International Women’s Day is a celebration of women’s achievements and a call to action for gender equality. It is a day that highlights the progress made towards women’s rights, while also highlighting the work that still needs to be done. From the gender pay gap to violence and misogyny, there are still significant barriers that women face in achieving true equality.
We had another difficult and challenging year for all of us and Christmas celebrations are not the same
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Once we pass this phase and overcome the Virus Pandemic, how do you think history will judge every single nuclear country? What will the historians write about how these countries responded to COVID-19 Pandemic and how they protected their people? Well, it’s scandalous isn’t it? None of these countries had enough ventilators for patients and Personal protective equipment for front line staff.
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Climate Strike Protestes were attended by thousands of people across UK today on 20th September 2019 to join a global climate change protest, with pupils walking out of schools and workers downing tools to demand action.
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There has been a racist attack at North Ealing tube station at 5.30pm on Friday 23rd August 2019. A grandmother aged 60 and her daughter, who is in her 30s, were racially abused by a woman for wearing hijabs.Two women were first racially abused and then physically attacked. It was a brutal assault with both women being hospitalised, one with internal bleeding and the other with suspected broken ribs.The assault took place in front of the mum’s young children who are aged just three and six.
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Ealing council took part in the ‘Fly a flag for the Commonwealth’ Ceremony on 10th March 2014.The Commonwealth flag was raised by the Mayor of Ealing,Cllr Kamaljit Dhindsa. This included the Deputy Lieutenant Mr. Robert Leader reading the Commonwealth affirmation and a message from Her Majesty the Queen.
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The brutal rape and resulting death of the 23-year-old student, Jyoti Singh Pandey last month set off protests in New Delhi and sparked a national debate in India. The inability of law enforcement to protect vulnerable women coupled with a wider debate about the treatment of women in general. Although sexual offences against women occur all over the world the horrific case of Jyoti Pandey has caused something of a media frenzy.
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ہمارا معاشرہ بے شمار مسائل سے بھرا پڑا ہے اور آئے دن دل دہلانے والے واقعات اخبارات اور میڈیا کی شہ سرخی بنتےہیں۔ برطانیہ میں آباد ہماری ایشین کمیونٹی جہاں اور بہت سے مسائل کا شکار ہے وہاں لڑکے اور لڑکیوں کے لیے مناسب رشتے ڈھونڈنا بھی کچھ آسان کام نہیں۔ کچھ کے والدین، رشتہ دار یا دوست احباب مدد کردیتے ہیں جبکہ کچھ خود ہی تلاش ہمسفر میں نکل پڑتے ہیں لیکن جو خود اس کام کا بیڑا اٹھاتے ہیں انہیں بعض اوقات کافی تلخ تجربات سے گزرنا پڑتا ہے۔
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“I like to wear the clothes of my choice”
“I chose the lifestyle that suits me.”
“Nobody should tell me how to dress up in public because its my personal choice and basic right.”
Does this all sound familiar to you? Have you heard this recently?
Last few months saw a debate in British media about banning veil in public places, schools and certain institutions where identification is a legal requirement.
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