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Islamic artist's innovative graffitiIslamic artist's innovative graffiti
4:49pm Tue 7 Oct 08
AN INNOVATIVE artist who fuses graffiti with Islamic script will paint his trademark spiritual murals on Burnley walls.

Students evacuated from college
3:30pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
Over a thousand students have been evacuated from a college following a bomb scare.

Banker told to hand over £72,456
9:28am Tuesday 7th October 2008
A man who acted as banker for a major Merseyside drugs gang has been ordered to hand over £72,456 cash.

We lead everyone else follows....We lead everyone else follows....
9:38pm Mon 6 Oct 08
Find out what's in the latest issue of Asian Image.

Family held hostage over failed arranged marriage
2:42pm Monday 6th October 2008
Two men armed with a meat cleaver and a knife took a family hostage in their own home in revenge for the failure of an arranged marriage.
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Puppy alive in car engine after being run overPuppy alive in car engine after being run over
1:36pm Sun 5 Oct 08
It is not often a one tonne car comes off the worst when involved in a collision with a puppy weighing just a few kilos.

Yob jailed for terrorising passengers
10:40am Friday 3rd October 2008
A man who punched a train driver after terrorising passengers has been jailed for a total of two years.
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Public inquiry call into student's suicide
10:00am Monday 29th September 2008
The family of a medical student who plunged to his death from the 10th floor of a building are calling for a public inquiry.

Four jailed for killing dad
4:54pm Friday 26th September 2008
Four men from Burnley have been jailed for a total of 37 years for their part in the murder of Mohammed Raja Shafiq.
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Mumbai Sheriff is in townMumbai Sheriff is in town
10:25am Fri 26 Sep 08
The Sheriff of Mumbai, Dr Indu Shahani, was guest of honour at a luncheon with the Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Anthony Connell, when she visited the town.

Eid in the park plans blocked
9:29am Thursday 25th September 2008
Plans to hold Eid prayers in a park have been scuppered after council bosses said the ground could get waterlogged.
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Man avoids jail over religious flogging
3:18pm Thursday 25th September 2008
A man convicted of child cruelty for encouraging two boys to beat themselves in a religious ceremony has walked free from court.
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Residents are warned
10:45am Thursday 25th September 2008
Residents are being warned to be on their guard after thieves targeted homes during Ramadan prayer times.

Concern for missing girlConcern for missing girl
3:59pm Wed 24 Sep 08
Concern is growing for a 14-year-old girl who has gone missing from her home in Oldham.

Head butt race attack ordeal for bus passenger
10:58am Wednesday 24th September 2008
A man was racially abused and head butted on a crowded bus in Bolton.

Health worker’s complaint over email
1:19pm Tuesday 23rd September 2008
A disgusting' email which slams immigrants has been sent around a health trust by mental health workers in Lancashire.

Man stabbed wife nine times
3:32pm Monday 22nd September 2008
A man stabbed his wife to death when she stepped in to save the "interfering" sister-in-law he knifed first, a court heard.
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Police take no action on leaflets
11:43am Friday 19th September 2008
Police are to take no action over leaflets sent to to homes accusing Muslims of being responsible for Britain's heroin epidemic.
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Appeal to find family of dead man
2:27pm Thursday 18th September 2008
Police are appealing for the public's help to trace the next of kin of an 86-year-old man who died at his home in Manchester earlier this month.

Our Nafeesa wins national awardOur Nafeesa wins national award
11:38am Thu 18 Sep 08
Nafeesa Shan has been named Young Journalist of the Year at a star-studded national award ceremony in London.

Asian employers underpay their staff
10:36am Wednesday 17th September 2008
There I've said it! Some employers even in the twenty-first century pay their staff as little as £2 an hour.
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Court battle over centre plan
2:50pm Tuesday 16th September 2008
Campaigners against a community and education centre being set up by an Islamic group are to take their fight to the High Court.
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Racist attacker huntedRacist attacker hunted
2:47pm Mon 15 Sep 08
Police have released this picture of a man they want to question about a racist assault on a 20-year-old Asian man on Saturday, May 31.

Election was not rigged
1:33pm Monday 15th September 2008
A vote rigging probe into a Hyndburn Council election has found that nothing untoward took place.

Family target of poison pen mail
1:09pm Monday 15th September 2008
Hundreds of letters claiming a group ply young girls with drugs before taking them to hotels for sex have been delivered in a sinister smear campaign.
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Murder accused in court
10:30am Monday 15th September 2008
A man has been charged with a mother's murder after the body of a woman was found in Levenshulme, Manchester.
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Iftari at mosque
9:21am Friday 12th September 2008
Non-Muslims are being invited to learn more about Islam by joining a fast-breaking ceremony at Bolton's biggest mosque.
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Man stole mosque money to fund habit
8:01am Friday 12th September 2008
A 34-year-old man repeatedly broke into a mosque and stole cash from a charity collection box.

Eid in the park
4:41pm Thursday 11th September 2008
In an effort to create unity and common ground amongst Muslims in the region there are plans for Eid prayers to be held in a public park, Asian Image can reveal.

Listen to Radio Ramadhan hereListen to Radio Ramadhan here
1:34pm Thu 11 Sep 08
The Original Awaaz FM is broadcasting to the community 24 hours a day throughout the month of Ramadhan.

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