jeudi, 02 août 2007

POLLING BRITISH ASIAN IDENTITY

3b6894769b0ee8fd16ae4a0f5ea1ded3.jpgIn a poll commissioned by the BBC to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the 1947 independence of India from Britain and the official founding of Pakistan it emerged that a third of 16-34-year-old British Asians do not feel British, three-quarters felt their culture was being diluted by living in the UK and nearly half believed white people do not treat them as British. However, one key aspect that the survey seemed to ignore is how British Asians define being British.

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dimanche, 24 juin 2007

SALMAN RUSHDIE’S KNIGHTHOOD ANGER

medium_thumb_BY_AMIN_GEORGE_FORJI.2.jpgIndian-born writer, Salman Rushdie may be a wanted man amongst Muslims, but in Britain he is a hero. During the weekend, he was knighted by the English Queen Elizabeth II, in honor of his writings and outstanding achievements. The 60-year-old Rushdie was one of the Queen’s 950 special guests at her birthday on Saturday.

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