Image by Abdul Majeed/ AFP Thousands of protesters blocked highways and started a daylong strike to demonstrate against the results of last week’s general election in Pakistan. The demonstrations yesterday follow the announcement of the final results from the February 8th […]
Rishi Sunak still refuses to apologise to the family of Brianna Ghey after making a Trans joke while the murdered transgender teenager’s mother was visiting parliament. The Prime Minister said it is “wrong” to suggest he joked about Trans people when he […]
Image by Nq/Soho Theatre Soho Theatre has announced the appointment of Farzana Baduel (pictured above) to its Board of Trustees. Chaired by Dame Heather Rabbatts DBE, Farzana joins current Soho Theatre Board members Nicholas Allott OBE, David Aukin, Hani Farsi, […]
Image by Steve Welsh/PA Wire Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has said there is still “deep-rooted, systemic and endemic” Islamophobia in the UK and that it is getting worse. Mr Yousaf, the country’s first Muslim First Minister, is the son […]
Image by Asian Express Scottish Cricketer Abtaha Maqsood (pictured above) has returned to CBeebies this month to read a bedtime story teaching kids about Muslim head coverings. Competing for Birmingham Phoenix, Maqsood is the first women to war a hijab […]
A poll by NHS England has found that 3 in 5 people (64%) from a South Asian background have felt concerned about their mental health in the last year. Over 2 in 5 (42%) of those asked, said that they […]
Image by Reuters The potential sale of 31 armed drones, missiles and other equipment to India for nearly $4 billion has been approved by the US State Department. The MQ-9B Predator drones deal had been announced during PM Narendra Modi’s […]
Image by London Muslim Shopping Festival Three Extraordinary Events are set to takeover Excel London this Ramadan for an unforgettable weekend of culture, shopping and travel inspiration. The highly anticipated London Muslim Shopping Festival and the Halal Dining Show returns […]
Image by Wingtrapp Wingtrapp, a popular casual dining restaurant that specialises in gourmet bone-in and boneless wings (and also offers loaded fries, wraps, chicken sandwich amongst many other things) is preparing for the relaunch of its flagship store. Their Leicester […]
Image by EPA Sri Lanka’s draconian law to regulate online content has come into force, in a move rights groups say is aimed at stifling freedom of speech. The Online Safety Act gives a government commission board powers to assess […]
