Entertainment

THE PALESTINIAN struggle for freedom is being celebrated at the Rich Mix Centre in Tower Hamlets with an exhibition and a series of performances running through November. The series of events will be launched formally at the Rich Mix centre ...

“VIVA VIVA PALESTINA – the hope and the horror” is the umbrella title of a series of events taking place at the Rich Mix Centre in Tower Hamlets during the month of November, organised by the Viva Viva Palestina Collective. ...

LONDON MAYOR Sadiq Khan is reminding Londoners that Diwail on the Square takes place this Sunday. The celebration will be taking over Trafalgar Square and all Londoners are invited. Diwali – usually translated as the “festival of lights” is a ...

AS THE “Season of Bangla Drama” comes of age with its 21st annual theatre festival, Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor Lutfur Rahman has congratulated all involved. “We are so proud that Tower Hamlets continues to champion this fantastic platform for homegrown ...

Emdad Rahman reviews Exploring Beanibazar, a film made by Foysol Mahmud. The first viewing of Explore Beanibazar was a resounding success, as a capacity crowd flocked into the Brady Arts Centre near Brick Lane to watch the landmark heritage documentary. ...

Emdad Rahman YOU ARE invited to the screening of the “Explore Beanibazar” documentary, which will take place at 5.30pm on Sunday, 22nd January 2023 at the Brady Art Centre, Whitechapel, London E1 5HU. There will also be an audience with ...

A FESTIVAL OF BOOKS is coming up as part of the British Library Family Programme. The Library hopes that families will enjoy their Festival of Books, which takes place from noon to 4pm on Saturday, 24th September. This fun-filled day inspired ...

Emdad Rahman A DEBUT BOOK by a former Whitechapel resident, which explores Europe’s living Ottoman legacy, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year award – on the centenary of the Empire’s collapse.  Minarets in ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1972. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. We began 1972 with ...

THE PIGEON PARTY was in disarray as members held selection meetings for the May 2022 elections. For a start, they are all looking in different directions. Second, although the platform is packed, there seems to be no one in the ...