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...
The Destruction of Holy Sites in Mecca & Medina
Destroying Islamic HeritageThe Arabian Peninsula, the cradle of Islam, is being demolished by hardliners. In countries such as Saudi Arabia almost all of the Islamic historical sites are gone, but this is not the first time they have been...
BALANCE FOR BETTER – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
10 Inspirational British Asian Women
March 8th marks the annual International Women’s Day. The internationally recognised campaign celebrates and acknowledges the achievement of women. This year's theme is #BalanceForBetter, the campaign theme provides a unified direction to guide and galvanize...
Mohammed Ali: Art Imitating Life Post 9/11
From Birmingham to the Bronx
Graffiti – art or crime? While the debate over graffiti as the contemporary man’s Picasso or Da Vinci rages, in Birmingham one man is laying his own claim to the suburban art craze. Mohammed Ali,...
JAZZ UP YOUR HOME THIS DIWALI
By Kiran Singh
Diwali - the festival of lights, celebration of happiness and homecoming of the Goddess Lakshmi - begins with decorating and beautifying your surroundings, especially your home. But if you have been too busy to renovate your place,...
Here’s to the Homeless Heroes!
The Asian Today interviews Javed Iqbal on his inspiring charity that feeds, clothes and shelters the homeless
It is no secret that Birmingham is facing a serious homeless situation, with rates soaring year upon year. In just one year, rough...
Punch-ups, Cover-ups and Cherie Blair
Welcome to the World of Gurdwara Politics
By Jasveer Singh Gill
If you go into any Sikh temple – as anyone is free to do – then there are a few things that you will be certain to find. A...
Every Muslim Should Have One… An Islamic Will
Have you written yours? If your answer is ‘No’ then this article is a must readYOU may be wondering what all the fuss is about, but did you know that preparing a Will has been clearly encouraged in the...
A Son’s Journey
& A Mother's Promise
My son Callum was born at just 28 weeks in May 1999. He was in the premature unit for several months.
Callum came home in August 1999, but was still in and out of hospital. He...
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...
