http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/ Top stories for Heritage http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1046225_can_muslims_take_a_joke BORAT approached a passer-by in a New York street and said in the style of his Kazakh alter ego: "I like your clothings. Are nice! Please may I buying? I want have sex with it." But the target of his joke didn’t see the funny side and punched Cohen repeatedly in the face.of the Islamic civilisation in catering for all peoples and nations. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1046225_can_muslims_take_a_joke Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1042300_new_pakistani_prime_minister_frees_judges PAKISTAN'S new prime minister ordered the release from house arrest of the country's former chief justice within minutes of coming to power yesterday, driving home how rapidly President Pervez Musharraf's authority is ebbing. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1042300_new_pakistani_prime_minister_frees_judges Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1041206_dutch_mps_anti_quran_film_is_this_the_road_to_integration_ IT  was on September 30, 2005, when the Danish daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten’s, published cartoons depicting the Prophet of Islam in an attempt to "test the level of tolerance of Muslims" living in Danish Society. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1041206_dutch_mps_anti_quran_film_is_this_the_road_to_integration_ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/letters/s/1037178_musharrafs_party_admits_defeat President Pervez Musharraf today suffered a crushing blow to his authority as his ruling party conceded defeat after a paltry showing in Pakistan's parliamentary elections. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/letters/s/1037178_musharrafs_party_admits_defeat Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1037170_if_elections_in_pakistan_ever_changed_anything_theyd_be_abolished February 18 2008 has been a much awaited day and for some,  a day which supposed to have begun last month. It's the day Pakistan embarked on its election process amidst the chaos, political unstability, violence, foreign interferance and heavy handed tactics of the darling of London and Washington, the self tyled "President" of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1037170_if_elections_in_pakistan_ever_changed_anything_theyd_be_abolished Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1037159_pakistanis_brave_violence_to_vote Low voter-turnout and sporadic incidents of violence greeted election-day across Pakistan. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1037159_pakistanis_brave_violence_to_vote Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1036071_imran_khan_barred_from_karachi IMRAN Khan, leader of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf - Movement for Justice - was prevented from entering Karachi - for the second time in five months - as he arrived in the city to address the Karachi Bar Association (KBA). http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1036071_imran_khan_barred_from_karachi Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1034844_school_named_in_honour_of_mother RETIRED Rochdale Council council training officer Ghulam Rasul Shahzad has set up a sewing school in Pakistan in memory of his late mother. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1034844_school_named_in_honour_of_mother Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1034435_the_positive_face_of_islam WATCHING the daily news stories of never-ending troubles, hardship, misery and violence across the Arab world and central Asia, it is not surprising that many in the west view the culture of these countries as backward, and their religion as at best conservative and often as violent and extremist. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1034435_the_positive_face_of_islam Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/s/1034203_rochdale_residents_make_a_stand_against_musharrafs_uk_visit How many times have you visited a relative’s home and saw the elderls engrossed in a discussion and argument about Pakistani politics over a cup of tea in the vicinity of their large traditional front room? http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/s/1034203_rochdale_residents_make_a_stand_against_musharrafs_uk_visit Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1031680_the_broken_bloodline Fatima Bhutto is Benazir's niece. The resemblance is striking: the long nose, the headstrong personality, the burning rage about a father's violent death. Declan Walsh meets the woman who would have been the heir to Benazir's throne - if it weren't for the family feud that came between them http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1031680_the_broken_bloodline Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1026093_indians_are_half_of_all_cinemagoers_worldwide Indian cinemas will admit four billion cinema-goers a year by 2011 according to a new report, by Dodona research - Cinemagoing India. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1026093_indians_are_half_of_all_cinemagoers_worldwide Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1026092_musharraf_clings_on_by_his_fingertips_ General Pervez Musharraf's plan to retain power as Pakistan's civilian president is still intact despite weeks of jaw-dropping blunders. But insiders say he will not last long, once a new government is elected and his army ties fade. They predict the general's final posting, following a trail into exile blazed by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, will be duke of Knightsbridge or king of Dubai. last few weeks." http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1026092_musharraf_clings_on_by_his_fingertips_ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025991_where_death_by_water_is_part_of_daily_life Charles Dickens would have felt at home in the streets of Dhaka. The barefoot children waiting for their mothers and sisters to come home from the textile mills; the chimneys of the brick factories, like a throwback to the pages of Bleak House, vaguely visible in the smog. And the stench. