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Campaigners are up in arms because the only form of halal and kosher meat that will be allowed into the Olympic village for Muslim Athletes must first be pre-stunned and in the case of poultry it must also be machine slaughtered.Red Tractor Assured Food Standards (RTA) are the organisation which all Olympic meat has to adhere to.However, its guidelines require that products “from livestock which are not pre-stunned at slaughter, cannot be de-scribed as ‘assured’ and are not eligible for the Red Tractor Logo.”This means that Muslim athletes will only have the option of stunned halal meat, which some corners claim is not truly halal.The London Olympic’s organising com-mittee has announced that Red Tractor will be the base standard for all food served at both the Olympic and Paral-ympic Games. Mohammed Saleem Policy Director ANSA (Association of Non-Abattoirs) said: “I will be contacting Mayor of London Boris Johnson why this, the pur-est form of discrimination and racism, is openly allowed in the most diverse community and city in Europe?“And also why the Muslims attending

the event from all over the world will be short-changed just because of their core beliefs?“We know the Olympic Games, have always been a beacon for celebrating the great diversity and equality which is claimed to be reflected through partici-pation, regardless of race and creed.”Red Tractor now has clear, documented rules and procedures that members are expected to adhere to.They include one key requirement which states that “products from livestock which are not pre-stunned at slaughter cannot be described as assured and are not eligible for the Red Tractor Logo.”Naved Syed, board member for EBLEX halal steering group said: “I think it’s wrong that one type of meat is being allowed and one isn’t.“We know that the majority of Muslims prefer to eat non-stunned meat so why not have both available.“There are many Muslim nations taking part in the Olympics, it’s such a huge event and I don’t think that this will go down too well.”The halal meat and poultry that has been approved by the Olympic and Paral-ympic Games committee for the 2012 London Olympic village for the Muslim

athlete’s must be part of Red Tractor Assurance Meat Processing Scheme (RTA MP).In September last year the Food Stand-ards Agency re-issued guidance on the labelling of halal meat.A spokesperson said: “The mislabelling and misrepresentation of halal foods is of great importance to the Muslim community, and continues to be an issue of concern. For this reason we have re-issued the advice drawn up in associa-tion with relevant Muslim organisations, LGR and Defra.”Halal is an Arabic word which means ‘permissible’ with regard to food described as halal, it means food that Muslims are permitted to consume under Islamic law.At the time of slaughter a Muslim must pronounce Bismillah Allahu Akbar (In the name of God, God is the Greatest) on each animal or bird. However, stunned machined slaughter, in most cases means the animals are being slaughtered at a faster rate because the required pronouncement has only been said once for all, which may render the meat non- halal.One RTA member who was able to offer ritual halal slaughtered meat was told by

Red Tractor that he would lose his cer-tification if he participated and provided ritual slaughtered meat.Mr Saleem from ANSA added: “The London Olympics and Paralympic Games organising committee have decided what is halal for the Muslim athletes who are attending the games, and the they have been told what method of halal they can eat in the Olympic Vil-lage and what method they can’t.“So for that reason we urge all the Mus-lim countries who are participating in these Game to either boycott the games totally or bring their own food into the country rather than eating haram meat.“The Olympic village, London’s sport-ing extravaganza, will not cater halal according to sources as Red Tractor, the seal of assurance, refuses to recognise the prophetic method of zibhia for halal.“ANSA is truly dismayed at the planning by the London Organising Commitee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), who may have been ill-advised. Only recently a senior member of the UK government accused Saudi Arabia of breaching the Olympic Charter’s pledge and the spirit of the Olympic Games by refusing to bring a female team to compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games.

“And what kind of message will this be sending to our Middle East allies, Mus-lims and the Jewish community when the recent halal conference in Riyadh endorsed the Prophetic method of zibhia, for the gulf states.“It seems that the London Olympics and Paralympic Games organising commit-tee are in breach of their own Olympic Charter’s pledge.”A religious muslim scholar said: “The practice of rendering animals uncon-scious before slaughtering, which is carried out in different ways, consists of a number of objectionable elements, for example.“If this act is such that it causes the ani-mal to lose all its senses and conscious-ness completely, then there is a risk that it will have caused the animal’s death before slaughter, especially if the animal was weak or ill, therefore rendering the animal not halal.”A spokesman for LOCOG said: “Halal and Kosher meat are subject to very specific preparation requirements and are not currently available under the Red Tractor Assured scheme. Where used they should be of the European Halal Standard, with Kosher food being pre-pared in conjunction with the Beth Din.”

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Bareera is just 2 months old and is camping outside the Pakistani Parliament along with her mother and several dozen other protest-ers. She appears uncomfortable from time to time but then clings on to her mothers shoulder and closes her eyes as though she is relaxing peacefully. Her mother, Asia Bibi, can’t leave little Ba-reera at home and is camping in a protest along with over 100 other people, demanding justice for their loved ones. Bareera’s father has been in forced disappearances along with the thousands of other Pakistani citizens who have been missing since the war on Terror began post 9/11. Clinging on to her mother’s chest, Bareera occasionally looks astounded with so many people gathered around her holding the photos of the loved ones and then turns to her mother, snuggling her and closing her eyes.

These people are the relatives of the missing persons in Pakistan. Missing persons are the people who have been in forced disap-pearance and the likely suspect is Pakistan’s security and intelli-gence agencies. So many families have had to bear the brunt of the so-called war on terror, hence the term forced disappearance came into existence. This is the not the first occasion

the protest camp by the families of the missing person has been set-up. Previously, the protest camp was set up on 1st Nov, 2011. Then a prominent supreme court judge Justice (r) Javaid Iqbal visited the protest camp and promised the protesters that he will make a break through in the case for missing persons pro-vided that they stop the protest and pack their camp. Protesters waited for three months but there was no development with respect to the case of missing persons. State institutions remained si-lent. Hence, the protest camp was started again in front of Parlia-ment house from 15th February 2012 to date.

Currently there are 80-100 people who remain present at the protest camp 24/7. Everyone from those who are present have some mem-ber of their family missing. Some of them have come from distant places. There are women, children even elderly who can barely walk. Upon asking initially they try to hold tears and then start crying. The families have been taking turns to guard the camp. They feel that their continuous protest in front of the parliament will be able to put enough pressure on the Pakistani government that government will finally succumb

to pressure and their loved ones might return home. They all feel that their indefinite protest will be able to exert enough pressure on the government that they will be able to disclose the whereabouts of the missing persons.

In the first ten days of the protest alone, 75 new cases were regis-tered, whilst 9 missing persons were released since our camp be-gan on 15th of February. To date there is no count for the number of people who have gone missing in Pakistan. There are no official statistics, however one organisa-tion is making a feeble attempt to record these missing persons and tracking them down despite the limited resources. This organisa-tion is defence for human rights in Pakistan. Amina Masood’s Junjua is the founder of defence

for human rights. Her own hus-band, Masoond Janjua left home on the morning of 30th July 2005, never to return home. Amina then discovered that there were many other families whose loved ones have been missing. Some of them have had visits from the security agent officials, often telling them to stay silent about the disappear-ance of their family members.

Aminah subsequently set up the Defence of Human Rights

in 2006 to demand justice for her husband and for over 3,000 known missing persons in the country. Until the fateful evening in 2005, she lived the life of a tra-ditional housewife for 17 years. Her prime responsibility was to serve her ageing parents-in-law and raise her three children Mo-hammad, now 21, Ali, 19, and Aisha, 15. She, along with sev-eral other family members of the missing persons have vowed to fight for justice till the end of her life.

Clearly this is a case where the rule of law should be upheld and the state should secure each person’s right to a fair trial. In order to express solidarity with the family members of missing persons who have been in forced disappearance for a long time.

A programme was organised at Khushi restaurant on 8th March from 6.15 onwards.

Before the dinner the participants took a conference call from Mrs. Amina Masood Janjua. In the live video call Mrs. Janjua elaborated the plight of the missing persons, especially their families. She elaborated how the quest of the families of to find the news of their loved ones have been ongo-ing for a long time.

During the voice call various people spoke and shared their stories. Everyone from the camp had harrowing stories to share. Each member from the camp had a story of his or her own. Many participants of the event felt their hearts melted when listening to the stories. Following the confer-ence call, there was a discussion on the human rights related issues and a resolution was passed and participants unanimously agreed on few points which are present-ed below.

Statement of Resolution – Agreed by the Support Group• The support group for the missing persons in Pakistan expresses solidarity with the fam-ilies of the missing persons and calls upon the state institutions of Pakistan and the government for the justice to be served for the missing persons. • The group demands that the missing persons should be brought forward to the court and face a free and fair trial in line with the article 10 of Univer-sal declaration of human rights and also in line with the article 6 of European convention of hu-man rights. • A delegation from the support group will approach the local MPs and human rights or-

ganisations and ask them to high-light the issues in the British par-liament and highlight the concern that British Pakistani community is concerned about the state of justice or the lack of it especially in the case of Missing persons who have been in enforced disap-pearance for indefinite periods. • A delegation from the missing persons support group will attend in protest the Pakistan High commission and convey concerns of Pakistani community about the missing persons family. • The support group will highlight the plight for miss-ing persons in the media so that justice is served for the missing persons families who are in their thoudands.• The support group will encourage those who want to support the cause of the missing persons to donate directly in their bank account of the defence for human rights. Their bank account details are below. Amina Masood Janjua.Account Title - Defence of Hu-man Rights and Public Services Trust.Bank al Habib(ltd) Bank Road Sadr Rawalpindi Account Number 0006-0081-036743-01-3RizwanUllah

Defence for Human RightsThe case of the forced disappearances in Pakistan

E-Petition calls for Action on Rogue Hajj Tour Operators

The Council of British Hajjis (CBHUK) is calling for the government to extend support to British citizens perform-ing the Hajj. Over the past few months, the council has been inundated with complaints from pil-grims who have been duped out of paying for pilgrimage pack-ages which fell short of what they actually got. This follows a similar call by the consumer watchdogs in Birming-ham seeking the gov-ernment to supports its’ fight against rogue travel agents who rip people off by selling them pilgrimage packages to Saudi Arabia which did not exist. Rashid Mogradia, CEO at CB-HUK said “We have launched an e-petition calling the govern-

ment to support British nationals who go for Hajj and addressing the issues of unscrupulous tour operators, it is time the public got behind the campaign so that

we can start to sort this mess out. “It is clear the problem exists as recent prosecutions in Birming-ham and Slough and the num-bers of cases reported to us are on the rise”. CBHUK is working closely with

statutory bodies to bring justice to the hundreds of people who fall foul each year to un-regulat-ed companies and advises any-one wishing to book a pilgrim-

age to do so with tour operators who are approved by the Ministry of Hajj and have an Air Travel Operators License (ATOL) for total peace of mind. They are urging the commu-nity to support its’ campaign by sign-ing the e-petition

at http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/4849and for victims who have experienced Hajj or Umrah fraud or know anyone who has to report it this online and in confidence at www.cbhuk.org.

