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By Rashmita Patel It all started with a hoax letter which claimed that hard-line Muslims were taking over some of the schools in Birmingham with high numbers of Muslims. Investigations by Ofsted found that governors had...

By Shahida Rahman Last year, teachers and doctors were informed to be on alert by the government as summer time sees a rise in forced marriages. Many young people, particularly girls, are travelling abroad believing that...

On Wednesday the BBC welcomed community representatives for an exclusive open day held at its headquarters. Organised by BBC World Service, the open day focused on the BBC language websites and how they...

It’s really important to invest in the fundamentals of the house. Many people think immediately of the ‘cosmetic’ aspects of kitchens and bathrooms, but the most important thing, despite what an estate agent will tell you,...

A new federation of leading British Boarding Schools has put up 7 Crore Rupees in  scholarships to attract pupils from India to complete their secondary schooling here in Britain. This is the first time a group...

Hundreds of British Muslims will be taking part in the Live Below The Line challenge from 28 April – 2 May 2014, being sponsored to live on £1 a day for food and drink to raise...

We Demand a Referendum Now Party candidate Mohammed “Andy” Adris MBE yesterday launched his election campaign at the European Parliament in Brussels. Andy is second on the party list in the West Midlands. The elections will...

By Emb Hashmi Tariq Jahan and his campanion Atif have taken a proud but emotional journey to the war torn forgotten land of Syria representing the charity Human Appeal. They spoke to the Asian World about...

  By Emb Hashmi Moseley village in Birmingham saw a new edition to its rustic offerings, as well as some popular local restaurants, there is now a boutique which offers something from south Asian right on...

One of the world’s most powerful supercomputers is to enable astrophysicists at The University of Nottingham to build a sophisticated simulation of the early universe. Dr James Bolton and Dr Frazer Pearce, in the University’s School...