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025991_where_death_by_water_is_part_of_daily_life Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025992_no_food_no_clothes_no_home_the_poor_who_have_lost_everything Collapsed homes, uprooted trees and inundated crops puncture the serenity of the view from the Bangladeshi Air Force helicopter as it approaches the site of the country's worst cyclone in more than a decade. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025992_no_food_no_clothes_no_home_the_poor_who_have_lost_everything Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025930_sharif_makes_triumphant_return It was second time lucky for Nawaz Sharif, the former Pakistani prime minister who returned home last night after seven years in exile to scenes of chaotic jubilation. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025930_sharif_makes_triumphant_return Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025462_court_rules_musharraf_can_stay_on_as_president Pakistan's supreme court today ruled against the final legal challenge blocking ratification of General Pervez Musharraf's election as president last month. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025462_court_rules_musharraf_can_stay_on_as_president Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025466_aid_is_slow_to_reach_bangladesh_cyclone_survivors Thousands of people made homeless by last week's devastating Bangladesh cyclone are still waiting for aid to reach them say relief workers and local media. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025466_aid_is_slow_to_reach_bangladesh_cyclone_survivors Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025345_women_activist_helps_victims_in_bangladesh Head of women’s rights for ActionAid in Bangladesh, Naima Choudhry, 36 from Dhaka talks about how women are coping following the devestation left behind after the country was hit by Cyclone Sidr. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025345_women_activist_helps_victims_in_bangladesh Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025348_bangladesh_cyclone__donation_helplines If you want to donate money to help victims of the Bangladesh cyclone then please call or visit the following organisations have set up programmes of relief aid: http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025348_bangladesh_cyclone__donation_helplines Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025124_bangladesh_cyclone_women_wait_to_hear_news_of_loved_ones Mizan, 30, is an IT co-ordinator from Dhaka and a relief worker with ActionAid. He tells Asian News readers below of his experiences in the disaster area in Bangladesh. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025124_bangladesh_cyclone_women_wait_to_hear_news_of_loved_ones Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025022_pakistan_frees_3000_held_under_emergency_rule More than 3,000 people arrested under emergency rule have been released, Pakistan's interior ministry said today, as the election commission confirmed that a general election is be held on January 8. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025022_pakistan_frees_3000_held_under_emergency_rule Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025019_bangladesh_cyclone__death_toll_could_reach_over_10000 Rescuers struggled yesterday to reach isolated areas along Bangladesh's devastated coast to give aid to millions of survivors, four days after cyclone Sidr killed more than 3,000 people. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1025019_bangladesh_cyclone__death_toll_could_reach_over_10000 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1024973_relief_workers_tells_of_devestation_in_bangladesh ActionAid relief worker Mokit Bilal is in Bangladesh helping villagers following the devestation caused by the cyclone. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1024973_relief_workers_tells_of_devestation_in_bangladesh Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1024920_food_dropped_for_cyclone_victims The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Bangladesh Air Force today started using helicopters to air-drop WFP high energy biscuits to people stranded in inaccessible areas affected by last week's cyclone. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1024920_food_dropped_for_cyclone_victims Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1024918_fears_for_thousands_in_remote_areas_as_bangladesh_storm_toll_hits_2300 The death toll from the cyclone that obliterated parts of coastal Bangladesh soared above 2,300 yesterday, amid warnings from relief workers that the body count could ultimately rise to more than 10,000 once remote regions have been accessed. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1024918_fears_for_thousands_in_remote_areas_as_bangladesh_storm_toll_hits_2300 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1024470_medic_setting_up_dental_charity_in_bangladesh A MANCHESTER medic is off to Bangladesh to put smiles back on the faces of people deformed by disease, poisoning and violence. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1024470_medic_setting_up_dental_charity_in_bangladesh Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1023947_ceremony_ends_buddhist_fast BUDDHIST monks marked a special day in their religious calendar with a colourful ceremony. