Posts by Aliya Rashid

Are Asians a tight-fisted lot?

by Aliya Rashid

Are we Asians a tight-fisted lot? Do you only believe that charity begins at home? Not true I hear you cry. I’m generous; I give money to causes back home, in the ‘motherland’. Well, that’s great! But what about here? What about the organisations over here that deal specifically with Asian problems. How much do we give them? [...][...more]

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Where are the darker skinned role models?

by Aliya Rashid

If an alien had landed at the Bollywood IIFA awards in Bangkok last week, it would have been forgiven for thinking us Asians are a light skinned lot.  Indeed, if they then sat down and flicked through any Asian magazine, that view would be greatly reinforced. While ‘white’ celebrities appear permanently tanned, Asian celebs seem to [...][...more]

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