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A dedicated team of Sheffield City Council officers is on the trail of rogue landlords who house tenants in properties which are unsafe or in poor re-pair, or abuse their tenants’ legal rights. An increase in the number of calls to the Council’s Private Housing Standards Team reflects the growth of the private rented sector in the city. Private rented housing made up about 12 per cent of the city’s housing stock in 2007*, and the results of the 2011 Census are expected to show this has grown to around 15 per cent when figures are re-leased later this year.

In a recent prosecution at Shef-field Magistrates Court, a land-lord was given a suspended 28-day jail sentence, made to adhere to a curfew and fined for unlaw-fully locking a tenant out of his flat, failing to get a licence for multiple occupancy and failing to comply with fire regulations. A further ten prosecutions are in the pipeline.The work done by the Council team includes inspecting and regulating private rented hous-ing. They are also responsible for regulating houses in multiple occupation, known as HMOs, some of which may need a li-cence. Under the law all rented

houses of three or more storeys, and with at least five occupants, needs to be licensed by the Council. This means they have to be inspected to make sure they comply with standards such as fire regulations, as their occu-pants can be at greater risk.The team are also investigating landlords of larger HMOs who haven’t come forward to register their home for a licence. If you live in a larger shared house and you feel your landlord might not have a licence, please contact the team on 0114 2734680 or e-mail hmo@sheffield.gov.uk to get this checked out.

Cracking Down On Rogue Landlords

A special relationship, or rather a “bro-mance”- affection shared by two straight males- seems to be blooming between US President Barack Obama and Brit-ish Prime Minister David Cameron who was recentlyon a tour in the US. The two leaders have clearly been trying to make the point they have a special relationship, the Daily Mail commented. “That always happens when the two leaders of two great nations either side of the Atlantic meet up for a state visit. But this time it seems the pair of pals are letting their hands do the talking.”Cameron and his host Obama have been caught many times on camera “showing exactly how comfortable they are in each

others’ presence”. “The buddies have been slapping each other on the back, patting shoulders, grasping each other, putting arms round each other and generally be-ing very tactile,” it said. This “burgeoning bromance” has got so friendly that Cam-eron’s wife Samantha “may have been left feeling a little like a spare wheel”.However, first lady Michelle Obama has so far not got in on the act. The two lead-ers’ wives have “barely got close, unlike their husbands”

Obama, Cameron Now Best Buddies

Four primary schools in Sheffield had united in a campaign to im-prove children’s attendance. Gov-ernors and staff at the schools are sending out a leaflet to every fam-ily in the area, stressing how im-portant it is for children to have an excellent attendance record right from the youngest age. Under the slogan ‘Every Child Matters – Every Day Counts’ the leaflet reminds parents that good attend-ance is vital for educational suc-cess. It also warns against taking holidays in term time. The schools taking part in the cam-

paign are all located in the Darnall area - Acres Hill, Greenlands Nursery Infant, Greenlands Junior and Phillimore. Children attend-ing Darnall Primary Schools are absent for an average of 15 days every school year, which adds up to almost a full school year by the age of 16. The leaflet is avail-able in seven languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, Punjabi, Slovak, Somali and Urdu, and will also be distributed through community centres, libraries and GP surgeries.

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As Sheffield City Council pre-pares to set its budget, which contains cuts of £55 million in the coming financial year, Labour claim that the coalition Government’s cuts are dispro-portionately effecting the most disadvantaged areas of the country. They have revealed that re-search looking into cuts to Council budgets shows that cuts are hitting northern towns and cities hard at the same time as some areas of the wealthy south are receiving almost no cuts at all. By 2015/16 Sheffield City Council will have £170m less

to spend on services than it did in 2011/12, which means that for every £3 that the Council had to spend on services in 2011/12 the Council will only have £2 to spend by 2015/16. Labour fear that the Govern-ment’s cuts agenda is going to get worse for many years to come, noting that the Autumn Statement published by the Chancellor in November 2011 extended the ‘period of auster-ity’ for two years beyond the period covered by the 2010 Comprehensive Spending Re-view, meaning that spending reductions are now set to con-tinue up to March 2017.

North / South Divide

Sheffield -£123 per person

Doncaster -£144 per person

Barnsley -£111 per person

Newcastle upon Tyne -£144 per person

Manchester -£190 per person Richmond-upon-Thames -£4 per person

Wokingham -£1 per person

Windsor & Maidenhead -£5 per person

East Dorset £0 per person

North Dorset -£3 per person

This research shows that the level of cuts per person in differ-ent local authority areas are as follows:

A crimestoppers app for mobile phones has led to 2,000 pieces of information being passed on to the charity in just two weeks. More than 40 per cent of all infor-mation passed to Crimestoppers comes in via the charity’s website – and in the first two weeks of the mobile phone site going live 12 per cent of information received came via mobile phones.This is a huge step forward for Crimestoppers in making the site more accessible for those that want to pass on information about crime, whether at home or out and about. Crimestoppers gives the guaran-tee that anonymity will not be compromised and this new site

continues that promise, while al-lowing them to pass on informa-tion almost anywhere. Anyone with information about crime in the region should visit the site and fill out the secure form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org”Since Crimestoppers was launched 24 years ago, in 1988, information passed on to the charity has resulted in more than 113,000 arrests and charges. More than £122 million worth of goods have been recovered and more than £223 million worth of drugs have been seized.

Crimestoppers uses new Technology to get info

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue (SYFR) are warning residents not to store additional stocks of petrol or diesel in their proper-ties or cars. Following recent announcements of the Fuel Tankers strike, firefighters rec-ognise the potential exists for the inappropriate storage of petrol and similar fuels being stored in vehicles and garages at domestic premises. SYFR warn that Pe-troleum Spirit must NEVER be stored inside a domestic premise under any circumstances due to the high level of risk posed by petrol and the highly flammable vapours it releases.The storage of fuel is governed by legislation to protect people from these dangers.Petrol may legally be stored in

domestic locations by members of the public, but only by ad-hering to certain requirements: Petrol must be stored in a place that is not part of or attached to a building used as a dwelling. It must be stored in approved plas-tic petrol containers of the sort that may typically be purchased from filling stations. The maxi-mum capacity of these contain-ers should be 5 litres and a maxi-mum of two containers may be stored in a safe place at any do-mestic premises.Petrol is a highly volatile sub-stance whose presence can dra-matically increase the risk of fire. It is for this reason that it is strongly recommended to keep any storage of petrol to the mini-mum.

Firefighters issue Warning against storage of Petrol

Evidence suggests that climate change has led to extreme weath-er conditions such as heat waves, record high temperatures and, in many regions, heavy precipitation in the past half century. The spe-cial report observes and projects changes in extreme temperature, precipitation and drought across all continents in the globe. Ac-cording to the report, while it is believed heatwaves have become more severe in southern Europe and the Mediterranean, many scientists do not seem to observe

much climatic change in central and northern Europe. Scientists predict heavy precipitation will increase in east Africa, but feel few changes will take place in southern Africa and the Sahara. The 592-page report said that cli-mate extremes, or even a series of non-extreme events, in combina-tion with social vulnerabilities and exposure to risks can produce climate-related disasters. It calls for policy makers to combat this with appropriate government and private sector regulation.

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The British Museum in London has opened the first ever major exhibition on the pilgrimage, to give non-Muslims a glimpse of the heart of this world religion.“This exhibition is for every-body, Muslims and non-Mus-lims, everyone who wants to know more about this extraor-dinary phenomenon, which is one of the great religious mani-festations of the world,” said Neil MacGregor, the director of

the museum. “Hajj is the only part of the practice of Islam that non-Muslims can’t see,” he said. “It seems very important to try to explore that experience and to understand what it means to Muslims now, what it has meant through the centuries and to un-derstand how that habit of pil-grimage has changed the world.”It has taken three years and deals with museums around the world to bring together the exhibition.

The show uses priceless arte-facts, video footage, personal au-dio recordings and photographs to explore the history, journeys and experiences of millions of pilgrims who travel from around the world to reach the holy city of Mecca every year.The Hajj exhibition is the third by the British Museum in a series of sacred spiritual journeys that included “Treasures of Heaven” and “Book of the Dead”, and is

intended to improve understand-ing of the pilgrimage and Islam itself. However the exhibition, organised in partnership with the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Riyadh, skirts over some of the modern problems the hajj faces. “Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam” opened at the British Museum on January 26, and runs until April 15.