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1023947_ceremony_ends_buddhist_fast Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1023969_tvs_sally_has_made_a_world_of_difference_ Reporter Ruhubia Akbor from the Oldham Advertiser travelled to India with Action Aid and Coronation Street 's Sally Whittaker to see how sponsorship money changes lives. Here is the final account opf her journey. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1023969_tvs_sally_has_made_a_world_of_difference_ Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1023038_a_passage_to_india OLDHAM Advertiser reporter Ruhubia Akbor travelled to India with Sally Whittaker, of Coronation Street, and the soap actress's daughter to see how the sponsorship money they had been paying for a young girl called Reena had helped the child and her wider community. Ruhubia kept a diary of her adventure and, now that she is home, read it here ... http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1023038_a_passage_to_india Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1023107_bloody_crackdown_as_west_urges_end_to_emergency_rule Pakistani police launched a sweeping crackdown on opposition to military ruler President Pervez Musharraf yesterday, thrashing protesters and arresting thousands as western powers stepped up pressure for an early end to emergency rule. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1023107_bloody_crackdown_as_west_urges_end_to_emergency_rule Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1022878_pakistani_police_use_emergency_powers_to_detain_protesters Pakistani police launched a harsh crackdown today on the first street protests since General Pervez Musharraf assumed sweeping emergency powers last Saturday. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1022878_pakistani_police_use_emergency_powers_to_detain_protesters Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1022877_history_of_tameside_asians_recorded_in_new_project ASIAN families from across Tameside have contributed to a ground-breaking project to document the history of Asian immigrants. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1022877_history_of_tameside_asians_recorded_in_new_project Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1021139_elephants_electrocuted_after_beerfuelled_rampage Six Asiatic wild elephants were electrocuted as they went berserk after drinking rice beer in India's remote north-east. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1021139_elephants_electrocuted_after_beerfuelled_rampage Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1020646_126_dead_in_suicide_bombing_as_bhutto_returns_to_pakistan Benazir Bhutto's homecoming turned into a bloodbath last night when a suicide bomber struck the vehicle in which she was travelling, killing at least 126 people and wounding another 248. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1020646_126_dead_in_suicide_bombing_as_bhutto_returns_to_pakistan Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1020381_sky_news_world_exclusive_interview_with_benazir_bhutto Sky News’ foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall conducted a world exclusive interview on Afternoon Live with former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1020381_sky_news_world_exclusive_interview_with_benazir_bhutto Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1020363_demon_king_will_be_set_alight_at_festival A TOWERING 30ft effigy of a demon king will be burned at the climax of this year's Diwali celebrations.Jains. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1020363_demon_king_will_be_set_alight_at_festival Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1019825_third_death_in_a_year_at_indian_factory_that_supplies_gap The clothing giant Gap has ordered one of its overseas suppliers to overhaul its practices after a garment worker in Bangalore, India, collapsed and later died outside the same factory where a young pregnant worker lost her newborn baby six months ago. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1019825_third_death_in_a_year_at_indian_factory_that_supplies_gap Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1019814_bhuttos_return_sparks_assassination_fears Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto fears that retired army officers may be plotting to assassinate her after her return home next Thursday. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1019814_bhuttos_return_sparks_assassination_fears Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1019306_insurgents_step_up_fight_after_musharrafs_hollow_poll_win Gun battles raged in Pakistan's tribal belt as the political system was thrust into limbo after President Pervez Musharraf's controversial election victory in the weekend. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1019306_insurgents_step_up_fight_after_musharrafs_hollow_poll_win Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1019307_judges_order_delhi_authorities_to_phase_out_private_bus_service Delhi must phase out its speeding private bus fleet, judges in the Indian capital ruled, after a mounting death toll on the roads saw public anger boil over into a series of riots. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1019307_judges_order_delhi_authorities_to_phase_out_private_bus_service Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018675_a_diamond_india_celebration OLDHAM’S Indian community celebrated 60 years of independence with a major cultural event at Queen Elizabeth's Hall. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018675_a_diamond_india_celebration Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018672_food_for_thought AS the Valley’s Muslim community marks Ramadan with a month-long fast, the Rossendale Free Press reporter George Oliver visited a Rawtenstall mosque to find out how the festival is bringing the generations together. