All news on the topic: Asian Communities

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'I'm the first in my family to go to university - today means everything'
Despite teachers warning Alisha Mahmud about how competitive securing a place at a top university would be, she worked hard against the odds to help fulfil her dream of becoming a doctor for female athletes
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'I learnt to cook real Indian food - I'll never look at korma same way again'
Although Brits love a curry, it's worth remembering that 'Indian food' is a misleading term because every region has its own dishes. The Mirror's Ariane took a cooking course at Food at 52 to learn how to cook authentic Southern Indian cuisine
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Hidden realities South Asian brides face - discrimination and cultural isolation
Nishma Mistry set up the Asian Bride Sorority after noticing a lack of support in the UK for brides navigating wedding planning. Now, the community has become a 'lifeline' for many
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'I was mocked for my facial hair as a teen - but beauty standards are changing'
Make-up artist Nikki Patel was mocked for her upper lip hair growing up, but now she's using her platform to let young girls in the South Asian community know that facial hair isn't a taboo
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5 things you need to know about Eid al-Adha - including 'biggest misconception'
Shola Ogueboule from Eid In The Park explains five key points about one of the biggest events in the Islamic calendar - Eid-al-Adha - and what the 'Festival of Sacrifice' entails
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Woman makes nail rings so Muslims can wear polish without missing a prayer
After beautician Karen Boyle realised her Muslim clients could not pray whilst wearing polish or acrylics, she created nail rings - and her customers have gone 'crazy' for them
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Mum whose daughter survived Grenfell fire sews 220ft quilt to honour 72 victims
Tuesday Greenidge witnessed the tragedy of Grenfell Tower fire six years ago, when her daughter escaped the blaze. She remembers the 72 victims with her beautiful growing quilt, handmade by the community
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'After 30 days of Ramadan I'm tired and irritable but I also feel so lucky'
Fabiha Bradley invited The Mirror into her home to join their Iftar - an evening meal to break the fast during Ramadan. Her husband Tom, who is a revert, along with friends Hiatham and Zartasha, say the holy month provides a detox and is a time for reflection and gratitude
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Family of 'bullied' trainee cop found dead say he was 'treated like a criminal'
Anugrah Abraham worked at Halifax Police station in West Yorkshire, as part of a three-year apprenticeship degree at Leeds Trinity University before he disappeared on March 3
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Met crackdown on rogue cops will NOT focus on racism
The Metropolitan police will not be looking at racism in its plans to root out rogue officers despite the Casey report labelling the force institutionally racist
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Nearly 200 Met cops facing the boot in drive to root out unfit officers
Almost 200 serving Metropolitan Police staff previously accused of sex crimes or domestic abuse could face being booted out of the force in new plans revealed by the Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley
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Hero fights off a thug with a traffic cone after policeman stabbed in the neck
Zakir Malik received an award for ‘saving’ the life of a policeman who was brutally attacked with broken glass and stabbed in the head and neck
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Ex-Met chief demands Commissioner resigns over 'institutional racism' denial
A former Met Police Superintendent suing the force over ‘racist and sexist abuse’ is calling for the Commissioner to resign following his refusal to use the term institutional racism despite damning Casey report
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'I don't need a new miracle cream to be 'cured' - vitiligo is my superpower'
Sultan Rashid, who was diagnosed with vitiligo at 12, says a new cream to potentially be made available on the NHS 'leaves a bad taste in his mouth'
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Heartbreaking' report says missing black kids less likely to be found by police
Damning research conducted by the charity - Missing People suggests that cases involving Black children who have disappeared are less likely to be solved by police
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'Race played a part in my dad's death - we urge Covid inquiry to examine this'
Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice (CBFFJ), The Runnymede Trust and 25 other civil society organisations have written to Baroness Hallett, chair of the Covid Inquiry, calling for structural racism to be explicitly examined in the Covid inquiry
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Family-of-six trapped in mouldy studio flat must wait 13 years for a bigger home
Mohamed Abubakar, his wife Rasha Al-Buriahi and their four children of whom the youngest is one-year-old, have to eat and sleep in the same room of their overcrowded home in east London
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BBC presenter quits radio show after fears of cuts to Black and Asian programmes
Ed Adoo, host of BBCThree Counties radio, announced he is leaving after seven-and-a-half years presenting his music show