2009: A Year in Entertainment
A rundown of all the top entertainment stories that made the pages of DesiXpressWhat an eventful 2009 we’ve had in the glamorous world of Bollywood and beyond! From Shah Rukh’s detention in America, to Kylie Minogue getting ‘Chiggy Wiggy’...
Living with Honour Killings
Nuray Goren reveals the culture struggle that hounded sister Tulay to her deathTODAY Mehmet Goren is beginning the first day of a life sentence, jailed for life this week for murdering his 15-year-old daughter Tulay in an honour killing.
Damming...
Locking up the Innocents
Zeenat Moosa asks where is the justice in jailing ‘model citizen’ Munir HussainTHE alarming case of the Hussain brothers which played out in Reading Crown Court has caused an almost repulsive disbelief and widespread anger amongst the Asian community,...
The Aftermath – Nick Griffin & Question Time
Muhammad Abdul Bari of the Muslim Council of Britain gives us his viewsDESPITE the best efforts of thousands of anti-fascist campaigners BNP leader Nick Griffin made it onto BBC’s Question Time last night.
Millions tuned in to see Griffin...
Discover The Muslim Heritage In Our World
New project promotes Islamic advances in science, technology & cultureThe myth of the Dark Ages has been perpetuated for centuries. History books preach about a thousand year period of cultural and scientific stagnation – Ignoring the exceptional achievements that...
Southall Black Sisters: 30 years of history making
Zeenat Moosa looks back at the achievements of a groundbreaking organisationONE of Britain’s flagship feminist organisations celebrated its 30th birthday this year.
Southall Black Sisters was founded in 1979 during the Southall race riots. The non for profit organisation...
‘Why was being Muslim seen as such an offence?’
Parliamentary hopeful, Shazia Awan on her trip to war torn SrebreniciaPROSPECTIVE Parliamentary candidate, Shazia Awan this month returned from an eye-opening trip from war torn Srebrenicia, which saw one of the worst genocides of recent history.
She was part...
Zee TV Gives Back
Why there is more to Zee TV than the latest Bollywood blockbusterAS ONE of the leading entertainment channels for the world’s burgeoning South Asian population, you’d be forgiven for thinking there was nothing more to Zee TV than the...
Bollywood Crown
The beauty pageant that will open the door to Bollywood for one lucky winner
Later this month fifteen British beauties will do battle to be crowned Miss Bollywood UK.
The first event of its kind, the winner will be whisked...
Displaced Pakistanis speak out
Mustafa Qadri speaks to those who have nothing to return toPAKISTAN is in the middle of its largest operation against the Taliban in the troubled Swat Valley and adjacent areas.
Although a small first wave of refugees has begun to...