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018672_food_for_thought Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/letters/s/1018663_boys_rape_scene_delays_film_release_as_hollywood_and_afghan_culture_collide It is a pivotal moment in a heartbreaking story. A young man looks back on the moment that defined his life. "I became what I am today at the age of 12, on a frigid, overcast, day in the winter of 1975. I remember the precise moment, crouching behind a crumbling mud wall, peeking into the alley near the frozen creek." http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/letters/s/1018663_boys_rape_scene_delays_film_release_as_hollywood_and_afghan_culture_collide Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018652_court_hears_lastditch_bid_to_ban_musharraf_from_election THE Pakistani president, General Pervez Musharraf, today faced a last-ditch judicial challenge to his likely re-election this weekend. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018652_court_hears_lastditch_bid_to_ban_musharraf_from_election Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018655_musharraf_and_bhutto_close_to_sharing_power Benazir Bhutto, the exiled Pakistani opposition leader, was on the verge of a "reconciliation agreement" with the president, General Pervez Musharraf, last night that could pave the way for a power-sharing government in the country. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018655_musharraf_and_bhutto_close_to_sharing_power Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018096_new_arrivals_kept_early_worship_in_house AS part of the Rochdale Observer's Keeping The Faith series, Shelina Begum looks at two mosques that have made a significant impact in the town's Muslim community. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018096_new_arrivals_kept_early_worship_in_house Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018117_musharrafs_reelection_attempt_sparks_riot Riot police fired tear gas and used batons on protesting lawyers as Pakistan's Election Commission rejected opposition to President General Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1018117_musharrafs_reelection_attempt_sparks_riot Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1017009_musharraf_ready_to_quit_army_says_aide_but_obstacles_pile_up President Pervez Musharraf will resign as Pakistan's army chief by mid-November to become the country's civilian leader, a senior aide said. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1017009_musharraf_ready_to_quit_army_says_aide_but_obstacles_pile_up Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1017012_bhutto_names_day_for_return_to_pakistan The former Pakistani prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, said yesterday that she would return home on October 18, ending eight years of exile and adding a fresh frisson to the country's turbulent political scene. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1017012_bhutto_names_day_for_return_to_pakistan Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1016330_sharifs_lawyers_head_to_supreme_court_to_challenge_deportation A fresh confrontation between President Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan's supreme court loomed last night following a legal challenge to Nawaz Sharif's deportation on Monday. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1016330_sharifs_lawyers_head_to_supreme_court_to_challenge_deportation Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1016333_india_to_host_twenty20_champions_league The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to launch a Twenty20 cricket version of football's Champions League with a £1m prize for the winners, according to Indian media reports. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1016333_india_to_host_twenty20_champions_league Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1016331_runway_drama_as_returning_sharif_is_deported The former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was back in exile in Saudi Arabia last night after a dramatic airport showdown in Pakistan that bruised his hopes of ousting President Pervez Musharraf. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1016331_runway_drama_as_returning_sharif_is_deported Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015823_expakistan_pm_tries_to_outwit_musharraf_with_multiple_flights Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has booked himself on five different flights to the country next week to counter government efforts to thwart his return. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015823_expakistan_pm_tries_to_outwit_musharraf_with_multiple_flights Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015821_red_carpet_dusted_off_for_return_of_bhutto The carpet smells, the air conditioning has collapsed and the pool has been dry for years. Government spies skulk in the lobby, snooping on the trickle of guests. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015821_red_carpet_dusted_off_for_return_of_bhutto Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015376_spirituality_and_shopping_at_us_muslim_convention It started as a forum to discuss how to spread the message of Islam, but after more than 40 years the biggest Muslim gathering in North America has become a magnet for consumerism. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015376_spirituality_and_shopping_at_us_muslim_convention Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015380_the_sweatshop_high_street__more_brands_under_fire Two of Britain's major high street retailers launched inquiries last night into allegations that factory workers who make their clothes in India are being paid as little as 13p per hour for a 48-hour week, wages so low the workers claim they sometimes have to rely on government food parcels. