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Human Appeal rolls out UK comedy shows to help raise funds for Gaza

Image by Human Appeal The UK charity Human Appeal announced the launch and lined up for its ninth annual Comedy Takeover tour, set to take place in 17 venues across 10 cities nationwide from the 15th to the 31st December.  This year, the much-loved comedy tour will raise funds for Human Appeal’s Gaza emergency relief campaign. Throughout […]

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Islam Channel Business Awards confirmed for 2024

Image by Islam Channel  Islam Channel’s Business Awards 2024 will take place in London on 9th February next year, bringing together 1000 prominent members of the business community at the Hilton London Metropole.They will be joined by community leaders, ambassadors and politicians to celebrate the outstanding contribution of Muslim businesses to the British economy. The Islam Channel Business

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Afrikana Halal Restaurant opens a new branch in Glasgow

Image by Afrikana Kitchen African inspired Halal restaurant ‘Afrikana’ has launched its 14th UK site with the first in Glasgow, Scotland. Located in Sauchiehall Street, the brand has another eight sites in the pipeline with the next apparently being in Coventry, according to their website. The journey for Afrikana began in the village of Aldridge in

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Mayor of London paying tribute to the industry at The Glittering Asian Curry Awards

Image by Avocado Media More than 1200 VIP guests attended the Asian hospitality sector’s most prestigious event of the year, the Asian Curry Awards, also known as The  ‘Curry Oscars’ and the awards sponsored by Just Eat. The ceremony took place at The Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair, London on the evening of Sunday 19th November. Organised by The Asian

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SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN COMPANY CREATES AI TOOL EMPOWERING CUSTOMERS TO CREATE THEIR OWN WALL ART

Imaginator by Desenio Scandinavian design company Desenio are taking their passion for democratizing art to new heights and have launched a ground-breaking AI tool named ‘Imaginator’ that empowers customers to dream up unique art for their walls. The launch signifies Desenio’s commitment to Scandinavian design principles that celebrate its core values art accessibility for all, and the right to self-expression. Imaginator by

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Innovative Designer launches Polko – The Convertible Clothing Range

Image by Polko Maheen Sadiq has launched a convertible clothing rang.  Polko is the forward-thinking and innovative new fashion outfit that can be worn fourteen different ways, to multiple occasions. This means that  you are covered from work to dinner, from the party to the beach, and everything in between. It’s your entire capsule wardrobe

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Cricket Scotland appoints chair and independent non-executive directors

Clockwise from top to bottom: Shaista Aziz, Tricia Bey,Jamie Cox and Harry Singh (Images by Cricket Scotland) Cricket Scotland has confirmed the appointment of a new Chair, Wilf Walsh, as well as four new Independent Non-Executive Directors to the Cricket Scotland Limited Board. Wilf Walsh, appointed as Cricket Scotland Chair, is Chair of the Racecourse

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British Bangladeshi entrepreneur creates a brand new clothing line inspired by his heritage

Image by MyLondon A young man from East London has launched his clothing line, which draws inspiration from his Bengali heritage, to illustrate to young people the importance of celebrating their cultural roots. Azhar Ashraf is determined to help British Bengalis embrace their heritage, especially after noticing that the media often erroneously describes people from

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Nandini Das’s book wins the £25,000 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding 2023

Nandini Das (Image by The British Academy) Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das has been named as the winner of the 11th British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.  The announcement was made by Chair of the Book Prize judging panel, Professor Charles Tripp FBA, at a

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