The Hajj Exhibition Opens At British Museum

Former president Pervez Mush-arraf, who was to return to Paki-stan by the end of January, has postponed his arrival in view of the “emerging political develop-ments”, his spokesperson said last month. He said Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) said that the retired gen-eral has postponed his return on the advice of several senior party leaders. Musharraf had been liv-ing in exile in Britain and the UAE since he resigned from his post in August 2008, fearing an impeachment by parliament. He had announced that he will return to Pakistan between Jan 27 and 30 to lead his party in the next general elections to be held in

2013. Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that Musharraf will be ar-rested on his return as courts have issued arrest warrants for him. Musharraf seized power in 1999 after he dismissed the elected government of Nawaz Sharif hours after he was sacked as the army chief. An anti-terrorism court has issued arrest warrants in connection with the 2007 assas-sination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. In October last year, a court issued a warrant for his arrest over the killing of Ba-loch leader Akbar Bugti in a mili-tary operation in August 2006. Musharraf has denied all charges.

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Question 1I am buying a property in auc-tion, what precautions should I take?If you are buying a property in auctions you should make sure, before you proceed, you have funds in place and the property has been surveyed. A solicitor should check the legal pack, doc-umentation, the title of the prop-erty and all searches. If the property you are buying is subject to a lease, or tenancy your solicitor must check all the provisions of the tenancy or lease to see if they are suitable and ac-cording to the mortgage lenders requirements. Question 2What is the Land Transaction Return?This consists of the detailed in-formation about the property, which your solicitors admit to the HM Revenue & Custom. It has the details of the sale price and possible stamp duty.

Your solicitors are bound to send this to HM Revenue & Custom within 30 days of the affective date of the transaction. It is com-pulsory on some leasehold case, when you are taking a lease of a commercial property.Following the completion the HM Revenue & Customs issue an SDLT5, which is the proof that you have submitted this form. Question 3I am a first time buyer and I’m buying a property for £240,000.00, please advise me on this transaction.As you are a first time buyer af-ter 24th March 2012, there will be stamp duty payable. Please note you still need to submit the Stamp Duty Land Tax Return to HM Revenue & Customs. Question 4I am buying a property and the finance is being provided by father. My father does not want his name on the title of

the property, but he wants to protect his interest. How do I go about this?If your father is providing the funds for the purchase of the property and he wants to protect his interest there are two ways of doing this. The first one is you can declare a declaration of trust, which will be used to set out the interest of your father in the property. This will clarify the share of your father in the prop-erty. Similarly an asset may have been purchased jointly and the parties may decide that their in-terest should be more specifically defined, so that the property does not pass to the surveyor of term on death.The second way is that the inter-est of your father can be noted as a lender and a charge can be registered on the property. If a charge needs to be registered on your property as a private lender, then your father needs a separate representation.

Rotherham town centre will be stepping back in time for its Diamond Jubilee celebrations, on Saturday, 2nd June, 2012. Rotherham’s main shopping area is set to be transformed into a 1950s style street party complete with a static display of vehicles from the era, street art, travelling show, and vintage market. The Council’s ‘official’ Jubilee cel-ebration event, due to take place between 10am and 3pm, will see

hundreds of tables and chairs line the town centre streets. The Big Jubilee Lunch (Sunday, 3rd June, 2012) will also form part of the main programme of events over the central weekend. A special 4-day bank holiday – Saturday, 2nd June to Tuesday, 5th June - will take place so there will be plenty of time for you to enjoy lunching in your commu-nity. Children will be at the heart of

the 2012 celebrations, with the Jubilee entertainment including traditional fairground rides and face painting, and Rotherham District Scouts lending a helping hand to organise games from the 1950s - a far cry from the age of television, computers and hand held games. The day will feature songs, dance and a Victorian va-riety entertainment show whilst, for the young at heart, there will be traditional tea dancing.

Diamond Jubilee: Expect a Party fit for a Queen

Your heart is a pump that keeps blood moving around your body. It delivers oxygen and nutrients to all parts of your body, and carries away unwanted carbon dioxide and waste products. The structure of the human heart The heart is made up of three layers:• Pericardium – thin outer protective sack• Myocardium – specialised cells making up the thick muscular wall• Endocardium – thin inner lining of the heart Inside the heart there are four chambers – two on the left side and two on the right.• The two small up-per chambers are called the atria• The two larger lower chambers are called the ventriclesThe left and right sides of the heart are divided by a muscular wall called the septum.There are four valves in your heart. They act like ‘gates’ that open and close, making sure that your blood travels in one direc-tion through your heart – a bit like a one-way traffic system. They are called the tricuspid valve and the pulmonary valve on the right side of the heart, and the mitral valve and the aortic valve on the left.Like every other living tissue, the heart itself needs a continu-ous supply of fresh blood. This blood supply comes from the coronary arteries which branch off from the main artery (the aorta) as it leaves the left ventricle. The coro-nary arteries spread across the outside of the myocar-dium, supplying it with blood.How blood travels around your bodyAs your heart muscle con-tracts, it pushes blood through your heart. With each contraction, or heart-beat:• Your heart pumps blood forward from its left side, through the aorta (the main artery leaving the heart) and into the arteries. Blood from the right side is pumped to your lungs.• The blood continues through the arteries, which di-vide off into smaller and smaller branches of microscopic capil-laries.Travelling through this network of capillaries, blood reaches every part of your body.

• The blood then trav-els back to the heart from the capillaries into the veins. The branches of the veins join to form larger veins, which deliver the blood back to the right side of your heart.As the heart relaxes in between each heartbeat or contraction,

blood from your veins fills the right side of your heart and blood from the lungs fills the left side of your heart. The two sides of the heart are separate, but they work together. The right side of the heart receives dark, de-oxygenated blood which has circulated around your body. It pumps this to your lungs, where it picks up a fresh supply of oxygen and becomes bright red again.The cardiovascular systemThis movement of blood around the body, pumped by the heart, is called circulation. This sys-tem is called the cardiovascular system (or heart and circulatory system).

• It contains about five litres (eight pints) of blood, which your heart is continuously circulating.• Each day, your heart beats about 100,000 times.• It pumps about 23,000 litres (5,000 gallons) of blood around your body.For your heart to keep pumping regularly, it needs an electri-

cal supply. This is provided by a special group of heart cells called the sinus node, which is also known as your heart’s natu-ral pacemaker.What if something goes wrong?Some people are born with hearts that have not developed properly before birth - this is

called congenital heart dis-ease. Some heart conditions may develop later in life, including coronary heart disease and atrial fibrillation. Sometimes you can inherit a heart condition from your family. People who have coronary heart disease are at risk of having a heart attack. Damage to the heart muscle because of a heart attack can lead to heart failure which will affect you for the rest of our life. Heart Failure can

also be caused by other condi-tions. How heart failure affects you will depend on the cause of the heart failure and how much of your heart muscle it affects.EthnicityYour ethnic background can in-crease your risk of getting coro-nary heart disease. Find out what your risks are, and get advice on small lifestyle changes you can make to reduce them. Statistics show that in the UK: • coronary heart disease rates are the highest in South Asian communities• stroke rates are the highest in people with an Afri-can Caribbean background• you have a higher risk

of developing high blood pressure if you are from an African Caribbean back-ground than all the ethnic groups in the UK• the preva-lence of type-2 dia-betes for people of African Caribbean and South Asian eth-nicity is much higher than in the rest of the population.

One in every five men and one in eve-

ry six women living in the UK die from coronary heart disease (CHD), and for Pakistanis and other people of South Asian ori-gin, the risk is even higher. You can make a real difference to your heart health with small life-style changes, eating healthily, keeping active, and being aware of what affects your risk.

HOW YOUR HEART WORKS?

Over £1 million has been secured for a major improvement scheme in one of Sheffield ’s most high-profile shopping areas. Just over £450,000 had previously been secured from a planning agree-ment linked to the recently opened Tesco store at Spital Hill. This will be spent on enhancing the streetscene along Spital Hill,

with new paving, street lighting and litter bins as well as the in-stallation of public art works in the area. Additional funding was secured from the Local Growth Fund amounting to £605,000 that is supported by the Government’s New Housing Bonus scheme.An important part of the consul-tation will be the future use of

Ellesmere Green at the northern end of Spital Hill that has become an eyesore and is seen as a key site to help improve the overall appearance of the area. There are also plans for public artworks along Spital Hill and local people will be asked for their input on the theme for the designs once an artist has been appointed.

£1 Million makeover for Spital Hill

The Scout Association has launched a new clothing range for Muslim girls as they join the organisation in increasing numbers. A “hoodie dress” and a T-shirt dress, both with long sleeves, are to be made available for activities including abseiling and climbing following requests

from the Muslim community. The knee-length outfits feature a graphic print inspired by Scout badges and activities. They were designed by Sarah Elenany, a 27-year-old British designer of Palestinian and Egyp-tian origin.The Scout Associa-

tion - founded in 1907 - said more than a third of all scouts world-wide now are Muslim, with an estimated 2,000 Muslim scouts in the UK. There are around 40 ac-tive UK scout groups with a pre-dominantly Muslim membership.Muslims in Scouting:: 2,000 Muslim scouts in the UK

:: 500,000 scouts in the UK:: 40 UK groups are mainly Muslim:: Muslim scouting started in late 1990s:: 28 million scouts of all faiths globally:: More than one-third of scouts worldwide are Muslim The hoodie dress is already avail-able with the T-shirt dress due to be ready in time for the summer. Both outfits are designed to be worn over trousers, jeans or leg-gings. The designs have been launched as the association’s last census showed that for the first time, more girls than boys are joining the movement, with an 88% rise in female youth mem-bership since 2005 to 66,576.