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015380_the_sweatshop_high_street__more_brands_under_fire Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015148_knife_removed_from_mans_lung_after_26_yrs.html A TEAM of doctors in West Bengal, India have succcessfully removed a 4-inch long knife which was imbedded in a man’s right lung for 26 years. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015148_knife_removed_from_mans_lung_after_26_yrs.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015147_slum_dewllers_have_doubled_in_india.html The Slum population in urban parts of India has more than doubled in the last two decades with Mumbai topping the list where every second person is a slum dweller reported the Hindustan Times. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015147_slum_dewllers_have_doubled_in_india.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015153_return_of_exiled_rival_ups_stakes_in_pakistans_power_struggle.html Exiled opposition leader Nawaz Sharif upped the stakes in Pakistan's turbulent power struggle by vowing to return home in two weeks to challenge the president, Pervez Musharraf, despite threats of arrest. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015153_return_of_exiled_rival_ups_stakes_in_pakistans_power_struggle.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015049_taj_mahal_reopens_after_violence.html INDIA'S Taj Mahal reopened to tourists after a curfew was eased following riots that left one dead and dozens injured in the northern city of Agra. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015049_taj_mahal_reopens_after_violence.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015050_lal_masjid_students_to_stage_shroud_clad_demo_today.html Angry Students of Lal Masjid in Islamabad along with local Residents will stage a sit in and hold shroud demonstration today protesting against closure of the Mosque. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015050_lal_masjid_students_to_stage_shroud_clad_demo_today.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015013_bhutto_close_to_deal_with_musharraf.html President Pervez Musharraf and his exiled rival Benazir Bhutto edged closer last night to a power-sharing deal that would see Gen Musharraf retire from the army. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1015/1015013_bhutto_close_to_deal_with_musharraf.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014880_muslim_live_8_concert_to_help_darfur_victims_.html British Muslims will be holding their own version of the Live 8 concert to highlight the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's restive Darfur region. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014880_muslim_live_8_concert_to_help_darfur_victims_.html Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014881_gender_tests_give_rise_to_female_foeticide.html The widespread use of illegal tests to determine the sex of a baby is fuelling a rise of female foeticide cases in India according to social activists. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014881_gender_tests_give_rise_to_female_foeticide.html Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014821_animals_to_receive_help_in_bangladesh_flood_relief_program_.html After three weeks of heavy monsoon rains and incoming news of fresh flooding, Bangladesh is in the grip of the worst floods in living memory, affecting people and animals alike. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014821_animals_to_receive_help_in_bangladesh_flood_relief_program_.html Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014314_back_to_school.html While children in Britain are preparing to go back to school, an estimated 80 million children in India will not have this option according to a report published by Indian children's charity the Child In Need Institute (CINI). http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014314_back_to_school.html Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014320_community_cohesion.html According to Ruth Kelly, migrants must learn English language to integrate. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014320_community_cohesion.html Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014302_roy_went_on_parade_to_mark_a_new_era.html THIS month marked the 60th anniversary since British rule came to an end and independence was granted to India. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014302_roy_went_on_parade_to_mark_a_new_era.html Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014324_celebrating_independence.html CELEBRATIONS were held across south Manchester on to the 60th anniversary of Indian independence. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014324_celebrating_independence.html Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014243_dad_at_90.html The world’s oldest new dad shows off his 21st child which he fathered at at the age of 90. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014243_dad_at_90.html Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014225_clerics_issue_fatwa_on_exiled_writer.html SECURITY was stepped up for the exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen after Muslim Clreics issued a fatwa if she did not leave India. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014225_clerics_issue_fatwa_on_exiled_writer.html Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014221_afghan_weddings_bring_limos_and_bling.html Blink and it could be Las Vegas. Crowds swarm into giant, mirrored buildings with ritzy names and flashing neon signs. A giant replica of the Eiffel Tower looms at the end of the strip. A white limousine cruises by. But this is Kabul, where the wedding season is in full swing, bringing extravagant displays of bling, Afghan style. