SHOULD boxing be a male sport only? According to Amitabh Bachchan, ‘The ladies do not care much for it. Too brutal for them they say.’ That’s what he wrote on his blog after his recent meeting with British boxer Amir Khan. An old fashioned stereotypical understanding some would say. But even boxer Amir Khan has said before that he felt uneasy about the idea of women boxing. Just before the International Olympic Committee announced that women will be allowed to box in the 2012 Olympics – for the first time …

THESE are interesting times for the British Asian music scene. On the one hand, there is a crisis with the proposed shut down of the BBC Asian Network, which many see as detrimental to the future of the scene.
But this week will give a chance for artists and fans to celebrate all that is good about the Asian music industry with the UK Asian Music Awards (AMAs) on Thursday (11).
The Awards, which take place at the Royal Festival Hall at London’s South Bank, will feature an impressive line up of …

JAY Sean was in London to encourage more people from ethnic minority groups to join the organ donor register. He was joined by BBC Asian Network presenter, Sonia Deol and rising pop star Jaya, who all took time out to attend the media launch of the NHS Blood and Transplant’s, Organ Donation campaign at London’s Hammersmith Hospital.
The campaign aims to increase awareness about Organ Donation and challenge the misconceptions surrounding the issue. A series of street plays starring ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ star Kulvinder Ghir in the lead role will …

OPINION amongst the Asian community is divided on 78 year old Rajinder Singh’s decision to join the BNP.
The now retired Sikh teacher who was born in west Punjab and left India in 1967 will be the first non-white member to join the party.
It could be that more British Sikhs and Hindus follow in his footsteps in a desperate attempt to disassociate themselves with the ‘troubled’ Muslim community.
Let’s face it, the BNP will now be able to use religion instead of colour as its new weapon, achieving …

CAN you imagine if Britain decided to consider banning the burka just like France? It’s difficult to picture but the scene outside the BBC television centre when BNP’s leader Nick Griffin appeared on Question time last year, springs to mind. The British public didn’t hold back in expressing their anger towards the party’s racist policies back then, so would they do the same if the government tried to introduce a law which singled out a religion for its beliefs?
The latest episode of Question Time revealed the opinions of the public, …

NOBODY knows exactly why 13-year old Twinkle spontaneously bleeds from her eyes, scalp and blood. Spiritual and religious healers, ayurvedic doctors and even a top American blood specialist have been unable to solve this mystery. The extraordinary story of Twinkle has intrigued, shocked and confused people around the world. While Channel 4′s documentary revealed her story, it all seems a  little pointless as no medical answers or evidence that the bleeding was a result of the psychiatric disorder known as Münchausen syndrome (if the bleeding is induced by herself) or Münchausen syndrome …

THERE are many reasons behind a forced marriage but there is one which has suddenly become a lot more common. BBC’S Eastenders brings this change to our attention through its gay muslim storyline that sees Syed pressured into making a decision between Amira and Christian. Gay muslims are just as likely to be victims of forced marriages as are young girls and women. Believed to bring ‘shame’ on the family and wider community, they too are being married off by their families, in the hope that they will follow Allah’s path and …