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How do I survive without Facebook?

1:54pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The social networking site which recently celebrated its ninth birthday had an estimated net income of $53m in 2012 and already has over 1 billion active users.

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The true value of friendship

7:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

For many, the older you get, the more friends you lose.

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We have a lot to learn about saving money

9:25am Tuesday 21st May 2013

I remember the days when the Asian community used to save the pennies for rainy days.

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REVIEW: 3Mix 'Heartbroken'

9:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

After appearing on the UK Asian Music Awards in 2008 for winning ‘The Best Unsigned Act’ award, 3Mix are now ready to bring forth their debut album.

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Anjem Choudary is back too soon

1:48pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Last Friday Anjem Choudary and his handful of chums held an Anti-Shia Muslim rally through Edgware Road in London.

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Don't risk a BBQ booze drive ban

8:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

We’re all well-aware of the risks of drink-driving at Christmas, but drink-drive casualties actually peak in the summer.

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Young Asian girls get groomed too

5:00pm Thursday 25th April 2013

Sexual grooming is also affecting Asian girls, dispelling the myth that only young white girls are targeted by gangs.

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Mufti Ismail Menk 'should not be held to account because of a simple retweet'

11:36am Saturday 20th April 2013

An international Islamic spiritual leader defended himself after being the last person the alleged Boston bomber retweeted this week.

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Why local politics remains an Asian male preserve

11:18am Friday 19th April 2013

I once attended a gathering in our town where we were visited by a prominent Pakistani heritage female MP in the UK.

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Boston Bombings: 'Not those Muslims again'

5:32pm Thursday 18th April 2013

As the news spread the thought which may have ran through the minds of many spectators around the world was ‘the Muslims are at it again'.

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Ignorance at its best

8:09pm Saturday 13th April 2013

Earlier in the week I wrote an article “Why the term 'Paki' is, and always will be offensive”.

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Speaking ill of the dead

9:55am Friday 12th April 2013

It didn’t take long for social media to burst aflame with the news that Margaret Thatcher is no more. Some quickly penned reflections on her political influence and legacy. By Sohaib Saeed.

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Why the term 'Paki' is, and always will be offensive

9:46am Wednesday 10th April 2013

This week Rangers chief executive Charles Green refused to apologise after publically calling his business partner Imran Ahmad “My Paki Friend”.

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Maggie Thatcher: A role model for millions or the cause of disunity?

4:11pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

As soon as her death social media was abuzz with the differing opinions of the ‘Iron Lady.

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Twitter: How to ruin your life in seconds

5:00am Saturday 6th April 2013

Why would someone use something which can ruin your reputation?

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We don't talk about Immigration, oh really?

11:23am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

Apparently, as a nation we don’t talk about immigration, though you would not think so judging by the three mainstream parties who have all recently, virtually fallen over themselves to take a tough stance on immigration.

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Cold weather to last till June

11:11am Monday 25th March 2013

Okay, the cold weather will not be lasting till June. But it might. By Abid Masood.

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Grooming: Merely a Pakistani issue?

9:08am Monday 25th March 2013

Children’s Minister Edward Timpson called for the Pakistani community to root out paedophiles in its midst.

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The truth about the Iraq war is ten years too late

9:33am Tuesday 19th March 2013

Ten years on from the invasion, Iraq remains the most divisive war in recent history and the greatest intelligence failure in living memory.

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Driving somewhere for Easter?

11:07am Monday 18th March 2013

The Easter break is a great time to brush the cobwebs off your old camping gear and take the family away for a long weekend in the UK.

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Islam's oldest sites are destroyed but Muslims are silent...why?

9:23am Monday 18th March 2013

The authorities in Saudi Arabia have begun dismantling some of the oldest sections of Islam’s most important mosque.

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Are we there yet?

2:00pm Monday 4th March 2013

Forget changing the channel on the radio or eyeing up the talent on the pavement, kids in the car make it all too easy to take your eyes off the road.

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