Non-Muslim women invited to Central Mosque
A MUSLIM women’s organisation based in Birmingham is to hold a conference inviting women from other religions to find out what life is really like for Muslim women in the city.
The Shahadah organisation will host the special conference...
Namastey London
Film ReviewA romantic comedy dealing with the lives and loves of second generation Indians in the UK
Director: Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Upen Patel, Rishi Kapoor, Javed Sheikh
Small pockets of Asian communities are present all over the...
Finding Big ‘B’
Writer Jessica Hines on what drew her to AmitabhHe is Indian cinema’s biggest star, she is a UK writer with a love of all things Bollywood, but Jessica Hines has accomplished what many a Bollywood movie buff has only...
More Asian weddings fail as attitudes change
THE head of the family team at a Birmingham law firm says it is dealing with an increasing number of Asian couples whose marriages are failing.
Baldish Khatkar who heads up the family team at Young and Lee says that...
Mira Nair finds a story that hits home
‘The Namesake’ gears up for UK releaseA MAJOR international bestseller and chosen by The New York Times, USA Today and Entertainment Weekly among many others as one of the Best Books of the Year, Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Namesake...
Crossing the Indo Brit boundary
Akshay Kumar on 'Namastey London'For so long actor Akshay Kumar was the typical Bollywood action hero. So what's made him want to swap his boxing gloves for romantic poetry? In his latest film Namastey London he plays Arjun, a...
Bachchan & Depp united
Holly meets Bolly in Mira Nair's 'Shantaram'We've been asking the question for years, just when will two major stars from Hollywood and Bollywood come together in the same film? Drum roll please because we can reveal that time has...
SRK gets wax model underway
'King Khan' waxwork to be unveiled on April 3WHEN Madame Tussauds revealed another Bollywood addition in the name of Shah Rukh Khan would grace the halls of the famous museum, bosses at the top tourist attraction didn't quite expect...
British Asian Women In Football
Asian Women FCThink football and images of David Beckham or Thiery Henry spring to mind. Narrow the search to British Asians in football and the likes of Micheal Chopra, Zesh Rehman and Harpal Singh jump to the top of...
‘Pakistan will be a better side without Razzaq’
Mansoor Ahmed on Pakistan's World Cup hopesPakistan's experienced all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has described missing out on the 2007 World Cup as the most disappointing moment in his career but I believe its not such bad news for Pakistan. Although...
We can win it
Confident Indian's seek World Cup gloryINDIAN captain Rahul Dravid has laid down the gauntlet and declared his team are good enough to win the World Cup.
Cricket's top tournament starts later this month in the West Indies and India, with a...
