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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Image by South Asian Heritage Month The third year of South Asian Heritage month revolves around the theme of ‘Journeys of Empire’. Set to take place from 18 July to 17 August this year, the website urges ‘everyone to organize their own events’ and celebrate South Asian culture, community and diversity in the UK. According
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Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid have quit as chancellor and health secretary respectively in what is seen as another blow to the Boris Johnson led government. Both the ministers admitted that they had lost confidence in the Prime Minister, who has been embroiled in several scandals over the last few months, including the latest one
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The UK government has announced its partnership with leading businesses in India to offer 75 fully funded scholarships for Indian students to study in the UK from September this year. According to the government, this is the highest number of fully funded scholarships given for the one-year master’s programme to date. HSBC, Pearson India, Hindustan
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Many frustrated pilgrims who won the ‘Hajj Lottery’ under the new system recently introduced for the pilgrimage are now cancelling their journeys due to lack of transparency and skyrocketing prices on a newly launched website. People have been reported suffering from ‘panic attacks, anxiety and stress’ due to the new system that was introduced through
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Ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, many are unsure whether they will be able to fly out of the country in July or not as they have not received confirmations yet. This year, around 12,000 people are meant to go on the holy journey to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. However, many industry bodies and organisations,
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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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A Northern Irish grandmother, who has been on death row in Indonesia for a decade, has been spending time knitting in prison. Lindsay Sandiford had separated from her husband and moved to India from the UK in 2012. From there, the 65-year-old travelled to Indonesia in 2013, trying to smuggle cocaine worth £1.6 million. She was arrested and
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