Calls for Brown to condemn ‘state terror’
Muslim group raises concerns with PMTHE Young Muslim Advisory Group (YMAG) has raised concerns in a letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown about the failure by the Government to condemn Israel’s killing of more than 600 Palestinians in Gaza...
Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza
Calls for world leaders to take actionTHE humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening, relief workers have said.
More than 600 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began military action against Gaza 11 days ago.
Aid agencies in the Gaza strip have...
Bouncer admits manslaughter
Victim died from single punchA BIRMINGHAM student has admitted the manslaughter of a man who died from a single punch to the head.
Mohammed Waqar, 22, pleaded guilty to killing Simon Bampton at Bristol Crown Court. Mr Bampton died...
Two jailed over OAP robbery killing
Duo jailed for total of 16 yearsTWO men have been jailed for killing a frail pensioner during a robbery at her Birmingham flat.
Mohammed Iftab, 25, and Waseem Shabir, 23, both of Aston, Birmingham, had earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter...
Design graduate unites Islamic fashion and faith
Sarah Elenany ‘frustrated’ with Muslim ‘fashion’A LONDON fashion graduate has launched her own clothing line that unites urban chic with Islamic culture.
Sarah Elenany, from Mitcham in Surrey, has developed her new label ‘Elenany’ by drawing inspiration from Islamic...
Final fundraising push for Haroon
Daredevil returns from Mount Everest trekA COVENTRY man who has just returned from a gruelling trek to Mount Everest is hoping the spirit of ‘giving’ this Christmas will help him reach his fundraising target.
Council worker Haroon Mota spent...
Minorities’ job prospects no better than in 1970s
Study finds decline in jobs for ethnic groupsTHE employment prospects of some of Britain's ethnic minorities have failed to improve and may well have declined markedly since the 1970s according to the most detailed analysis ever carried out.
A study...
Lib Dem MP calls for Iraq inquiry
Government must be accountable, says Sarah TeatherLIBERAL Democrat MP East Sarah Teather is calling for a full inquiry into the Iraq war after the Prime Minister announced that troops would be withdrawn by July next year.
Ms Teather, MP for...
BBC Asian Network ‘misled’ listeners, rules Ofcom
Film Café guikty of changing results of votesTHE BBC Asian Network was slammed yesterday for its ‘lack of regard’ for the broadcasting code after it changed the results of a Bollywood Film Awards show voted by its listeners.
Media...
Millionaire returns bank award over Interpal row
Imraan Ladak hits out at Lloyds TSBA BRITISH Asian millionaire has said he will return an award given to him by a High Street bank in protest at their treatment of a UK charity who distributes humanitarian aid to...
