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1. 1. British Museum exhibit offers visitors a chance to experience Muslim pilgrimage

   Asian News, Wednesday 25 January 2012 Qaisra Khan and I are standing in the Round Reading Room of the world-renowned British Museum in London.

2. 2. Muslim culture, British identity

   Asian News, Monday 13 December 2010 The Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, Lord Altaf Sheikh urged the British Muslim community to join the armed forces and police in order to promote tolerance and mutual respect between Muslims and non-Muslims in Britain last month.

3. 3. My not-so-kosher Hanukkah

   Asian News, Friday 10 December 2010 This year I found myself the co-host of a not-so-kosher Hanukkah. What is a not-so-kosher Hanukkah? You will understand once you have read my story.

4. 4. British Muslim women tackling stereotypes head on

   Asian News, Friday 03 December 2010 When it comes to discussing British Muslim women, you’d be forgiven for thinking that we lead a one-dimensional lifestyle: the niqab (face veil)-and-nothing-but-the-niqab.

5. 5. Stabilise Karachi to stabilise Pakistan

   Asian News, Wednesday 03 November 2010 While Pakistan grapples with the worst recorded flooding of the Indus River Delta, the country’s financial cap ital, Karachi, is on the brink of what is being described as a civil war.

6. 6. Engaging Muslims in British society

   Asian News, Wednesday 27 October 2010 In recent years, few subjects have had more column inches, multimedia pieces and funding st reams devoted to them than the integration of Muslims into British society.

7. 7. The first Muslim college in America

   Asian News, Thursday 30 September 2010 The Arabic word for olive is zaytun. Qur’anic and Biblical scriptures have deemed the olive an extraordinary fruit due to its many benefits, and call the olive tree a symbol of purity and light.

8. 8. Eid ul-Fitr and 11 September

   Asian News, Wednesday 15 September 2010 Every year Eid ul-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of Ramadan, happens on a different day, approximately 11 days earlier than the year before.

9. 9. Addressing conflict means looking into land rights in Pakistan

   Asian News, Wednesday 15 September 2010 Pakistan is presently caught in the midst of devastation on many fronts: floods, terrorism, sectarianism and street vigilantism.

10. 10. Hey, America: I’m a Muslim, let’s talk

    Asian News, Wednesday 15 September 2010 I have developed an overwhelming urge to tell everyone I meet I’m a Muslim.

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