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1. 1. History of Asian Yorkshire revealed

   Asian News, Saturday 12 June 2010 An initiative that received £50,000 of lottery funding to investigate the experiences of South Asian migrants to the region is celebrating the end of the project with a special event on next Saturday.

2. 2. Muslim Heritage Film wins international movie awards

   Asian News, Thursday 08 April 2010 A short film about the scientific heritage of Muslim civilisation has won a series of international awards.

3. 3. Pakistani literary festival uses words to heal

   Asian News, Wednesday 07 April 2010 To generations of young Pakistanis before the tragic events of 9/11 the British Council meant books: great books, pages and pages of both historical and contemporary literature that could be borrowed from or read at the many libraries that the Council maintained in the country.

4. 4. Pakistan initiates People's Resolution for change

   Asian News, Friday 02 April 2010 Despite the threat from further terrorist attacks, people have stepped out all over Pakistan and have begun to take responsibility for change.

5. 5. A fatwa against terrorism that might work

   Asian News, Wednesday 17 March 2010 Dr Tahir ul-Qadri, a Pakistani Islamic scholar visiting the United Kingdom, recently released a 600-page fatwa, or non-binding opinion in Islamic law, against terrorism.

6. 6. Prophet Muhammad's promise to Christians

   Asian News, Wednesday 20 January 2010 MUSLIMS and Christians together constitute over 50 percent of the world. If they lived in peace, we would be halfway to world peace. One small step we can take towards fostering Muslim-Christian harmony is to tell and retell positive stories and abstain from mutual demonisation.

7. 7. Avoiding another Gojra in Pakistan

   Asian News, Wednesday 19 August 2009 RIOTS erupted in a village near Gojra in Pakistan’s Punjab province on 31 July when it was alleged that three Christians desecrated pages of the Holy Qur'an at a wedding, claims that the Pakistani police later reported as unfounded.

8. 8. What is and isn't Islam?

   Asian News, Wednesday 27 May 2009 It is not only important to explain what Islam really is, but it is also important to make a distinction between what Islam involves, and what people have incorrectly associated with and attributed to it.

9. 9. Islamic feminists distinguish Islam from Muslims

   Asian News, Thursday 09 April 2009 HOW is it that one religion – Islam – seems capable of undermining women and promoting them at the s ame time?

10. 10. Breaking matzah, growing up Muslim amongst Jews

    Asian News, Wednesday 08 April 2009 As a Muslim American, I realise that my diploma from the Hebrew Academy of Toledo is an unusual credential. But in the context of my family and our identity, it makes perfect sense.

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