Staff revolt halts tabloid’s spoof Muslim page
The Daily Star newspaper was forced to pull out over printing a controversial page mocking Muslim law after a revolt by a number of its journalists.
The tabloid had intended to turn the paper into the ‘Daily Fatwa’ but...
Boxing ace comes to Birmingham
Fans of Bolton boxing ace Amir Khan will be able to come face to face with the Olympic medal winner when he visits book store Border’s to sign copies of his new autobiography.
The 19-year-old will get the chance...
Blair intervenes in death-row case
Prime Minister Tony Blair has intervened in the case of a British-Asian scheduled to be executed in Pakistan in November.
36-year-old Mirza Tahir Hussain is scheduled to be executed on November 1 for the killing of a taxi driver...
To Veil or not to Veil
When jack straw made his now infamous comments about Muslim women and their veils he may not have been aware just how much of a debate he’d create. While some have argued in Mr Straws favour others have attacked...
Saving Lives
A new television documentary will appeal to Asian and Black minority groups to save lives by joining the bone marrow register.
‘Saving a Stranger’ highlights the suffering of the thousands of people waiting for bone marrow transplants in the...
Life sentence for murder siblings
A woman who murdered her wealthy lover after he refused to end their affair has been jailed for life.
Joygun Nessa (pictured right), 27, of Bow, east London, enlisted the help of her 18-year-old brother Azhor Khan , who...
Game scoops another award
A children’s board invented by a British Muslim entrepreneur has scooped not one, but two marks of success.
Alphabet Runner has won a prestigious Good Toy Awards 2006 "Recommended" award from the Good Toy Guide and has been included...
Leicester gears up for Diwali celebrations
Following the success of one of the biggest Diwali lights switch-on events in Leicester with over 37,000 visitors, the city is gearing up for Diwali Day festivities this weekend.
A number of performers have already been booked for the event...
HOLY AUBERGINE!
A MUSLIM mother preparing food for her family during the holy month of Ramadhan was given the shock of her life after slicing open an aubergine to find the word ‘Allah’ inside.
The Arabic inscription which means God in Islam...
Miss India to be crowned at Mela extravaganza
A Midlands Asian beauty pageant event will unveil its winner at the extravagant Mela celebrations at Birmingham’s NEC next month, organisers have revealed.
The Miss India UK Finals, which has become one of the leading annual events in the...