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It is not odd to hear in the news these days: "Teenager commits suicide due to bullying." Sure, it is not always as serious as sui-cide, but the effects of bullying can cause mental and emotional problems to children and youth of all ages.Bullying is not an easy problem to deal with. Due to fear of be-ing hurt, embarrassed, or losing friends, kids usually keep the issue inside and do not tell an adult. It is also hard to read signs, unless the kid is showing obvi-ous signs of depression, cry-ing, etc. These days, with Islamopho-bia rampant in the nation, our kids are the bulls-eye for bul-lies, and we as parents, com-munity members, and friends need to be very aware of what is going on around us.Parents need to take the time, especially after school, to talk to their kids and ask how their day went. Ask questions which will require the kids to give in-depth answers – for example, after asking how lunch was, a parent can ask "Who did you sit with? Did you have a good time?" If parents start this rou-tine early on in the kids' school lives, the kids will learn to trust their parents and won't feel like parents are "prodding" or being "annoying". They will also feel comfortable sharing problems if and when they encounter them.If parents do find out that their kid is being bullied, there are many ways to address the prob-lem. Parents should first bring awareness to the issue with the kid's teacher and/or principal. Request a conference with the teacher and explain what signs and complaints the kid has brought up. It is the teacher's and

school's duty to do an investiga-tion and look in to the matter, and of course, to keep in touch with the parents and keep them updated. Schools can address the problem, offer counselling, and also give consequences to put an end to the problem. A parent can-not just hope the problem will go away without telling any author-ity at the school.Parents also have to take an ac-tive role in helping deal with bullying. There are many ways to get active in a school's organi-

zation. Parent-teacher organiza-tions allow for programs, such as anti-bullying shows, lectures, programs, to take place in the school. Many times reflection through writing allows for kids to release their feelings that they may not feel comfortable sharing out loud. Helping to set these programs in place can hopefully change the school environment to more positivity and teamwork.Kids also have to be taught how to behave and respond to bullies. Teaching kids how not to re-spond with anger is important, so that the cycle does not continue. Yes, it is important for kids to be able to defend themselves, but teaching kids to be rude back

will not help them develop into problem-solvers; rather, they will just learn how to respond aggressively. When kids learn to be problem-solvers, they will be able to define their problem, con-verse in a respectful manner, and create solutions. If parents only teach their kids to run away from the problem or fight back, then the kids will not develop into strong problem-solvers, which will hurt them in the future, when there may be issues of discrimination, racism,

oppression, etc. in which they have full right to solve through realistic means.Another significant problem are parents who do not want to accept that their children are bullying others – this is why it is important as a school or a community to tackle the problem in large-scale manner so as not to single people out, unless it is a life-threatening issue. Further, establishing an open conversation with our kids will allow parents to find out if they are involved in bul-

lying themselves. If that is the case, it is imperative for parents to look into causes of what is causing this behaviour – lack of attention at home, health prob-lemsAs all religions teach us to treat others how we want to be treat-ed, we want our kids to be able to live up to this rule, and most importantly, be living examples of dedicated Muslims who teach and want to inspire others to be the same. In order to inspire our kids to be proud Muslims, they first need to be able to have strong self-esteem, which can be dangerously hurt through bully-ing.

Dealing With Bullying

PROPERTY CORNER by: Mohammed Mahroof BSc (Hons) MRICS

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I WANT TO BUY A HOUSE - IS IT THE RIGHT TIME?

There has been a common theme running with readers in the last few months, the question I have been asked on a number of occa-sions is “I want to buy a house – is it the right time?I am not surprised that I am be-ing asked this question because residential properties affect us all whether we own or rent property.A few years ago the hot topic was increasing house prices, anybody who bought a property, saw the value of their property rise, and on paper many people felt that financially they were in a won-derful position. Those who were renting seeing these price rises wanted to get onto the property ladder, and with good access to lending many people did.The situation now is that increas-es in house prices are not at the levels of a few years ago, in fact some will argue that values have decreased, others will say that they have stabilised.Stabilisation along with more

difficult lending conditions can certainly give the impression that we are in a difficult market. The reality is that prices are more challenging, sellers need to be more realistic with asking prices, whilst buyers should not expect bargains. There is a re-stabilisa-tion of the market taking place, this is not just in this country but throughout the world, bar a few major economies where prices are still quite strong.The answer to whether one should buy or not is not as sim-ple, it is a question of circum-stances and pragmatism, with each individual being unique. Therefore for some people this would be an ideal time to buy, for others it will financially be more challenging as the lending mar-kets adjust to changing market conditions.The rental market for residen-tial property is reported as be-ing quite strong, and it is clear demand for residential properties

whether rental or purchase is not going to diminish as the popula-tion is increasing.As I have mentioned previously people are seeing the rental mar-ket as a real long term alterna-tive to buying, it is clear a tenure adjustment is taking place. This also brings new market oppor-tunities which are evident in the auction room in particular, inves-tors buying for long term lets. It is also becoming evident that investors and developers are looking at developing for the rental market. The demand for residential property I believe will always be there, as people need to have shelter.

If you want to contact me I am a consultant at Mark Jenkinson and Son, telephone 0114 276 0151 or mobile: 07879 015095 and I will be delighted to advise on any property issues you may wish to discuss.

Before the 20th century•There are references to Islamic scholars in the prologue to Chau-cer’s Canterbury Tales (1386). •Following the Crusades against Islam, Britain became friendly with some Islamic countries. Queen Elizabeth I, for example, asked the Ottoman Sultan Murad for naval assistance against the Spanish Armada.•The first recorded Englishman to become a Muslim was John Nelson, who converted to Islam at some point in the 16th Cen-tury.•A 1641 document refers to “a sect of Mahomatens” being “dis-covered here in London”. There were also a few conversions to Islam during the period, and a few years later, in 1649, came the first English version of the Qur’an, by Alexander Ross.•In the 18th and 19th Centuries there were a number of converts to Islam amongst the English up-per classes, including Edward Montagu, son of the ambassador to Turkey.

•The first large group of Mus-lims in Britain arrived about 300 years ago. They were sailors re-cruited in India to work for the East India Company, and so it’s not surprising that the first Mus-lim communities were found in port towns.•Ships’ cooks came too, many of them from Sylhet in what is now Bangladesh. There are records of Sylhetis working in London res-taurants as early as 1873.•Some Muslim sailors decided to stay in Britain and simply left their ships without going through any formal immigration proce-dure.•The next wave of Muslim im-migration to Britain followed the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. The increase in trade caused a demand for men to work in ports and on ships.•Most of these immigrants came from the Yemen, probably be-cause Aden was the main refuel-ling stop for ships between Brit-ain and the Far East, and many of the seamen later settled in the port cities of Cardiff, Liverpool, South Shields, Hull, and Lon-don. There are now an estimated 70-80,000 Yemenis living in Britain, who form the longest-established Muslim group in Britain.•An example is the Yemeni com-munity of South Shields, which began at the end of the 19th century when Yemenis working as stokers on steamships moved ashore and set up boarding hous-es in the dock area.•The first mosque in Britain is re-corded as having been at 2 Glyn

Rhondda Street, Cardiff, in 1860.

ImmigrationBritain’s Muslim population are almost all people who immi-grated to Britain in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, or their descend-ants. During the first quarter of the 20th century it was estimated that there were around 10,000 Muslims in Britain. Now there are between 1 and 2 million British Muslims (2% - 4% of the population), and over half of them were born in Britain.The first immigrantsMany of the immigrants in the 1950s and 60s came from India and Pakistan in search of a better material life. They could earn 30 times as much in Britain as they could in Pakistan.While many planned to bring their families to Britain once they’d achieved financial secu-rity, others hoped to save money to buy land in Pakistan and then return to the families they had left behind.Fear was another reason to come

to Britain in the 1950s. Many left India because they wanted to escape the disruption and com-munity violence that coincided with the division of British India into Pakistan and India. (During this partition, as many as 2 mil-lion people died in communal

violence, ostensibly on religious grounds.)A less-known reason why many Muslims left Pakistan was the construction of the Mangla Dam in the early 1960s. This sub-merged some 250 villages in the Mirpur District, and displaced 100,000 people; more than half the residents of some villages moved to Britain.Most immigrants came from farming areas such as Azad Kashmir and the Northwest Frontier, which had close con-nections with Britain as estab-lished recruiting grounds for the British army and the merchant navy.Almost all Bangladeshis came from Sylhet, which also had a long tradition of providing im-

migrants to Britain.

Women and children lastThe first immigrants were men, who left their families behind. Once in Britain they tended to live in groups in communal hous-es until they had saved enough money to bring their wives and children to join them, or chosen to return to their birth-land.The communal houses often contained men from the same village in Pakistan. Living like this made life easier for the new arrivals because it gave them a base, a community and friend-ship, and financial support while they found their feet.Because they had no family or home comforts in Britain the new immigrants began a tradi-tion of working very long hours that the present generation re-jects.Even when their wives joined them the early Muslim immi-grants were still isolated from the host culture by language and prejudice. The generation of Muslims that have been educat-ed in Britain have much stronger relationships with non-Muslims than their ancestors.The Commonwealth Immi-grants ActImmigration was boosted briefly by The Commonwealth Immi-grants Act of 1962, which re-moved the right of automatic en-try for Commonwealth Citizens, restricting it to those who had a work voucher. People hurried to get into Britain before this new law made it too difficult.The later Immigration Act of 1971 blocked immigration for single men.Immigration from AfricaThe next wave of immigrants came from Africa, mostly from Kenya and then Uganda.As certain African regimes en-couraged a policy of Africanisa-

tion, life became more difficult for those Asians already living there. Many of these Asians started moving to Britain until the Commonwealth Immigrants Act made it more difficult for them to do so. In 1972 60,000 Asians were expelled by Presi-dent Amin from Uganda, many of whom were allowed to settle in Britain.Although the immigrants from Africa were often traumatised and had lost most of their ma-terial possessions, they still had many advantages. They were better educated than the earlier immigrants, many of them were professionals or from skilled trades, and they already had ex-perience of thriving in a minority community.

