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Friday March 30, 2007

I want a one to one

amitabh bachcan2.jpg A lot of people make many presumptions about my job. The first one is that I sit at my desk making stories up (if only it was that easy - the chances are if I chose to do this I won't be in any job), secondly many think that i'm in a very dangerous job and that my life is at risk everyday - which is one reason I pay a much higher rate on my car insurance than non-journalists - but 95 per cent of the time I am usually in safe hands though I do think how exciting it would be if that was the case. And thirdly people think I have such an exciting life because I get to meet the stars!

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Wednesday March 28, 2007

Dreams can come true.......

My mum has been having the most strangest dreams recently and they all seem to end with me getting into trouble. Her dreams are not to ignore, she feel as a mother she knows straightaway when something bad was going to happen.......a mothers instinct as she calls it and these recent dreams are no exception.

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Monday March 26, 2007

The surprise

I FOUND out something last night- Dante has a child from a previous relationship! It really took me by surprise. He's been talking about his friends, all of whom are close to his age and they all have kids. He's never mentioned his own. Anyway it just occurred to me that I should ask and he told me he had a little girl from his last relationship. I don't know whether it was the fact that he had a child that surprised me or that he hadn't told me about her earlier on and I had to ask!

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Thursday March 22, 2007

Interfaith literacy project to be launched

A major new initiative to promote media literacy among women will be launched next tuesday.

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Tuesday March 20, 2007

IIFA TICKETS SIZZLE AT THE BOX OFFICE

A FEW days after going on sale, tickets for this year’sIndian 'Oscars' have almost sold out with over 60% of tickets bought in just 48 hours. Yorkshire is now beginning preparations for what is to be one of the biggest cinematic events of the year, and thousands of people are expected to flock to the region to take part in various events that will span over a four day weekend.

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KAREENA KAPOOR HEATS IT UP!

kareena2.jpgThat Kareena Kapoor is making a sensational appearance in the forthcoming romantic comedy, Kya Love Story Hai, is no surprise. The actress shot for her first song after Yeh Mera Dil (Don) at Mumbai's Filmistan Studio last week where all they key media were invited.

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Help Oldham group raise money

The Oldham branch of the Young Muslim Organisation UK is organising a fundraising dinner next week to raise money so they can carry on providing activiites to local people.

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Muslim contribution to the abolishment of slavery

slavery.jpg To mark the 200th anniversary of the legal abolishment of the slave trade in Britain an event has been organised to understand the implications & legacy of the slave trade, its relationship to poverty, and the positive unique role Muslims played in its abolishment.

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Schools given powers to ban face veil

ANshelinavail614350.jpgTHE education secretary Alan Johnson will announce today that under a new uniform policy headteachers can ban children from wearing the niqab on "safety, security and teaching" grounds and that effective teaching must be paramount, coming ahead of the tolerance of religious and cultural beliefs of children.

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Monday March 19, 2007

Hellfire

Last week was very hectic. I came back on Wednesday after a busy few days in Spain to find my parents house was booming with relatives who had come to visit from Canada and due to lack of space at my mums I am now harbouring three of my cousins in my spare bedroom.

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Friday March 16, 2007

Bangladeshi journalists UK visit

bangla reporters2.jpg AS a Journalist I get to meet many interesting people and last night I met with three Bangladeshi journalists who came to visit Oldham as part of a week long tour organised by the Foreign Office to discover more about the UK Bangladeshi community.

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Thursday March 15, 2007

DID TUSSHAR REFUSE A FILM FOR KYA LOVE STORY HAI?

Kya140307_1.jpg FEW actors are really passionate about going guns blazing to promote their films! Tusshar Kapoor is one of them and commendably so - it seems he's devoting an entire month starting from next week to promote his eagerly anticipated rom-com Kya Love Story Hai, which co-stars Ayesha Takia and Kareena Kapoor in a sensational appearance.

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Monday March 12, 2007

Namastey London Soundtrack Hits #1 on the International Asian Music Charts

Akshay, Vipul Shah red.jpg The highly anticipated film Namastey London, directed by Vipul Shah and staring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, is releasing nationwide on 23rd March 2007.

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Kareena to shoot for KYA LOVE STORY HAI this week

kareena-kapoor-1.jpg Even as the soundtrack of the much-awaited romantic comedy KYA LOVE STORY HAI officially releases this week, according to sources, Kareena Kapoor is gearing up to shoot her sensational track for the film within the next day or two. The film also stars Tusshar Kapoor and Ayesha Takia.

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Thursday March 08, 2007

'In prison she found her freedom'

provoked_wp4_1024.jpg With an impressive international star cast including Aishwarya Rai, Miranda Richardson, Naveen Andrews, Rebecca Pidgeon, Nandita Das and Robbie Coltrane performing pivotal roles in what is anticipated to be this year’s most poignant film, Eros International plc presents Provoked releasing nationwide on Friday 6th April 2007.

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Wednesday March 07, 2007

Drugs - a menace to society

My cousin's wife called me last night to visit her. The call took me by surprise as she rarely speaks to me and the only time she ever asks me anything is when she wants to know whether I want tea or coffee. My cousin married her from Bangladesh four-years-ago and I guess I've found it hard to relate to her because I can't converse fluently in Bangla and often find it difficult to explain myself.

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Tuesday March 06, 2007

Pritam ki kya love story hai!

The soundtrack release of well-known music composer Pritam Chakroborty's ('Dhoom', 'Dhoom:2', 'Gangster') next film, 'Kya Love Story Hai', has coincided with his real-life love story!

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AUDIENCES CRAVE FOR MORE OF KARAN'S KOFFEE!

koffee_with_karan.jpg Love him... Hate him...but...you can't ignore him! Koffee with Karan has done it again! The sequel to one of the biggest talk shows on television returned to TV screens in February and has shot straight to the top!

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Monday March 05, 2007

Blackmail

My family managed to track down the ex husband and he agreed to a meeting in the weekend. He came along with his uncle, aunt, three burly cousins, it made me wonder what they thought we were going to do to him - beat him up and force him to divorce me?

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Lolita remake causes controversy

A Bollywood film about an old man's obsessive love for a teenage girl has caused controversy in India.

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Celebrities sparkle at Filmfare awards

The 52nd Fair One Filmfare Awards was a night to remember as stars dazzled the crowds during the glittering ceremony which was held at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai.

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INDUSTRY VOTING BEGINS FOR THE IDEA IIFA AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Excitement for the long awaited IIFA Weekend in Yorkshire, June 2007 has begun with the IIFA Brand Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan casting the first vote by the film industry for the nominations of the Idea IIFA Awards 2007. The Industry Voting for the Idea IIFA Awards Nominations would be open from 24th to 26th February 2007. During the weekend, industry stalwarts, actors, directors, producers, technicians, composers and behind the scenes communities are expected to cast their votes, which would decide the nominations for the main awards.

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Thursday March 01, 2007

An ordinary life

Ermmmmmm there seems to be a debate going - the main reason behind it seems to be the fact that I am "dating". Yes I am Muslim, but I don't pretend to be religious. I am not practising and therefore I do not talk about religion, I do not preach about religion and as someone has mentioned I do not wear my religion on my sleeve. I am not a hypocrite. Yes at one point I did pick up an Islamic book to show my ex husband how to treat his wife. I was doing it for the benefit of improving my marriage - was that wrong? My ex husband was the one who threw religion at my face all the time and half the time he didn't know what he was talking about so I wanted to correct him - was that wrong? If he remarries maybe next time he will know how to treat his wife!

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