By Jaz Rabadia MBE I always had a view of the way my life would go. I was convinced I would follow the same path as many others in my family and the wider community; complete my education, secure a lucrative job, get married and then go on to start a family. Three out of …
Tell us about yourself My name is Gurveena, and I’m 21 years old. I’ve just recently finished university with a BSc in Psychology! As a hobby, I really enjoy creating art, whether it be drawing portraits or editing and making digital art on my laptop. For a while now, I have been using this to my …
It is safe to say I didn’t have a normal childhood growing up. At the age of 9, I grew up within a flash, the train journey to Birmingham was the symbol of my youth being faded away stop by stop. My mum was running away from her life of being someone’s maid, cook, and …
Some of the top professionals and businesses from the British Indian Community were awarded for their ingenuity and achievements. The event took place at the Birmingham Conference & Events Centre at the Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre on Friday 26th of July. It was hosted by Sanjay Majhu; restaurateur, entrepreneur, pharmacist and lead singer of …
Tell us about yourself. My name is Kamaljit Kaur, and I work for Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital. I joined the hospital, in January 2018, as a Senior Fundraising Digital Marketing Officer; hand on heart, it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Prior to this, my background has been solely corporate, its always …
I was 31 when I first realised I was losing hair when someone at a wedding kindly pointed it out to me! Before that, I don’t think I had realised, but then when I looked at a picture from that night, I noticed I had developed a bald spot where my fringe started, and that’s …
Anoushé is a champion for all those experiencing barriers and self-limiting beliefs. Born missing her right arm below the elbow, living with multiple health conditions, a cancer survivor, a Muslim and coming from an ethnic minority, Anoushé has never let what society or culture thinks she should do limit her or dictate the direction of …
A couple of years ago, I made a decision about my life. It was a long time coming and a change was definitely needed. 2016 had been a particularly difficult year for me. A traumatic child labour, had caused the anxiety to sky-rocket. Leaving the house alone had become impossible. I couldn’t walk to the …
On July 4th, 2018, Leah Chowdhry became one of the first, recorded, young British Asian women to swim the English Channel at 26 years old. With help from family, friends and generous donations she raised over £175,000 for the British Asian Trust. Leah completed the 30-mile swim in just under 15 hours despite obstacles like …
Nazia Nasreen is the multi-award-winning founder of Ibraheem Toy House, the worlds first online Muslim toystore. She founded Ibraheem Toy House on her kitchen table as she was struggling to make religious learning fun and interactive for her young daughter. Starting with 4 products and suppliers from across the world, she decided to launch an …