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A study in Britain has found that a lot of people here are com-pletely ignorant about some of the basic facts related to their country such as the highest mountain or even the names of nations comprising their coun-

try! The study found that more than one in five adult Briton lacked awareness about the na-tions comprising their country. Nearly six in ten thought Eng-land’s highest peak is Ben Ne-vis, Snowdon or even Mount

Everest, the Sun reported.

Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak (8,848 metres above sea level), is in Nepal while Britain’s highest sum-mit is Scafell Pike (978 metres above sea level).

The survey revealed that over 20 percent people did not know England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland comprise their country. One in 20 had no idea that Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument, was in Britain and almost a quarter named Aus-tralia’s famed Ayers Rock as a British landmark.

Many Britons Think Mount Everest is in Britain!

Many Sheffield residents are set to enjoy an improved envi-ronment on their local roads in future years. The City Council’s Highways Committee is to roll out 20 mph speed limits in resi-dential areas of the city. On the continent a 30km/h (18mph) residential speed limit is rapidly becoming the norm. In this country many local au-thorities are following suit, with cities such as Newcastle , Port-smouth , Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield keen to establish 20mph as the default maximum

speed in residential areas. The aim is to reduce the number and severity of accidents, reduce the fear of accidents, encourage sus-tainable methods of travel and contribute towards the creation of a more pleasant environment. Each of Sheffield ’s seven Com-munity Assemblies have been asked to nominate a school around which a 20mph speed limit would be introduced dur-ing the next two years. Entranc-es to each 20mph area would be marked by speed limit signs and road markings, with additional

small signs mounted on lamp posts within the area to remind drivers of the new limit.The roll-out of 20 mph speed limits would be limited to ap-propriate residential areas rather than individual roads. Classi-fied roads, major bus routes and roads with an existing speed limit of 40 mph or more would not be subject to the new limit. The local Community Assembly would be consulted to help de-cide the exact boundary of each 20 mph area.

20 mph Speed Limits Rolled out in Residential Areas

Sheffield City Council has re-vealed that the evening cel-ebration event for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay in Sheffield will be held in Bark-ers Pool. Sheffield is one of only five overnight stops for the Torch in Yorkshire and the Humber, a reflection of the city’s high national sporting profile.Councillor Julie Dore, Leader of Sheffield City Council, said: “The arrival of the Olympic Torch in the city on 25 June will

be the culmination of years of work and preparation. We have made sure Sheffield gets every possible benefit from the Games coming to the UK. It is great to see the city recognised in this way, and we will be putting on a night to remember!The evening celebration will include music and other per-formances, local celebrities and dignitaries, and the arrival of the Olympic torch itself. The event will not be ticketed, but

full security arrangements will be in place to ensure the safety of the crowd. There will be other opportunities for Sheffield residents to get involved on the 25 June. There will be lots of activities to try, exhibitions to watch and music to listen to in two community events being put on in celebration of the Ol-ympic Torch Relay. These will be based at Hillsborough Park and in the City centre.

Sheffield Reveals Olympic Torch Event Location

It is already being billed as one of the biggest concerts of the year. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is coming to the North West on Wednesday April 11 and will play live at the MEN Arena. Rahat has not only taken Bol-lywood by storm in recent years but has remained true to his qawalli traditions catapult-ing him to superstar status. The nephew of the late great Nus-rat Fateh Ali Khan, his vocals have also been featured on the soundtrack of Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto. The Manchester concert follows a date at the

London’s Wembley arena on Saturday April 7. Tickets can be purchased via www.ra-hatlive.com.

Rahat Concert Excitement Reaches Fever Pitch

Sheffielders will be able to have their say on how their city is run in May’s elections and also in a referendum to decide whether Sheffield should have a directly-elected mayor. This year’s local council elections will be held on Thursday 3 May, with a third of Sheffield ’s seats being contested – a total of 28 altogether. Parliament has also decided that 10 of the largest cities in England outside London should have a referendum on having a directly-

elected mayor. Both Leicester and Liverpool have already cho-sen to have an elected mayor and will not be holding a referendum. If the people of Sheffield decide to opt for a directly-elected may-or, there would be mayoral elec-tions on 15 November 2012 on the same date as the Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Polling cards for the local elec-tions and the referendum are due to be distributed over the next couple of weeks and a booklet

giving information about the ref-erendum will also be sent out. A copy of the booklet can be down-loaded from www.sheffield.gov.uk/elections.Local councils are responsible for a wide range of services that you use and rely on every day - from housing to street light-ing, education to pub licensing, parking to sports facilities, and park maintenance to care for the elderly. That’s why your vote can make a real difference.

Have Your Say in Local Elections

Firefighters are spelling out the dangers of arson to Sheffield schoolchildren as part of a safety push in one of the city’s arson

trouble spots. Fire and police officers in-cluding Safer Neigh-bourhood Teams ,will have a high-profile presence in Sharrow, giving safety talks to local youngsters about the risks of wheelie bin blazes and other types of arson. Around 80 per cent of the fires South York-

shire fire crews attend are started deliberately, and the service is joining forces with the police and council for Operation Equinox to

highlight how arson is a drain on emergency service resources and can put lives in danger.As the nights gradually get light-er and summer approaches there is traditionally a rise in antiso-cial behaviour fires so they want to get the message through to young people about staying clear of arson. People may think set-ting a pile of rubbish or a wheel-ie bin on fire isn’t a big deal but they still have to send a crew to put the fire out, and the blaze could easily spread to a house and lead to a fatality.

School children Targeted in City Fire Safety Drive

Nearly 30,000 Afghans and 15,000 Pakistanis have applied for asylum in the European Union (EU) in 2011, the EU’s statistical office said. A total of 301,000 people had applied for EU asylum, of whom 90 percent were new applicants and about 10 percent were repeat appli-cants, the Eurostat said. The main

countries of citizenship of these applicants were Afghanistan (28,000), Russia (18,200), Paki-stan (15,700), Iraq (15,200 ) and Serbia (13,900), EuAsiaNews reported. The highest number of applicants was registered in France (56,300 applicants), fol-lowed by Germany (53,300) and Italy (34,100). Britain received

26,400 applications. Thousands of people have been displaced in Pakistan and Afghanistan plagued by insurgency and ter-rorism that has threatened peace and stability in the region. Hun-dreds of people have also died in the war on terror launched by the respective governments with help from their western allies.

Thousands Apply for EU Asylum

Rotherham’s One Town, One Community project came to life as Councillor Mahroof Hussain accepted a prestigious invitation from South Yorkshire’s High Sheriff. Councillor Hussain, who leads the One Town, One Community project, was invited to speak at the South Yorkshire Legal Services Annual Service by the High Sheriff on Sunday March 25.As part of the service, which is attended by High Sheriffs from across the county, religious leaders, Judges, senior officers from the NHS, fire service and Sheffield’s Universities, Coun-cillor Hussain was asked to do a reading from the Old Testament, alongside the High Sheriff him-self. Councillor Hussain, who is Cabinet member for Com-munity Development, Equality and Young Peoples Issues, was invited because of his work in community cohesion and tackling exclusion of all social groups across Rotherham.Councillor Hussain said: “It was

a great honour to be personally invited to do a reading at the Legal Services Annual Serv-ice and, as the lead for Rotherham’s One Town One Community, it was incredibly fitting that it be from the Bible. “It was the very essence of what One Town, One community stands for, people coming together, embracing other reli-gions and cultures and understanding each oth-er through them. “The work we’re doing here in Rotherham is really setting the benchmark in helping communities to live side by side in harmony. Hopefully, my invite reflects the success that the project has had in the town and, with the goodwill we’ve already received, long may it continue.”

Councillor Mahroof Hussain:One Town, One Community in Action

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How do we maintain a stable relationship?

The merits of getting married, and especially getting married at an early age, are very great. There are numerous verses of the Holy Qur’an and sayings from the Holy Prophet which extol the virtues of getting married. Many of these traditions are al-most common knowledge among Muslims, such as marriage com-pleting half of your faith and one unit of prayer of a married person being equal to seventy units of prayer of an unmarried person. While it is very commendable to get married at an early age, it is also very important to consider the social impact of marriage. A community consists of a group of families, and families are formed from the bonds of mar-riage. So it is imperative to be aware of the challenges that be-ing married entails, and to know how to find solutions to any prob-lems that may arise. One of the worst things that can

happen to a community is a di-vorce, and that unfortunately is a problem in our communities. The UK divorce rate hovers un-der 45 percent, and while there are no official statistics about the divorce rate among different Muslim communities, many of us know of someone among our family or friends who have been affected by divorce. Divorce is very harmful to soci-ety, and especially to females, as it attaches a stigma to them that is very hard to remove. And unfortunately many di-vorces in our community occur in the first few years of marriage, when the couple is unprepared of the challenges in marriage. Cou-ples must realize that marriage is an active process that requires effort and wisdom to maintain. It is not a passive process that will just work itself out.Newly married couples should definitely take advantage of mar-riage counselling from a religious scholar or even from secular sources in order get help in meet-ing the challenges of marriage. There are however some simple things couples can do to keep their marriage strong and lively. One major challenge to over-come is time management. When we are single, we have plenty of time to perform our obligations and pursue any extra-curricular activities we desire. Once married, time management becomes an issue, as time must be given to family, friends, work, the community, and recreational

activities. Both husband and wife must plan ahead and learn how to spend their time wisely. Being short on time and not be-ing able to fulfil some of our time obligations can lead to lots of stress in the relationship. There will be many events and obligations that you will have the opportunity to attend, and the couple must make the best use of their time and decide which events to attend. As an extension of this, the couple should make sure they make time to spend with each other. Between time spent with family and with the community, some-times spending time with each other can go by the wayside. Spending quality time together will help in strengthening the bond between husband and wife.Another aspect of marriage that can cause friction is unrealistic expectations. People can and will change. Many couples are bound to have different points of views on some issues in life. You will notice some differences in your own views now compared to ten years ago. And you will have even more different views ten years from now. As long as major religious prin-ciples aren’t affected, it is okay to expect some change in views from your spouse as time goes on. It may not be exactly what you think, but discussing these changes without jumping to an-gry conclusions is key to achiev-ing happiness in marriage. Em-

bracing one another’s differences and working to become better Muslims should be a practice of every couple.Finally, another problem that can derail a marriage is not putting forth enough effort in giving your spouse attention. During the process of getting to know your partner before marriage, both people are very careful in being respectful and kind to the other. They are eager to shower the other with gifts and compliments. This can produce a very strong bond between husband and wife, but it can also cause some disap-pointment later in the marriage if similar attention is not shown to each other. While it is tough to maintain that same level of love and gentleness in the day to day activities of marriage, it is cer-tainly not impossible. A simple gift or a kind word here or there can go a very long way. We should find out what makes our spouse the most happy, and try to give them a little bit of that whenever we can. One elderly gentleman I had the pleasure of meeting gave me a very good piece of advice about how to have a strong marriage. He has been married for over 50 years and told me that the biggest thing to remember is, “Whatever you did to get them to marry you, do the same to keep them happy.” This will be differ-ent for every couple but is essen-tial in having a happy marriage.

