The opportunity to work together.
It has been a year of political upset and unexpected news. The UK, perhaps more than anywhere else, has been left reeling after the twin shocks of Brexit and Trump, events that have revealed an appetite for people to...
Happy Vaisakhi From The Asian Today
The month of April sees the celebration of Vaisakhi, one of the most significant observances in the Sikh calendar. Marking the Sikh New Year, the festival also commemorates the founding of the Khalsa in 1699, the year in which...
No Child’s Play
Tackling Parental Child AbductionWith parental child abduction within South Asian communities on the rise, we speak to Reunite, a charity dedicated to helping parents dealing with abduction, and one woman who has battled for 7 years to get her...
Sam Sagoo – A Tribute
Saminder (Sam) Sagoo, one of the most popular Asian radio presenters in UK sadly passed away on Saturday, the 5th of December. The funeral was on Wednesday, the 16th of December. Apart from the family and friends, Sam Sagoo...
Inside an Asian Care Home
The Asian Today Interview by Zeenat Moosa
Zeenat Moosa talks to the team behind Asian care home Neem Tree centre
Firstly, please explain how the name Neem Tree came about?
Around the world the Neem Tree is variously known as "Sacred Tree,"...
Southall Black Sisters: 30 years of history making
Zeenat Moosa looks back at the achievements of a groundbreaking organisationONE of Britain’s flagship feminist organisations celebrated its 30th birthday this year.
Southall Black Sisters was founded in 1979 during the Southall race riots. The non for profit organisation...
The Woman that is You
What does International Women's Day mean to you?
On a chilly Sunday morning, my alarm goes off much earlier than it should do. The self-inflicted hangover post the wedding of the year, that of my best friend, has decided to...
Tariq Jahan Diaries: Part 1
The State of Things
We were motivated to go over to Lesvos to help with the refugee crisis that was taking place in Europe. We had seen pictures of refugees coming over to Greece and, what with Greece having its...
A British Indian’s Perspective: Are Hindus Offending The Cows In Their Treatment Of Dalits?
By Miss Sangita Kansal
As an Indian British who has lived in England all my life, I cannot comprehend the deeply ingrained prejudice against the Dalits (downtrodden, oppressed) in India, it seems as it if has soaked into the DNA...
Peter Kosminsky’s Muslim dilemma
How the Channel 4 thriller ‘Britz’ came aboutOn July 7th 2005 four men strapped explosives to their bodies, walked into the heart of London’s transport network and blew themselves up. Fifty-two people were killed, in addition to the bombers;...
