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Fashion Design as a Career

Fashion Design as a Career

By Neha Lobana | September 1, 2010

Doctors! Scientists! Engineers! These are three common career choices of South Asian families. But with such a huge generations clash we notice significant changes occurring in South Asian lifestyles. One change in particular is having the independence to decide what to do with one’s life. Everyone knows how South Asian parents are very restrictive when [...]

Categories: Fashion
Tagged: career, challenges, choice, clothes, creative, Desi, design, designer, Fashion, how, indian, job, pakistani, South Asian, The Urban Fashion Girl, tips, what, who

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10 Top Desi Weight Loss tips

10 Top Desi Weight Loss tips

By Gulshinder Chattha | August 16, 2010

Weight Loss can be a minefield. With so many gimmicks, promises and novelty diet solutions on the market we are often covered by a cloud of uncertainty. One of the most common traps people fall into is aiming for ‘quick weight loss.’ Admittedly there are commercial diets out there that can produce quick results but [...]

Categories: Health & Beauty
Tagged: aid, asian, Brit-Asian, british asian, cooking, Desi, diet, eating, exercise, Food, help, indian, loss, pakistani, punjabi, slimming, South Asian, support, sweets, tips, UK, weight

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British or Asian? The Identity Crisis

British or Asian? The Identity Crisis

By Sripurna Basu | August 1, 2010

Almost all British Asians have heard that question – “Where are you from?” Most of us reply, “I’m from here – the UK” Some of us add, if from India, “But my parents/grandparents are from India.” Not a lot of us will add, “My ethnicity is Indian.” How many of us feel compelled to add [...]

Categories: Debate
Tagged: asian, bangladeshi, britain, British, british asian, England, ethnic, ethnicity, identity, immigrant, indian, integration, life, NRI, origin, pakistani, Race, roots, South Asian, term, UK

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Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness

Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness

By Sripurna Basu | June 28, 2010

Cancer often presents late in ethnic minorities. By this time harm is often done and treatment is less effective. Ethnic Minorities are less likely to take up cancer screening services. Language barriers prevent real information helping the elderly who are most at risk. The Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Week hopes to change all this. It [...]

Categories: Health & Beauty
Tagged: awareness, bangladeshi, BME, bowel, breast, campaign, cancer, cervical, England, ethnic minority cancer awareness week, health, indian, lump, NHS, oral, paan, pakistani, programme, prostate, signs, skin, smoking, treatment, UK

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Karma Nirvana forced marriages roadshow

Karma Nirvana forced marriages roadshow

By Nazhat | May 25, 2010

The problem of forced marriages in the UK still exists and is prevalent amongst the South Asian communities residing in the UK. An initiative by the Karma Nirvana charity based in Derby, wants to expose the dangers of forced marriages and will do this by conducting a roadshow around the UK to increase awareness. Karma [...]

Categories: Brit-Asian
Tagged: abuse, bangladeshi, domestic, female, forced marriage, Forced Marriage Unit, government, help, honour, indian, Jaswinder Sanghera, Karma Nirvana, male, pakistani, refuge, roadshows, support, UK, violence

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Amir Khan wins first US fight

Amir Khan wins first US fight

By Baldev Sahota | May 16, 2010

Amir Khan won his first fight in the USA. His performance in the ring to defend his WBA Light Welterweight title against Paul Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA was a fight to remember. Being Khan’s first fight in the USA. The fight started with both boxers finding their feet in round [...]

Categories: Sport
Tagged: Amir Khan, belt, boxing, British, british asian, fight, new york, pakistani, Paulie Malignaggi, title, UK, US, USA

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Asian Sexual Health still a Taboo?

Asian Sexual Health still a Taboo?

By Amit | May 9, 2010

Sexual health and Asians is something that may not always be a subject of comfort. But in today’s more open and sexually active society, it is a very important issue and cannot be ignored. Many from past generations see this area as taboo and not something talked about or discussed but this is changing or [...]

Categories: Health & Beauty
Tagged: asian, British, condoms, contraception, GUM, health, HIV, indian, NHS, pakistani, safe sex, sex, sexual health, South Asian, STI, tests, UK

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Amir Khan ready to rock USA

Amir Khan ready to rock USA

By Baldev Sahota | May 2, 2010

Amir Khan the sensational British Asian boxer takes on Paulie Malignaggi on 15th May 2010. The fight is to take place at the Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. This will be Amir Khan’s debut fight in America. And he is keen to show Malignaggi that he will do a better job on him [...]

Categories: Sport
Tagged: 15th, America, Amir Khan, boxer, boxing, british asian, fight, Madison Square Garden, may, new york, pakistani, Paulie Malignaggi, US, USA, WBO

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Race matters in NHS care

Race matters in NHS care

By Sripurna Basu | April 17, 2010

Institutional racism is undermining healthcare for ethnic minorities in the NHS. Racist practice is affecting treatment of life threatening illnesses. Research carried out in the field of heart disease show that South Asians are receiving second grade treatment. A recent survey into South Asian diabetes care by the South Asian Health Foundation uncovered research from [...]

Categories: Health & Beauty
Tagged: bangladeshi, community, Department of Health, ethnic, health, healthcare, indian, language barrier, minorities, NHS, pakistani, Race for Health, racism, UK

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Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik marry

Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik marry

By Sripurna Basu | April 15, 2010

Sania Mirza was once India’s darling. As the first Indian tennis player to make the Top 50 WTA ranking she is a youth icon in India. Now she’s attracted controversy by  marrying Pakistani cricket captain, Shoaib Malik, who was suspended for misconduct recently from the national team after their Australian tour. The high-profile wedding took [...]

Categories: Sport
Tagged: cricket, Hydrabad, India, indian, marriage, muslim, nikah, Pakistan, pakistani, photos, reception, Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik, sialkot, tennis, wedding

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