You’re Married...Now What?

The Olympic torch will be burning brightly around Shef-field this summer - and it has been revealed which city streets the flame will be carried along on its journey around the UK. Thousands of people are ex-pected to line the route as the flame is held aloft by specially-chosen torchbearers, and excit-ing events are also planned to mark the momentous occasion.The torch will arrive in Shef-field on Monday, June 25, be-ginning at Chapeltown and heading to Ecclesfield before being carried to Hillsborough. Spectators will then cheer on the torchbearers as the flame travels along Penistone Road and Glossop Road to Ecclesall, finishing up at Barker’s Pool for a free evening of celebra-tions. The next day, the torch will continue on its journey to Rotherham, starting at At-tercliffe and heading to Tem-pleborough, through the town centre and on to Dalton and Thrybergh.Carrying the torch through the city will be 18-year-old Carys

Hall, from Gleadless, a keen athletics fan who has volun-teered at many sporting events in Sheffield. Other torchbearers will be disabled rugby player and Doncaster primary school assistant James Needham, who was confined to a wheelchair aged seven following a car accident, and writer Debjani Chatterjee, who set up a ‘poetry corridor’ at Sheffield Children’s Hospital while serving as its poet-in-residence.Highlights of the route through Sheffield include a community event at Hillsborough Park, as well as celebrations in the Peace Gardens, Tudor Square and on Devonshire Green. Barker’s Pool will host a two-hour entertainment show, cul-minating in the lighting of a cauldron marking the end of the day’s proceedings.Carrying the torch through Rotherham will be Caroline Waugh, who learned to cycle on a special trike after suffering brain damage, and Diana Swan-son, a community worker who helps local carers.

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These spacious and airy new homes are the first of 2,300 new affordable properties for sale and rent which are to be built on der-elict sites across Sheffield to help address the city’s chronic hous-ing shortage.The artists’ impressions of new homes to be built off Park Grange Road, Norfolk Park, in

the Falstaff area of Parson Cross, and at Shirecliffe, have been re-leased by Sheffield Council be-fore the three schemes go before planning boards for approval over the coming month. Some properties have been designed to blend in where close to surround-ing, older properties, such as in Shirecliffe, while those at the

other two sites are more modern in style.The three schemes will provide a total of 305 homes – 142 at Fal-staff, 116 at Norfolk Park and 47 at Shirecliffe. If approved, con-struction at Falstaff and Norfolk park would begin in July and Shirecliffe next year.

How city’s new houses will Look

“The women are true leaders who are fighting to create a better Pa-kistan for their mothers, daugh-ters and sisters. And through this struggle, they are ultimately creating a better society for all.” Acting US Consul General Kevin Murakami, who is also a Public Affairs Officer with the CG in Karachi, said this in his opening remarks of a seminar on Interna-tional Women’s Day. He hosted a dialogue on the day titled ‘Wom-

en: Freedom and Equality.’The seminar was presided over by Bilqees Edhi among other speak-ers. Renowned poetess Azra Ab-bas recited her poem as Sheema Kermani performed there.Kevin Murakami said, “It is an honour to address you all,” add-ing that Consul General William Martin wanted to be here as he is a staunch supporter of women’s rights in Pakistan. Congratulating the Pakistani women, he said that

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s Oscar for Saving Face, is great achieve-ment of everyone. Her success signifies an extraordinary triumph for Pakistani women who, far too often, bear the brunt of violence, poverty and disease, he said.The day was marked to honour the achievements of Pakistani women, while remembering that there is still so much work to be done. Young women must be equipped with the knowledge, skills and opportunities to pursue their dreams. Indeed, investing in young women means economic progress, political stability, and greater prosperity for everyone tomorrow. Most importantly, women from all ethnicities, reli-gions and socio-economic groups must live a life free from gender-based violence and we should never forget that human rights are fundamentally women’s rights. The event was an important step in the ongoing struggle to en-sure equality and freedom for all women and girls, he concluded.

Encourage Women for Future Prosperity

There are 1,013,913 words in the English language, according to the Global Language Moni-tor, but how many do you use? Do you know just enough words to get by, or are you a master of erudite, insightful commentary?Vocabulary is about more than communication; it helps shape people’s thoughts and ambitions.Language is about more than making yourself understood. Limited vocabularies can affect people’s lives and their self-esteem. Whether you’re writing, interviewing for a job, talking to your friends or just thinking, your vocabulary really matters. But are we increasingly impov-erished when it comes to lan-guage? And how can we build word wealth?Is it a problem?Despite modern fears of ‘dumb-ing down’ and text speak, vo-cabulary standards are falling, and the average person knows around 50,000 words.But what about texting? Surely all that ‘Av a gr8 nite m8’ cul-ture must gradually damage the writer’s language skills. But the professor says that actually only 10% of words in text messages are abbreviated, and that it’s not the problem people think it is: “All the research in recent years is showing that the more you text the better your literacy scores, because texting is yet another technology that motivates peo-ple to read and write.”HOW TO LEARN NEW WORDSWhether it’s a growing problem or not, if you want to improve

your vocabulary, what’s the answer? Should you sit down and read the dictionary? The best approach is simply to read and write as much as possible - which is what the internet moti-vates one to do. So that’s good news for anyone reading this; the internet, with its mountains of features and news stories, Wikipedia entries, discussions and debates can help you expand your vocabulary. Challenge yourself by ditching dull words in favour of more dynamic ad-jectives. You may know 50,000 words, but how many do you regularly use? Abandon words like ‘nice’ in favour of more descriptive and exciting terms. Using swear words for emphasis can become a bad habit, so try to find alternatives. If you’re strug-gling for a word then you can find alternatives in any online thesaurus.IMPROVING YOUR

CHILD’S VOCABULARYMany people are more ambitious for their children than them-selves. You may not have time to read and improve your vocabu-lary, but you almost certainly want your children to shine.There is evidence that by the age of three, children from impover-ished environments were using less than half the words of more advantaged kids. That’s why it’s so important to have books in the home and to listen to stories from parents. It’s just common sense. There may be too much focus on reading and writing, when actually it’s command of the spoken word that makes a real difference early on. This can be improved through drama, dis-cussion and stories, so even if a child is struggling with reading and writing, their vocabulary can still be nourished.

How to Improve your Vocabulary

Indian call centres are selling con-fidential personal data, including credit card details and medical records, of over 500,000 Britons. Citing an undercover investiga-tion by The Sunday Times, the Daily Mail said the data is be-ing sold by “corrupt Indian call centre workers” to criminals and marketing firms. The report said that two Indians, claiming to be information tech-nology workers at call centres, met undercover reporters and boasted of having 45 different sets of personal information on nearly 500,000 Britons. The data included names, addresses, and phone numbers of credit card

holders, start and expiry dates as well as the three-digit security verification codes, the report said. Much of the information is relat-ed to customers at major financial companies, including HSBC and NatWest.An Indian named Naresh Singh, who met the undercover report-ers in a hotel room in Gurgaon near Delhi, was allegedly carry-ing a laptop full of data, it said. “These are ones that have been sold to somebody already. This is Barclays, this is Halifax, this is Lloyds TSB. We’ve been dealing so long we can tell the bank by just the card number,” Singh was quoted as saying. He said much

of the data would be less than 72 hours old. Other information be-ing sold was about mortgages, loans, insurance and mobile phone contracts. According to the report, call cen-tres are a $5 billion industry in India, with an estimated 330,000 people employed by them. Many British companies outsource services to India.Conservative MP and member of the House of Commons’ public accounts select committee, Rich-ard Bacon said this was not only a matter for the organisations in-volved but also the authorities.

Indian Call Centres Selling Britons’ Personal Data

Impressive Wosskow Brown Facilities Encourage Attercliffe Regeneration Plan

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The Korean firm has been accused of modeling its products on Apple's de-signs, not least by Apple itself, which accused Samsung of "slavishly copy-ing" the design of its iPhone and iPad.Lee Minhyouk, vice president for design at Samsung Mobile, said he was offended by the accusations. He said: "As a designer, there's an issue of dignity. [The Samsung Galaxy] is original from the beginning and I'm the one who made it."It's a totally different product with a different design language and differ-ent technology infused."