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014221_afghan_weddings_bring_limos_and_bling.html Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014222_saudi_woman_in_court_for_bigamy_.html A Saudi court is trying a woman for allegedly marrying two men, an illegal act under the Islamic law enforced in the kingdom where a man is permitted several wives, the Elaph news Web site reported. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014222_saudi_woman_in_court_for_bigamy_.html Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014217_more_food_to_flood_affected_bangladesh.html The United Nations World Food Programme is starting a third round of emergency food distributions in ten flood-affected districts of Bangladesh, targeting more than 800,000 people worst hit by the disaster. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/1014/1014217_more_food_to_flood_affected_bangladesh.html Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531697_magazine_office_trashed_after_hindu_leader_is_shown_as_hitler.html MEMBERS of a hardline Hindu political party ransacked the office of an Indian news magazine in Mumbai because its latest edition described its leader as a villain. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531697_magazine_office_trashed_after_hindu_leader_is_shown_as_hitler.html Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531696_mother_kills_daughter_for_wanting_to_go_to_school.html A TWELVE year-old Indian girl was beaten and then hanged by her callous mother because she demanded to be sent to school. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531696_mother_kills_daughter_for_wanting_to_go_to_school.html Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531652_indias_marathon_wonder_boys_coach_charged_with_torture.html The coach of a six-year-old Indian boy who entered the record books last year when he ran 40 miles in seven hours was charged with torturing the child. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531652_indias_marathon_wonder_boys_coach_charged_with_torture.html Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531649_indias_epic_struggle.html MORE than 2,000 years after it was written, the Mahabharata remained a vivid reference point in the fight for independence - and a warning against the bloodshed which followed http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531649_indias_epic_struggle.html Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531519_youths_memories_used_for_heritage.html YOUNG people from Wardleworth have been involved in a major heritage project. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531519_youths_memories_used_for_heritage.html Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531433_partition_memories.html ABDUL Majid was one of millions who found himself on the wrong side of the border when India and Pakistan were granted independence. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531433_partition_memories.html Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531432_harmony_before_partition.html BHAGUBHAI Mistry, 70, was born in the Surat district of Gujurat. In his village there were six Muslim families and around 100 Hindu families. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531432_harmony_before_partition.html Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531169_oxfam_fundraising_appeal_for_south_asian_floods.html International aid agency Oxfam today launched a £1 million appeal for its work to help nearly 200,000 flood victims in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531169_oxfam_fundraising_appeal_for_south_asian_floods.html Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531087_doctor_remembers_partition.html A WORSLEY doctor has lent his support - and his personal experiences - to an exhibition about life during the stormy partition of India and Pakistan. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531087_doctor_remembers_partition.html Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531079_bananas_failed_to_have_the_laxative_effect_on_the_suspect.html An Indian thief was made to eat dozens of bananas as a laxative, to retrieve a necklace he was accused of stealing and which he swallowed. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/531/531079_bananas_failed_to_have_the_laxative_effect_on_the_suspect.html Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/530/530961_unite_to_defeat_terrorism.html Following on from the terrorist attacks in Glasgow and London there was once again in an increase microscope on the Muslim community. http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/530/530961_unite_to_defeat_terrorism.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/530/530901_universally_challenging.html Using subversive pub quizzes and portraits, Muslim feminist artists are confronting perceptions of Islam and the male-dominated art world. Sara Wajid from The Guardian meets them http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/530/530901_universally_challenging.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/530/530850_you_are_crushed.html PLANS to hold terrorism suspects without charge for up to 56 days were unveiled by Gordon Brown this week. But do the police really need more powers? Mouloud Sihali, cleared of plotting to spread ricin poison on London's streets, tells Duncan Campbell from The Guardian about his nightmare in detention http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/community/heritage/s/530/530850_you_are_crushed.html Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:00:00 -0000