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Unravelling Disorder - Profile of Artist Lateefa Spiker

Unravelling Disorder - Profile of Artist Lateefa Spiker

In her forthcoming solo exhibition, ‘Unravelling’, Lateefa Spiker translates her experiences of being an outsider into the universal language of visual...

Let Voting Commence

Let Voting Commence

Pundits are describing it as the closest fought election in a...

Watch This Face - Sabirul Islam

Watch This Face - Sabirul Islam

Five years ago, a rather confident 14 year old Sabirul Islam walked...

Malaria No More

Still one of the world’s biggest killers, malaria is a preventable disease. Nadeem Javaid looks at what we can...

Balancing Beams - Kith and Kin

School friends, Batool and Hitoe liken their friendship to the yin and yang balance of the cosmic circle.   ...

Rob’in the Banks

Personal banker, Taimoor Mirza sheds light on the Robin Hood Tax scheme, a campaign launched to tackle the effects of...

Living with Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that has affected more than 2.5 million people worldwide. Dr. Noreen A Kassem...

Geek Shaykh - Conversion Tech

What?! They no longer have video cassettes at your local film rental store? What are they thinking? Fret no more and...

Equality in Divorce

Equality in Divorce

Reconsidering the traditional Shari’ah views on divorce in the United Kingdom. Recently, I have been...

Diary of an Expat - Suits You!

Diary of an Expat - Suits You!

It was the second day of the New Year and a pleasant January...

International Gardens - Bold in Blue

International Gardens - Bold in Blue

The penultimate in our series of International Gardens is located at...

Sudan Part I

Sudan Part I

Parting is sweet sorrow, especially when leaving behind a family. I...

My name is (Jan)Mohamed

My name is (Jan)Mohamed

Muhammed is the second most popular name in Britain. But what does...

A Call to Serve

A Call to Serve

The Ethiopian famine in 1955 moved 11 community organisations...

April Showers

April Showers

Take a splash this season with Fatema Zehra’s pick of...

The Reluctant Mullah

The Reluctant Mullah

by Sagheer AfzalReview by Robi Chowdhury “You don&...

Kitchin N1 - Restaurant Review

Kitchin N1 - Restaurant Review

Review by Heana Chowdhury Kitchin N1, an easy walking...

The Ethics of Chivalry

The Ethics of Chivalry

Islam is not a religion of empty laws and strictures but one which...

After Hardship Comes Ease - Yasmin Bandali

After Hardship Comes Ease - Yasmin Bandali

Returning home after a trip abroad, Yasmin Bandali began suffering&...

The Science of Beirut

The Science of Beirut

It’s hard to tell the difference between friend and foe...

The Camel Diet

The Camel Diet

The ‘super mini’ on an eco-diet, Fazeel Ashraf discovers...

Editorial - The Incredibles

Editorial - The Incredibles

Polls suggest it could be the closest election for a...

Meknes, The  Imperial City

Meknes, The Imperial City

Once the capital of Morocco, the majestic Meknes has been long...

Marriage - Strength to Strength

Marriage - Strength to Strength

35 years into their marriage, Sabiha and Saif discuss how a...

The Infidel

The Infidel

FILM Review by Sahar BeyadThe Infidel is a film about a British...

Ibn Fadlan’s Journey to Russia: A Tenth  Century Traveller from Baghdad to the Volga Rive

Ibn Fadlan’s Journey to Russia: A Tenth Century Traveller from Baghdad to the Volga Rive

by Richard Frye Review by Tam Hussain After the...

Revolutionary Food

Revolutionary Food

Food is one of man’s greatest necessities and is often at the...

Another Raucous Battle?

Another Raucous Battle?

George Galloway overturned a safe Labour seat in 2005, winning it...

Seckou Keita - Music

Seckou Keita - Music

Review by Rehan Malik The sun rises over mother Africa...