Samsung copy Iphone design

That this Council:- (a) notes that the Sheffield Girls College in Bagh, Azad Kashmir is com-pleted and is due to be opened by the president of Azad Kashmir and members of the Kashmir Earthquake Relief Fund Sheffield’s management committee in

April 2012;(b) acknowledges the impressive work of the Sheffield based charity called KERF (Kashmir Earthquake Relief Fund) and thanks them for the helping hands they have provided to the people of Kashmir whose homes, businesses, livestock, educational institutions were destroyed and thousands of lives were taken by the deadly earthquake in 2005;(c) further acknowledges the ef-fort of two of our former Lord Mayors, Councillor Jackie Drayton and Council-lor Alan Law who had chosen the char-ity for one of the Lord Mayors charity appeals during terms of office and raised

thousands of pounds;(d) is pleased that its former Lord Mayor visited the earthquake area and laid the foundation stone by herself;(e) thanks for the contribution made by Councillors, MPs, MEPs, Members of House of Lords, businesses, political parties, trade unions, Council officers, schools, Sheffield Mosques, Pakistan Muslim Centre, Churches, Gurdwaras and Mandars, citizens of Sheffield and all the contributions coming from around the globe;(f) recognizes that this project was set up as a symbol of our lasting friend-ship and solidarity with the people of

Azad Kashmir following the enormous earthquake;(g) thanks to all other UK based charities who have raised funds for all other projects in the earthquake areas of Kashmir and Pakistan;(h) pays a tribute to international community who have pulled together and gave millions of pounds towards emergency shelters, food and medicine; and(i) acknowledges the need of con-tinued support in the area in the coming months and years and sympathizes with the people of the earthquake area who have lost their loved ones.

Notice of Motion on KASMIR by: Councillor Mohammad Maroof

Sheffield based Solicitors, Wosskow Brown, have recently undergone a £200,000 revamp of their office spaces in the At-tercliffe and Gleadless areas of the city.Having been situated in the Ban-ner Centre for over 20 years, the impressive revamp moves them to the ground floor of the build-ing and closer to their clients.Managing partner, Ian Brown said: “We’ve been on the top floor of the Banner Centre for over 20 years. After listening to our client feedback we decided to make our facilities more acces-sible to our clients and the pub-lic. The new facilities have fan-tastic new ground floor meeting rooms, that both accommodate our growing client base and grant easy access for those less able. We also hope this will go some-way towards encouraging new business in this area.”Head of Property and Immigra-

tion, Mohammed Nazir said, “It’s always been our motto to offer that little bit extra in our service. The new facili-ties are designed with our clients in mind. By re-locating to the ground floor we hope our less able clients will find it even easier to visit us. The new open plan areas flood the building with light and provide a relax-ing environment too which not only makes it a great place for our clients but a great place to work too.”Wosskow Brown Solicitors is one of the leading firms of So-

licitors in South Yorkshire, with roots going back over 150 years. They have developed a wide

range of high quality legal serv-ices, delivered to individuals and businesses in a professional and

personal manner by dedicated lawyers. The firms’ efforts within the com-

munity gained notoriety over the past year, after launching numer-ous schemes aimed at improving

local education and sports facili-ties. They also subscribe to many international incentives, namely

the improvement of clean drinking water facilities in countries such as Pakistan, along with support for children living on rubbish sites across the world.Wosskow Brown’s regular advice slots on commu-nity radio stations have also proved popular. Over the last year the team have offered pro bono advice in both English and Urdu for those who would other-

wise find legal advice difficult to access.Along with the impressive new

facilities, the service front at Wosskow Brown has also seen a revamp. New team members mean the firm are now able to offer a wide range of advice on commercial, immigration, prop-erty and personal injury matters. The team also maintained their Lexcel quality status this year, maintaining their position as the longest standing Lexcel accred-ited firm in Sheffield. This spe-cialist Law Society accreditation is only awarded to Solicitors who meet the highest management and customer care standards. Why not see the new facilities for yourself? The office front can now be found just off Attercliffe Road, opposite Karachi Stores. So if you’re moving house, have a legal issue or just need legal ad-vice, call into Wosskow Brown who will be happy to help, or call 0114 256 1560.

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Pakistan’s Shad Begum was among 10 of the world’s lead-ing women activists the United States honoured last month for their efforts to improve the lives of other women. Shad Begum of Lower Dir district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, received the 2012 International Women of Courage Award, at a ceremony in Wash-ington, for working for women in a deeply conservative area. The region was run briefly by the mil-itants before the Pakistan Army cleared it in May 2009.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama presented the awards. Secretary Clinton noted that all 10 women had worked tirelessly to improve the lives of women and girls, sometimes at great per-sonal risks. Some of them were also imprisoned and abused for their efforts, she noted.Ambassador Sherry Rehman, who also attended the ceremony, said Pakistan’s democratic gov-ernment had enacted a series of legislative measures to protect and advance women’s rights. “We passed legislation criminal-ising sexual harassment in the workplace. We passed legislation making it mandatory to appoint neutral mediators at all levels to

adjudicate charges of sexual dis-crimination,” she said. “Another revolutionary legislation made it illegal to deprive a woman of her rightful inheritance, made it illegal to force a woman into marriage to settle a civil or crimi-nal dispute; and banned compel-ling or arranging or facilitating a woman’s marriage to the Holy Quran.”In a brief biographical sketch, the US State Department introduced Shad Begum as “a courageous human rights activist and leader who has changed the political context for women in the ex-tremely conservative district of Dir.” As founder and executive director of Association for Be-haviour and Knowledge Trans-formation, Ms Shad provides political training, microcredit, primary education, and health services to women. Ms Shad not only empowered the women of Dir to vote and run for office, she herself ran and won local seats in the 2001 and 2005 elections against local conservatives who tried to ban female participation. “Despite threats, Ms Shad con-tinues to work out of Peshawar to improve the lives of women in the communities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” the State Depart-

ment noted.Another recipient, Maryam Du-rani of Afghanistan, comes from the Kandahar province, among the country’s most conservative and most dangerous areas. But that has not stopped Ms Durani from speaking out for the rights of Afghan women and girls. As a member of Kandahar’s Provin-cial Council, director of the non-profit Khadija Kubra Women’s Association for Culture, and owner and manager of the only local, female-focused radio sta-tion, “she is both a leader and a role model for women throughout Afghanistan”. A true woman of courage, Ms Durani has survived multiple attacks on her life, in-cluding a suicide attack in 2009 that resulted in serious injury. Although she continues to face regular threats, “she is undeterred in her mission to promote basic civil rights for all Afghans”, the State Department noted.Other award winners include Hana Elhebshi, a political activist from Libya, Samar Badawi, left, a political activist from Saudi Arabia, Aneesa Ahmed of Mal-dives, Hawa Abdallah Moham-med Salih of Sudan and Safak Pavey of Turkey.

Pakistani woman receives US courage award

Thousands of people in Britain are dying “unnecessarily” be-cause they are too scared to men-tion early symptoms of cancer to their doctor. A survey of 2,000 people for Cancer Research UK said 40 percent might delay get-ting symptoms checked out by doctors because they are worried what they might find. The report said that 11,500 deaths due to cancer could be avoided every year in the country. The poll find-

ings suggested that a quarter of patients might delay seeing their doctor with symptoms be-cause they fear they could be wasting their doctor’s time. And many peo-ple do not rec-ognise which symptoms may

suggest cancer.More than three-quarters of peo-ple asked to list possible warning signs and symptoms of cancer failed to mention pain, coughing or problems with bowels or blad-der. And more than two-thirds also failed to list bleeding.“Our report highlights just how much more we have to do to raise awareness about the early signs

of cancer,” said Cancer Research UK. “If patients are diagnosed when the cancer is still in its early stages before it has had a chance to spread to other parts of the body it is more likely that treat-ment will be successful. That is why it is so important for people to be aware of things that might be early signs of cancer.” “Of course we are all frightened of hearing that we may have can-cer. But people need to know that catching the disease early gives them much better odds of surviv-ing it. The best precaution anyone can take is to be on the lookout for any changes in their bodies that seem unusual for them and to get them checked by a doctor. We know that in many cases these things won’t turn out to be can-cer. But don’t take the gamble of missing out on early diagnosis.

Cancer Denial Killing Thousands in Britain

Business Networking

The importance of Networking for your business and how to networkBusiness networking is an effec-tive low-cost marketing method for developing sales opportuni-ties and contacts, based on refer-rals and introductions - either face-to-face at meetings and gatherings, or by other contact methods such as phone, email, and increasingly social and busi-ness networking websites.A business network of contacts is both a route to market for you, and a marketing method. Business networking offers a way to reach decision-makers which might otherwise be very difficult to engage with us-ing conventional advertising methods. Networking is about building a wide and relevant network of meaningful contacts - not just having lots of one-to-one meetings. Big strongly connected networks inevitably

capture more opportunities than networks with lots of holes and weak connections. In addition, business network-ing brings with it the added ad-vantage of recommendation and personal introduction, which are always very helpful for devel-oping business opportunities. Business networking is a way for you to make the maxim, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know..” work for you.The principles and techniques of business networking are mostly common sense. Many of the behavioural principles apply also to business and relation-ships generally, and specifically to selling, managing, coaching, facilitating, etc. Consider that all sorts of pro-fessional people outside of the business community can also be very helpful networking con-tacts - for example, scientists, lecturers, educators, council-

lors, etc. When developing your networking plans, think beyond the people you’d typically see at other business networking events. Some of the most impor-tant connections are not busi-ness people, and consequently you need to be creative in reach-ing them. Seek and take opportunities to make a positive difference to-wards a positive aim (of any-one’s) wherever you can - even if some of these opportunities are unpaid and unrewarded in conventional terms. You will learn a lot, create new opportu-nities for yourself, and develop a reputation for producing good results out of nothing. This is a powerful personal characteristic which people find completely irresistible, there are currently many opportunities and net-works to explore so be pro-ac-tive!

