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OPINION: Living like kings back home, struggling to survive in Britain

There is an uncomfortable truth within parts of Britain's South Asian community that many people are reluctant to discuss. Some families struggle to pay...
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COLUMN: The tears behind closed doors: Living with POI in South Asian families

I want to share three illustrative scenarios to help us understand what living with POI can feel like, and how family reactions can deepen...
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COLUMN: Living with Bipolar in a South Asian Community

I became a mother and received a bipolar diagnosis in the same year. What should have been a time of getting to know my...
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COLUMN: When sons are treated like kings!

For years, I have watched with growing concern and frustration as boys and girls are still raised very differently in parts of the British...
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COLUMN: Big weddings, broken marriages: What is going wrong in the Asian community?

Something is going badly wrong with marriage in parts of the British Asian community. We are seeing more divorces and marriage breakdowns, and we...
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COLUMN: Big Halls, Fast Cars and Fireworks: The Madness of the Modern Asian Wedding

Welcome to the modern South Asian wedding: hundreds of guests, several days of celebrations, designer outfits, mountains of food, fireworks, luxury cars and sometimes...
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COLUMN: Halala: When Religion Is Used to Exploit Vulnerable Women

Imagine going to an Islamic scholar because your marriage has broken down. You are emotionally shattered, worried about your children and desperate to put...
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COLUMN: Beyond GCSEs and A-Levels: The lessons our children really need

August is an important month for thousands of families across the country. Young people will receive their GCSE and A-level results (13 and 20...
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COLUMN: When England Face Argentina, I’ll Be Praying for England – And So Will Millions of British Muslims

I'll begin with a confession: I'm not really a football fan. Give me a Test match at Headingley or an England cricket international and...
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COLUMN: The Grooming Gangs Inquiry must put victims first

When I heard that Bradford and Keighley would be among the first places investigated by the new independent inquiry into grooming gangs, my first...
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