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by LAUREN CODLING A MOTHER-OF-TWO with an inherited heart condition has vowed to raise awareness of the disease in memory of her mother and brother, who have both died from the illness. Thanieth Khan was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) when she was 14 years old. According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), around one […]
by LAUREN CODLING THE new artistic director of Tara Arts theatre in south London has promised to engage with the local community, describing the Covid-19 crisis as a “real moment to listen and think about where we are”. Abdul Shayek was last week announced as the new leader of the arts institution, known for its […]
More than 2,000 years ago, a powerful king built a fort on the banks of India’s holiest river, on the fringes of what is now a vast industrial city. Today, little of the ancient construction remains, except for mounds of rubble that tannery workers pick through for bricks to build shanties atop what was once […]
Sarthak Anand says his neighbours treated him like a “criminal” when he got coronavirus, a common experience in India’s vast hinterland where the pandemic — and stigmatisation — are now raging. “Even though I have recovered fully, no one wants to come near me,” Anand, a government employee, told AFP outside his home in Meerut, […]
by LAUREN CODLING A YOUNG British Asian has spoken about the difficulties of living in a multi-generational home during the Covid-19 crisis, claiming the government “failed to provide specific messaging” for those in shared housing. Aashi Begum*, 18, lives with her parents, grandmother and aunt in Newham, east London. In an interview with Eastern Eye, […]
Earlier this summer Leicester and its thriving textiles industry found itself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. As the government was starting to ease coronavirus lockdown measures, the city of around 355,000 people became a COVID-19 hotspot, prompting officials to reimpose the social distancing regime. This in turn led to renewed allegations modern […]
India’s coronavirus lockdown made little difference to Bollywood superstars but for the industry’s vast army of low-paid, unskilled workers it meant unemployment, hunger and homelessness — with no end in sight even as shoots gradually resume. Fahim Shaikh used to earn 800 rupees ($11) a day as a “spot boy” on sets, doing odd jobs […]
by LAUREN CODLING AN AWARD-WINNING British Asian artist has expressed his delight at receiving a £10,000 prestigious bursary prize, admitting he is “thrilled to be recognised for his work”. Imran Perretta was one of 10 creatives who received the one-off bursary in place of the 2020 Turner Prize, which was cancelled due to the Covid-19 […]
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD ASLAM COMPLETED PREMIER RAF COURSE WHILE ALSO PREPARING FOR GCSE by S NEERAJ KRISHNA AS A child, Zain Aslam was fascinated by “all things that fly”, from birds to bomber jets. Later, that fascination transformed into a passion that has led the 16-year-old to recently earn his blue lanyard as UK’s youngest qualified aerospace […]
Kuldip Kumar, a farmer from northern India, sold his only cow to buy a smartphone so his children could keep up with lessons that shifted online when the coronavirus lockdown closed schools four months ago. Kumar was already in debt and the cow was his only asset. He sold it last week for 6,000 rupees […]
