Profiles: Interviews with prominent members of the British-Asian community from Asian Image

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Meet the husband and wife team behind £10m success

Puneet and Poonam Gupta have different opinions on future strategy but are committed to expanding the business.

1:03am Thursday 2nd September 2010

Poonam Gupta, an Indian immigrant who co-runs a £10 million commodities and logistics business from her home in Kilmacolm, is determined to quadruple the size of the operation over the next five years – but her husband, Puneet, wants to keep it as a cottage industry.

Pioneering Canon moves to new post

12:17pm Friday 20th August 2010

When he first began working in a town that had been described as one of the most divided in the UK - Canon Chris Chivers was not exactly sure what to expect.

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Growing up in isolation

8:38am Tuesday 27th July 2010

Sorting through her late father’s shed, Zaiba Malik came across an old VHS tape with a faded label bearing the words ‘TOTP and Queen (English songs)’.

Behind the scenes look at Rafta Rafta rehearsals

12:09pm Thursday 6th May 2010

REHEARSALS are in full swing for the Octagon's next production, Ayub Khan-Din's Rafta Rafta.

Being Muslim just got a little funnier

10:50am Thursday 25th March 2010

Asian Image speaks to David Baddiel and Omid Djalili about the upcoming comedy 'The Infidel'.

TEN QUESTIONS: Rajesh Kamath

5:17pm Monday 22nd March 2010

With the launch of Colors TV in the Uk we speak to Rajesh Kamath CEO of the channel.

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Faith helped me turn back on modelling

11:24am Wednesday 17th March 2010

An industry where “sex sells” might not seem an obvious career choice for a young Muslim woman.

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'Jinnah' book launched

4:50pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

An original Edwardian bookshop was the setting for the launch of new book by Jaswant Singh.

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Not relying on ethnic roots

10:21am Thursday 11th March 2010

Kia Abdullah has moved away from the use of cultural stereotypes in her latest novel, writes Nick Elvin

The Reluctant Mullah

1:56pm Tuesday 16th February 2010

Sagheer Afzal talks to Melanie Dakin about his debut novel which explores the ups and downs of arranged marriages

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Writing on the Wall

10:10am Wednesday 3rd February 2010

Graffiti artists joined poets at a sell-out event called the ‘Writing on the Wall’.

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Mum knows best!

11:25am Monday 25th January 2010

Muslim matrimonial internet sites..there are loads of them. But how about one which lets the families meet BEFORE the two prospective partners.

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Asians and the great outdoors

6:44pm Monday 7th December 2009

Potential ambassadors for a campaign which aims to get more Asians using the British countryside visited the Lake District recently. In a special feature we look at whether there really are reasons why so few Asians visit the British countryside.

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Any colour as long as it's green for Nelson eco fashion designer

11:03am Wednesday 21st October 2009

IS green the new black when it comes to fashion? One new designer making waves in the industry for her eco-garments certainly thinks so.

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How I dropped 5 dress sizes in six months!

12:31pm Friday 9th October 2009

Twenty-eight old Vicky Kaur used to weigh nearly 13 stones but dropped 5 dress sizes after going on a diet. Here, she explains how she managed to achieve her new ideal weight.

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Our Ramadhan

2:25pm Thursday 20th August 2009

From running your own business to helping worshippers gain more knowledge about Islam we catch-up with a wide range of people to see what Ramadhan means to them.