world. The series of sponsored fundraising activities ranges from climbing some of the UK’s top peaks, to sporting

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Suella Braverman calls out Tory MPs for plotting a coup against prime minister Liz Truss

Image by gov.uk Britain’s Home Secretary, Suella Braverman has called out Tory backbenchers for plotting a “coup” against Prime Minister Liz Truss that led to a U-turn over plans to abolish the top rate of income tax for the country’s highest earners. In an interview with The Telegraph, Braverman said, “I’m very disappointed that members of

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UK charity Muslim Hands to rebuild homes for those affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan

 Image by Muslim Hands This monsoon, severe rains have caused flooding that has destroyed the homes and livelihoods of millions in Pakistan. Although the southern provinces of Sindh and Balochistan were hit the worst, there were still 17 ‘calamity-hit’ districts in northern provinces such as Khyber Pakhtunkwa. UK-based charity, Muslim Hands’ teams in Pakistan are

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