Posted on 30 March 2009 by Halima Khatun
She’s sharp tongued, feisty and commands the presence of David Dimbleby and any other unwitting panellist on Question Time. Of course, I’m talking about battleaxe Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, who was crowned the Most Powerful Muslim woman in Britain in a lavish ceremony held at the Lowry hotel in Manchester. Other prominent Muslim women named in the [...][...more]
Posted on 26 March 2009 by Lady Jalebi
Lady Jalebi is a twenty-something, vibrant Londoner quite happily living the single life and playing the field. Her anxious parents however, think it’s high time she settled down and are on a quest to find the perfect Desi guy for her to marry. From set ups to speed dating, join her each month as she [...][...more]
Posted on 23 March 2009 by Shamik Das
Two weeks on from the Lahore terror attacks that killed eight people and injured several others the future for Pakistan looks as bleak as ever. The government in Islamabad, as so often in the recent past, teeters on the brink, President Asif Ali Zardari coming under enormous pressure from all sides for the increasingly undemocratic and [...][...more]
Posted on 20 March 2009 by Pras Geng
She has won international praise as a campaigner for women’s rights, first by speaking out against the assault on herself and then later for highlighting an on-going problem with the treatment of women in some parts of the sub-continent. She has built two schools in her village with the compensation money she was awarded, founded [...][...more]
Posted on 16 March 2009 by Millissa Mathai
Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week was a smashing success. Although many designers have felt the pinch of the recession many others put on their rose coloured sunglasses and created fun, colourful and dazzling designs for Fall/Autumn 2009-10. On one end we saw lots of black, dark blues and violets and on the other end of [...][...more]
Posted on 12 March 2009 by Kaynath Parvez
Amrita Arora married new boyfriend Shakeel Ladak in a lavish Catholic ceremony at Bandra Church, followed by a gathering at the Olive restaurant in Mumbai on 4th March 2009. The sexy heroine has had a string of boyfriends in the media spotlight the past few years, with Upen Patel, Ashmit Patel, and Usman Afzal [...][...more]
Posted on 10 March 2009 by Azharul Islam
The eagerly awaited Abhishek Bachchan movie hit the cinemas recently to an unenthusiastic response. The industry expected the film to get the best collections from Delhi where the story is based, but in the second week, even Delhi cinemas reported a sharp decline in collections. In general the film has received positive feedback, with most [...][...more]
Posted on 07 March 2009 by Seleena Lloyd
As the predominantly Sinhalese government continue their attack on the tiny strip of northern Sri Lanka where Tamil rebels and civilians are situated; people around the world wonder whether this will be the end of the Tamil Tigers. They are however pondering for far too long on the wrong question… what they should be asking [...][...more]
Posted on 04 March 2009 by Pras Geng
Pakistan Pakistani police forces are hunting gunmen who opened fire on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team in the city of Lahore on Tuesday. The masked men opened fire, killing six policemen escorting the Sri Lankans and a driver. Seven players and an assistant coach were wounded. The players were on their way to a [...][...more]
Posted on 02 March 2009 by Azharul Islam
‘Jihad for love’ is a controversial documentary about the existence of homosexuality within the Muslim world. The film, directed by Parvez Sharma - who is homosexual himself - first premiered at the Toronto film festival in 2007. At the time it caused a large uproar, with the director receiving multiple threats to his life. Due [...][...more]
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