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Our holy month of Ramadhan

12:29pm Monday 15th September 2008

Ever wanted to know what a police officer goes through during the month Ramadhan or how a football referee breaks his fast during a game?

GAME CENTRAL: Quick on the buzzer

BUZZ! QUIZ TV: You know the answer, but you daren't admit it

3:55pm Friday 12th September 2008

All the latest games reviews and news with our resident games expert CHRIS DAVIES.

Future Bollywood stars put through their paces

1:21pm Friday 12th September 2008

The Bollywood stars of tomorrow started learning their craft from one of the industry's biggest stars.

Bothered about your weight? Then do something about it

IT'S YOUR CALL: Shanaz is urging other Asian women to make a step in the right direction and join the Pendle Leisure Trust's Healthy Communities' classes.

1:30pm Tuesday 9th September 2008

Thirty-eight year-old mum of three Shahnaz Mahmood is urging women from across the community to take their health more seriously.

How I quit my 40-a-day habit

1:16pm Monday 8th September 2008

This year Jhangir Muhammed is looking forward to a brighter Ramadhan thanks to quitting his 40-a-day smoking habit.

GAME CENTRAL: So, you wannabe a Rock Star?

ROCK BAND: The bassist had fallen asleep but they had to finish the gig

3:57pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

All the latest games reviews and news with our resident games expert CHRIS DAVIES.

Media Watch

11:30am Thursday 10th July 2008

Our monthly look at all the muck that is fit to rake.

Why we're not ready to tackle anything just yet

9:46am Thursday 3rd July 2008

A confusing yet incoherent plan of action would be the best way to describe the government's approach to tackling terrorism.

From a Glasgow council house to dinner at the White House

A QUICK LEARNER: Azeem Ibrahim spent much of his childhood in his father's shop. In his early twenties he opened a bank and joined the TA. Picture: Mark Gibson

9:43am Thursday 3rd July 2008

Can Azeem Ibrahim be real? I'm having trouble believing it and he's sitting beside me.

A Sisterhood of sounds

Selina Ditty has gone into the recording studio as a result of encouragement from Deeyah

9:49am Monday 16th June 2008

From arranged marriage to life in a post-9/11 world, the experiences and opinions of young Muslim women are expressed on a new album giving them a springboard into the music industry.

Bag a partner online...but what if he's already married?

11:02am Sunday 15th June 2008

Want to find a marriage partner? Then get yourself online! But how do you know whether the person at the other end is already married?.

Sexual health - breaking the taboo

11:01am Tuesday 10th June 2008

Leeds Primary Care Trust, Contraception and Sexual Health (CaSH) has launched a awareness campaign hoping to break the taboo surrounding the subject within the Asian community.

From India with love

the happy couple on their wedding day

1:23pm Monday 12th May 2008

If you both were born and bred in the UK. Would you decided to marry in your native country?

It’s one Isle of a place to live!

ISLAND CREW: Hassan Patel of the Chillies Restaurant (second from left) with staff members Amin, Thomas, Abu, Abbas and Juju

9:29am Tuesday 8th April 2008

It is only three hours away by ferry but a world away from what many Asians are used to.

The Chaudhry of the one-liners

Sherezad as Pak Attack in MTV's Yo Momma programme

4:16pm Thursday 20th March 2008

"Your momma is like a magic carpet. Flat and ridden by many middle eastern men."

The forgotten community...

10:27am Thursday 20th March 2008

There are over 300 families of Pakistani Christian descent living in the Pendle and Burnley area of Lancashire.

Top ten most eligible bachelors in the North West

4:24pm Thursday 13th March 2008

After repeated requests from you ladies Asian Image unveils its most eligible Asian bachelors list for 2008.

Can't cook won't cook

2:21pm Monday 25th February 2008

More and more British Asian women don't know the contents of a lamb curry or what makes an aloo gobee says Shabana Yousuf.

Samosas are off the menu!

MEASURING UP: Traineee dietician Filza Bhatti, centre, has been helping Rubina Jabbar, left, and her mother, Shaheen, get their weight and cuisine under control. Picture: Colin Mearns

10:36am Tuesday 19th February 2008

When Filza Bhatti began studying to be a dietician three years ago, she didn't imagine that one of her first tasks would be trying to persuade her own Pakistani community in Scotland to cut back on their favourite calorie-laden foods.

Hajj Diary 2007

10:56am Sunday 20th January 2008

Thousands from the region joined millions from across the world at this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Many from the UK recently returned from this journey of discovery.

Our man in Bangladesh

10:22am Sunday 20th January 2008

If you find yourself at the centre of a major international crisis whilst in Bangladesh this man may well be the first representative of the British Government you will meet.

Fashioning a new style

1:04pm Thursday 10th January 2008

Islam and fashion may not seem as a desirable recipe by trend setters yet as Lamyaa Khammal finds out, Muslim women are giving Islam clothing a fresh and stylish approach making fashion conscious women envious.

The journey of forgiveness

12:35pm Wednesday 19th December 2007

For those on the annual Hajj the journey can be one of great discovery and self-fulfillment.

Top ten Eid destinations in the North West

10:46am Wednesday 19th December 2007

According to a survey conducted by Asian Image the following were the most popular North West spots to go on Eid.

The graveyard cafe

10:11am Tuesday 11th December 2007

In India, death is part of life - and at one restaurant it's part of lunch.

The delights of Morocco

10:31am Friday 16th November 2007

Is the popular holiday destination of Marrakech really what it is made out to be? Local writer Rizwana Patel shares her family's experience.

'I had to get out before another blast'

10:57am Thursday 8th November 2007

BBC Radio Asian Network Reporter RAHILA BANO was only metres away from the bombs that killed over 100 people in Karachi.

The day in the life of the secret drinker

10:04am Thursday 8th November 2007

Within the Asian community it is a commonly held view that alcohol consumption is more prevalent in certain cultures rather than others.

Beyond the veil: Ramadhan

11:28am Thursday 13th September 2007

Life, work and viewpoints from our resident niqaab-wearer.

Witness to the great carnage

10:46am Monday 13th August 2007

Ahmed Din Ansari was aged 16 in 1947 and working as a volunteer in Malerkotla civic hospital.




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