International

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 ...

Emdad Rahman AT THE grand old age of 82, Brazilian football legend Pelé, arguably the greatest player ever, has passed away. During a prolific 21 year career, he notched up a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances.  Pele was ...

Muhi Mikdad STUDENTS AT the London Enterprise Academy (LEA) led a celebration of Somalia last Thursday, 23rd June ahead of Somalia’s Independence Day on the 26th. Students shared the beauty of Somalia and Somaliland in front of a packed hall ...

Emdad Rahman RUHUL AMIN from Barking & Dagenham caused quite an international stir during a recent visit to France for a short family break. The-eagle eyed Longbridge Ward resident was on a family visit to the Château de Versailles and ...

STOPPING WAR isn’t easy – as those who attended the AGM of the Stop the War Coalition (STWC) AGM last Saturday found out as they discussed the causes of wars, old and new, around the world. The STWC came into ...

Muhi Mikdad FOR THE PAST seven years, Ashid Ali, principal of the London Enterprise Academy (LEA), has been organising the many cultural events held at the school. Mr Ali is one of the few British-Bangladeshi headteachers in the UK. To ...

COUNCILS IN England and Wales have made public their concerns over government delays in the process of housing and taking care of Ukrainian refugees who have fled the war in their country. The concerns were raised by the Local Government ...

TONIGHT’S The Tuesday Show – premiered at 10pm and thereafter available on demand on the VodTalk Facebook channel – features a discussion on Ukraine between Jenny Fisher, Editor of ELN, and Jack Halinski-Kirkpatrick, who writes for the newspaper Socialist Appeal. ...

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 ...