Right to Sex, No Right to Life
Honour. What does it really mean? Common definitions include ‘high respect,' ‘held in great esteem’ or ‘the knowledge of what is morally right’.
Sexuality? What does it really mean? Common definitions include ‘the capacity for sexual feelings,' ‘a person’s sexual...
What Does a Hindu Wedding Ceremony Look Like?
Hindu weddings are known for their boisterous and extravagant nature and are a celebration of the joining of two people as one. The details of a Hindu wedding can vary, sometimes vastly, from culture to culture but there are...
Ferzanna Riley – Fighting Honour
Muslim author backs fight against honour crimesWHEN Ferzanna Riley decided to publish her harrowing personal story last year little did she know much of an influence it would have. 'Unbroken Spirit' - a powerful account of a life tainted...
How your recruitment strategy might be destroying your competitive advantage
I have heard from many of my friends how difficult they are finding it to engage with companies with job vacancies. Many organisations (particularly in the public sector) don't even acknowledge applications and fail to provide feedback.
Obviously, I support...
Novelist Today: Massoud Kermani
Zeenat Moosa talks to the author about his debut novel ‘Visa’Massoud Kermani’s debut novel Visa highlights the highly-charged, politically controversial and deeply emotional subject of asylum seekers entering Britain today.
The author himself left Iran as a youth, subsequently...
The Relevance of Gandhi in the 21st Century
67 years on from Indian Independence
At midnight on 15th August 1947, exactly 67 years ago, India and Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire. Many gave their lives in the fight for freedom, a million more died during Partition...
Salma Speaks Out
Respect MP on growing up as a British MuslimMS Yaqoob, a former psychiatrist, is the MP for the Sparkbrook constituency in Birmingham with the Respect Party - an anti-war movement that was set up soon after war was declared...
Fighting Malaria
Travellers guilty of believing ‘Malaria myths’FIVE years ago IT Manager Nitin Kapoor visited India for a short two-week stay to visit friends and family.
Having lived in India for the better part of 14 years Nitin made a point...
Citizen Khan and Ackley Bridge star Adil Ray contacts police after abuse on social...
Citizen Khan star Adil Ray communicated with the police after a protruding Birmingham food blogger said: "Let's hang, draw and quarter him outside the Bullring."
The actor and broadcaster, from Yardley Wood, rejected suggestions the comment, posted on the @MeatOneVegBlog Twitter account,...
The Benefits of high quality Childcare
By Dr Raj PersaudThe day your child starts nursery, or steps through the child minder’s door, is a milestone not only for your child, but also for you as a parent, and increasingly families are confronting this. For both...
