Violence against Women
CHAYYA SYALFrom Eliot Rogers’ killing spree in the USA to a woman being bludgeoned to death in a McDonalds restaurant in China and the brutal gang rape of two Indian Dalit sisters, it would appear that the world is...
Have You Considered Organ Donation?
Individuals from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities are waiting significantly longer for their kidney transplants than those from other communities due to the lack of suitable organs.
The lack of organ donation is becoming a more pressing issue...
The Fight for Freedom
68 Years on and the Struggle to Belong is Passed on to British Asians
Migration to the UK from South Asia by both Pakistanis and Indians, in the last 60’s and has carried on to this day. Come 14th and...
Diwali – The Moonpig Way
Diversity, Strategy and Inspiration
BY AMRIT MATHARU
Moonpig do Diwali cards?! Yes, that’s right. Greetings card retailer Moonpig now sell cards for a more diverse clientele during the festive season and I’m not just talking about Christmas round the corner!...
Birmingham Sikhs and Nirmal Sindhu Tackle Growing Punjabi Drugs Epidemic
Nirmal Sindu’s latest musical venture in conjunction with Sikh Youth Birmingham centres around one of the biggest issues that modern India is facing: drugs.
Punjab in particular has been blighted by large scale drug abuse, with a study back in...
Defying Nature
Exploring Rajo Devi - India’s oldest first time mumLOOKING at the picture to your right, you’d be hard pressed to find anything out of the ordinary. An elderly woman holds a young baby, while her husband gestures to the...
Too Taboo? The Secret of Male Body Image
The world we live in today is one of social struggle. The feminist movement has put women’s issues at the forefront of society, with criticism befalling anti-woman laws, sexist stories and misogynistic images. Our world is one in which...
Dear Bollywood, Please Stay out of Politics
A feature by Huffington Post Blogger Khadija Ahmed
Emotions run seventy years deep in the hearts of Indians and Pakistanis, so much so that the anguish has now spilt into the film industry. The killing in Kashmir of 17 Indian soldiers...
World Stroke Day
Celebrities Urge Communities to Act FAST
Public Health England and the Stroke Association are urging South Asians to Act FAST if they spot signs of stroke with the aim of saving lives and improving outcomes for survivors. A person loses...
Priya’s Shakti
How One Rape Survivor is Challenging India’s Sexual Violence Problem
The epic comic book, Priya’s Shakti, which presents a new Indian hero who tackles the problem of sexual violence in India and around the world, is premiering at the...
