Salma Yaqoob: Tackling the ‘cancer’ of BNP fascism

‘Ignoring the BNP or playing down their successes will not make them go away’THE election of two BNP MEPs has removed the cover on a political sewer that should have been sealed for all time. Nick Griffin, a man...

I choose how I protect my modesty

Birmingham mother speaks out in Burqa debateWHEN French President Nicolas Sarkozy proclaimed the Burqa was ‘not welcome in France’ the age-old debate of the Islamic veil reared its ugly head yet again. Whether it be the Burqa, Hijab, Niqab...

Memories Revisited

Why British Sikh’s will never forget the horrors of 1984BRITISH Sikhs have vowed never to forget, never to forget those who were killed, and never forget the moment the Indian government turned on its own people. Twenty-five years ago...

Swat Valley: The People’s Disaster

Oxfam’s Jonaid Jilani reports from PakistanJonaid Jilani from Oxfam has just returned from the Swat Valley in Pakistan where a humanitarian disaster is playing out. It is estimated nearly 1 million people have fled the war zone following fighting...

How Super-Dragon Shaf saved my Business

Rasul invests expertise instead of capital and turns around failing businessDRAGONS Den star Shaf Rasul proved to be super-human after he saved a man’s business from bankruptcy. Property entrepreneur Shaf didn’t invest in Giles Bury Qwikgoal.com product – instead...

Not Talking My Language

Zeenat Moosa : Why Deva Kumarasiri doesn’t see the whole pictureSri-Lankan born postmaster Deva Kumarasiri caused a storm last month after revealing how he would refuse to serve non-English talking customers at his Nottingham Post Office. Zeenat Moosa reveals...

Southall Stories

How the anti-Nazi protest of 1979 shaped ‘Little India’Later this month a series of exhibitions and events will celebrate 30 years of Southall. ‘The Southall Story’ will chart the development of the much-loved area through photographs, recordings, film documentaries...

Real Life Slumdog Millionaires

Sky documentary explores the real stories of the ‘Slumdogs’ who became ‘Topdogs’IT’S the quintessential modern-day fairytale of every young boy’s dream. A rags to riches story of a child born into poverty whose life is transformed to bigger, better...

Graffiti for Gaza

Mohammed Ali and the art form that is bringing Gaza to the streets of Birmingham DRIVING through some of Birmingham’s most densely populated Asian areas you sense there is unparalleled support for Palestine. During the 22-day war protest meetings, talks...

Fighting For Palestine

Salma Yaqoob talks exclusively about the Boycott Israeli Apartheid CampaignRESPECT MP Salma Yaqoob is leading the way in voicing disapproval over Israel’s treatment of Palestine by launching a campaign urging Birmingham citizens to boycott Israeli products. In an exclusive...