By fay.young on February 4, 2010
“Immigration is one topic that concerns everybody in the UK.” Mohammed Akram
Here is an organisation that is clearly not afraid to tackle a difficult topic. To celebrate 20 years of working for racial equality, the Council of British Pakistanis (Scotland) has chosen the thorny subject of UK immigration control for their conference on Tuesday 9th [...]
Posted in community news | Tagged Council British Pakistanis Scotland, Immigration Policy, Mohammed Akram, UK Border Agency
By fay.young on December 22, 2009
A heartwarming glimpse of multicultural Edinburgh
There is a sound people make when they are pleased to be with one another. Stan Reeves called it “the difference between false gregariousness and authentic comradeship” and this tiny clip of film gives you an idea of what that sounds like. As you can hear, there was plenty of [...]
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By fay.young on December 8, 2009
Where do you go for help when you are afraid to report a crime to the police? The answer is a surprisingly long – and growing – list of community groups working closely with police. Tomorrow’s Women’s Hate Crime discussion event provides a glimpse of police work which may be unknown to many of us. [...]
Posted in community news, community police | Tagged community police, hate crime, Lothian and Borders Police, third party reporting
By fay.young on December 3, 2009
Here’s a chance to make a difference. Muslim women are increasingly the victims of hidden crimes of hate – verbal threats and words of abuse hurled in public places – but the crimes are rarely reported for fear of making things worse. That is why the very enterprising charity, Amina-MWRC, is inviting police and women [...]
Posted in community news, women's events | Tagged Amina-MWRC, Islamaphobia, leith open space, Lothian and Borders Police
By fay.young on November 20, 2009
“Interfaith dialogue is about building deeper human relationship not about conversion, evangelism or judgement of others beliefs.” Ewan Aitken.
Can you mix faith with politics? The subject is grasped by two men who should know at 6pm on Sunday 22 November in the Annandale Street Mosque during this year’s Interfaith programme. Expect a stimulating discussion [...]
Posted in community news | Tagged Bashir Maan, Ewan Aitken, faith and politics, Interfaith week, Islam
