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Bangladesh lesbian couple threatened with life in jail for getting married
By Tim Katoga Lesbian couples in Bangladesh were arrested for marrying each other in what is described as the country’s first same-sex marriage despite laws criminalising the union. The young couple ran away to the capital...2013-09-11 2265 0 -
She’s “too beautiful” to run for office, says the Iranian conservatives
By Tim Katoga An Iranian woman, who was elected to a city council in Iran has been barred from office after she was deemed “too attractive” by the country’s religious conservatives. Nina Siahkali Moradi received over...2013-09-11 1681 0 -
Miss Dee discovered in her spiritual home
By Emb Hashmi 34-year-old Miss Dee mother of two enters the music industry through a spiritual route, she discovered her musical sound as a child however never took it any further until she starting singing religious...2013-09-11 2037 0 -
MALALA SKYPES WITH SYRIAN REFUGEE GIRLS
EDUCATION campaigner Malala Yousafzai and UN Special Envoy Gordon Brown yesterday offered hope to Syrian teenagers forced from their country by unveiling a detailed plan to find 300,000 school places for refugee children exiled to Lebanon. As...2013-09-11 1865 0 -
ACTRESS FERYNA WAZHEIR RETURNS TO HER SCOTTISH ROOTS FOR BRAND NEW BRITISH FILM
The talentedactress FerynaWazheirwill soon be taking time out of her busy schedule in Bollywood to return home to start filming of a brand new British film, Between Weathers. Feryna, who recently graced the red carpet...2013-08-23 2138 0 -
Happy 67th Independence Day India and Pakistan
It is on the 14th August, of every year, that patriotic Pakistanis dust off their green and white flags to celebrate the birth of their nation. A day later, their neighbouring, devoted Indian nationalists will take...2013-08-14 2034 0 -
India shuts down telegraph after 163-year old service
by Tim Katoga Many customers bid their farewells to their last commercial telegraph operation, which is closing in the face of competition from both the internet and mobile technology. Most Sunday afternoons, one would be hard-pressed...2013-08-07 1850 0 -
Happy 67th Independence Day India and Pakistan
By Aneesa Malik It is on the 14th August, of every year, that patriotic Pakistanis dust off their green and white flags to celebrate the birth of their nation. A day later, their neighbouring, devoted Indian...2013-08-07 1821 0 -
“Go Home”– the Home Office says
By EmbHashmi The new home office campaign that is targeted at illegal immigrants has received a mixed reception. The large marketing campaign which has been visible in certain parts of London is blunt and to...2013-08-07 2022 0 -
A Cry For Syria
By EmbHashmi Two years of brutal war, 100,000 innocent lives lost, 1.6 million refugees, and more then four million people displaced, this is Syria today, a place once famed for its beauty and Arabic culture. The...2013-08-07 1945 0