Drug and alcoholism in the Muslim community
Mohammed Ashfaq, MBE, Managing Director at Kikit Pathways to Recovery (based in Birmingham), has written an op-ed about the issues surrounding drugs and alcoholism within the Muslim community. In particular, he looks at the reasons why drug offences in...
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...
Vaisakhi Celebrations in Birmingham – 28th April 2019
April is the time of year when Sikhs around the world celebrate the festival of Vaisakhi, one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. The festival marks several important events including; the time Sikhi was created as a...
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...
Making It Happen
Asian Women Mark Their Place in History
Sunday, March 8th 2015 marks International Women’s Day. A day in which the strengths, achievements and accomplishments of women, all over the world are acknowledged. International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate...
Do We Have an Integration Problem?
In a keynote speech, Prime Minister David Cameron set out a five-year government plan to tackle radicalisation and extremist ideology. Speaking in Birmingham, Mr Cameron said the issue had become a “struggle for a generation.”
Tackling the issue of home-grown...
The Ongoing Issue of Female Infanticide
By Husna Anjum
With the recent case of a 7 year old girl buried alive in Uttar Pradesh, female infanticide is seen to be an ongoing problem in South Asia. Occurring in August, the girl was strangled before being buried...
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...
Bangladesh: A Story of Instability
We look at important dates that have shaped the country so farIn its 44 year history, Bangladesh has achieved many achievements. However, political unrest and divided loyalties have taken its toll on what has now become a fighting battle....
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,...