By: Amar SaleemBusiness Development ManagerSheffield Chamber of CommerceEmail: amar.saleem@scci.org.uk

Deputy Prime Minister and Sheffield Hallam MP, Nick Clegg has welcomed the Coa-lition Government’s £130m investment in the Northern Hub, which will improve rail services between Sheffield and

Manchester. Nick Clegg has campaigned for many years for improvements at Dore. The announcement, revealed in the Budget, includes an extra plat-form and track at Dore.

Northern Hub Investment Great

for Sheffield

An estimated 910,000 lives were saved globally over six years by improving collaboration be-tween TB and HIV services that protect people living with HIV from tuberculosis, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).As HIV weakens the immune system, people with HIV are much more likely to be infected with TB, so it is not unusual for people who are infected with one disease to also get infected with the other, quoted the Geneva-based WHO.

Since WHO proposed the initial guidance on collaboration between TB and HIV activities in 2004, the number of people living with HIV screened for TB increased almost 12-fold, from nearly 200,000 in 2005 to over 2.3 million people in 2010. Testing for HIV among TB patients surged from 470,000 to over 2.2 million, an increase of five-fold, between 2005 and 2010.

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Easter fun is set to come to the borough next month in a day filled with fun and excitement for all ages. Taking place on Sat-urday April 7, between 10am – 3pm, Rotherham town centre is playing host to a seasonal fayre that will feature an egg-citing mix all things crafty, including handmade and vintage items. There will be something for eve-ryone and everyone is invited to a fantastic array of street stalls both inside, and outside, of the Imperial Buildings. There will

be traditional Easter activities, including egg rolling, egg & spoon, bunny hops, craft work-

shops, a treasure hunt, Bungee trampolines and more. A brand new attraction will be bringing

fun to the crowds this year as Gemima Toad and her friends, Easter Bunny, the Mad Hatter and Bertie Bunny, will appear five times throughout the day for half hour sessions meeting and greeting the children. Arriving in a car with music from Disney favourites includ-ing Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, The Muppets and Alvin & The Chipmunks, they will be delighting the egg-static.

Easter fun comes to Rotherham

Muslim career women in Britain are opting for polygamous rela-tionships on not being able to find suitable men. They are not hesi-tating to be a second or third wife. The Islamic Sharia Council, a Britain-based charity offering le-gal guidance to Muslims, claims to be receiving a high number of queries from women struggling to find suitable partners. Many of the women say they will prefer keeping high-profile jobs to look-ing after their husbands. Although

it is illegal in Britain to keep more than one wife, men marry again in a religious ceremony, allowing them to take up to four wives.Mizan Raja, 35, who organises Muslim marriages around the world, said he has had hundreds of calls in the last six months from women asking about be-coming second wives. Raja said: “The demand for these relation-ships is led by the women, not the men. In one generation, women have become educated, entrepre-

neurial and professional. He said many Muslim men just wanted a “homemaker” who can come home to clean house and dishes and serve food on their dining table. The men don’t want the “headache” of being in a relation-ship with a professional woman.It is believed about 12,000 brides are brought to the Britain by Muslim men.

British muslim women don’t mind being second Wives

Over 900,000 lives saved with TB, HIV Services

The evolution of the Moon from a ball of fire 4.5 billion years ago into the satellite we see at night has been turned into a video by NASA. The video was created at its God-dard Space Flight Center in Mar-yland and shows in 2.41min the changes from its early molten be-ginnings to the rugged silver-grey piece of rock that Neil Armstrong first set foot on in 1969. It was released to mark the 1,000th operational day of Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Scientists believe that its remark-able journey began after a large

chunk of rock - the size of Mars - smashed into Earth causing part of our planet to be flung out into space. The force of the collision was so powerful it turned the chunk into a spinning ball of molten lava which slowly cooled over time. A combination of volcanic activ-ity and repeated bombardment from other objects is what has given the Moon its heavily-cra-tered appearance – including a 2,500km-wide dent in its surface known as the South Pole Aitken Basin. The video can be found online.

NASA: Moon Evolved From a

Flaming Ball of Fire

A British minister has ordered government lawyers to oppose the right of Christian workers to wear a cross. On the directions of Equalities Minister Lynne Feath-erstone, the lawyers will call on European human rights judges to dismiss the claims of Christian workers who have been banned from displaying the symbol of their faith at work. The move means Prime Minis-ter David Cameron’s coalition is now lined up against the Chris-tian churches on a second bat-

tleground. Cameron is already at loggerheads with both Anglican and Roman Catholic churches over same-sex marriage.

Britain to Oppose Wearing Cross at Workplace

Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit, known for her million-dollar smile, was “thrilled” to unveil her wax stat-ue at the Madame Tussauds museum. The 44-year-old is the latest Indian film actor to join the A-list line-up at the Madame Tussauds wax museum, which also houses statues of Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.“I am thrilled to be here in Madame Tussauds unveiling a wax figure of myself. It’s incredible just how de-tailed the figure is - they have cap-tured my look beautifully! I feel very humbled to be included alongside other Bollywood stars and some of my personal heroes,” Madhuri said in a statement on the museum’s of-ficial website. The star of films like

“Tezaab”, “Ram Lakhan”, “Sajan”, “Beta”, “Dil”, “Hum Aapke Hain Koun!”, “Dil Toh Pagal Hai” and “Devdas”, Madhuri is the sixth Bol-lywood celebrity to be honoured here at Madame Tussauds and only the second actress, following Aishwarya.Madhuri was involved in the crea-tion of her figure from the start. She attended a sitting in Mumbai where sculptors captured a catalogue of ref-erence photographs and hundreds of precise measurements to create the statue. She also donated the exquisite pink sari donned by the wax figure, which took four months to make at a cost of 150,000 pounds. The statue also has around its neck a heavy neckpiece, and the look is complete with the perfect smile that Madhuri is known for.

MadhuriUnveils her Wax Statue in London

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A group of Sheffield retailers have signed up to support the City Council’s crackdown on sales of age-restricted goods young people. Around 50 retail-ers from across the city received their Responsible Retailer Scheme certificates from the Lord Mayor, Councillor Sylvia Dunkley, in the Town Hall. The aim of the scheme is to re-strict young people’s access to products such as tobacco, alco-hol, solvents, knives, fireworks and spray paints. Retailers are kept informed about the laws relating to age-restricted prod-ucts and encouraged to act in a responsible manner by refusing to sell these items to young cus-

tomers who cannot prove that they are old enough to purchase them. In today’s society it is becoming increasingly difficult to deter-mine the ages of young custom-ers and teenagers are becoming more and more confident, even aggressive, in their pursuit of age restricted products. When confronted by a young custom-er, retailers are advised to ask to see a recognised identifica-tion card or document bearing a current photograph and date of birth of the holder as proof of age before selling age-restricted items.Retailers are also invited to par-ticipate in Responsible Retailer

Scheme membership. The cri-teria for membership is simple; retailers have to abide by all age-restricted sales legislation and refuse to sell items to cus-tomers who are under age. Evi-dence of this compliance with legislation has also to be proved before scheme membership is granted. Proof of compliance is validated through a require-ment that potential members obtain the signatures of 50 regu-lar customers who are prepared to nominate the retailer for the award and back their claim that they act in a responsible man-ner when selling age restricted items.

Retailers Join Crackdown on Underage Sales

Rotherham residents are being asked to keep their eye out for companies claiming they can re-duce householder’s Council Tax bills. There have been reports of companies cold calling house-holders, and posting leaflets through letterboxes claiming that for a fee they will “investi-gate” a change to your Council Tax banding. In reality, residents can do the same themselves for free!Despite the fact this service isn’t illegal, Rotherham Council Trading Standards Officers are advising people that it is a rela-

tively simple process to check if you are in the correct Council Tax band, and there is no need to pay over £100 to a company offering to do this for you.This includes people offering building work and other serv-ices such as council tax re-band-ing or debt management advice. If you are at all unsure about the services being offered, take the opportunity to discuss it with friends, relatives or neighbours – or give Consumer Direct a call on 08454 040506. You should never give anybody access to your home unless you

are absolutely sure of their iden-tity, if in doubt close and lock the door. If you feel threatened or intimi-dated in any way, then contact the police by dialling 999. By going to the Rotherham Borough Council website and searching for ‘council tax’, you can easily browse all the infor-mation regarding your Council Tax band and view all your op-tions. Alternatively, you can also call the Council Tax department on 01709 336006 and discuss your options.

Beware of Council Tax Cold Callers

We are likely to see many of their names and faces every day, but how much do we know about the historical characters on our ban-knotes?Since 2 November 2011, Mat-thew Boulton and James Watt have joined the range of people from the past whose portraits are found on the pound. Following a long process of selection, design and manufacture, the new £50 banknote is in circulation, with the industrialist and engineer as the first dual portrait produced on a Bank of England note. They have replaced Sir John Houblon, the first governor of the Bank of England, as the faces of the £50 note.So who can we find on our ban-knotes, and why have they been picked?The newcomersAnyone lucky enough to get their hands on a £50 will - on the newest notes - find the portraits of industrialist Matthew Boul-ton (1728-1809) and James Watt (1736-1819).The former, as an entrepreneur, was key to the emergence of Bir-mingham as a centre for manu-facturing. Meanwhile, Watt was an engineer and scientist who improved the steam engine and, encouraged by Boulton, made one for the textile and cotton spinning industry. He introduced the term “horsepower” and the metric unit of power is named after him.The reason both appear on the £50 note is that their partnership brought steam-driven machinery to the minting of coins. Boul-ton established the Soho Mint, to support the Royal Mint, and produced coins of the highest quality.Also appearing on the £50 note - the first time he appears on any banknote - is Chris Salmon. While you will not see a portrait of him, his signature will become one of the most common and im-portant in the country. That is

because he is the chief cashier of the Bank of England, and with-out the signature of the person in that position on a Bank of Eng-land banknote, it is not legal.The current cropSome of the characters whose portraits can be found on Bank of England banknotes are house-

hold names but others, even though we see their pictures so regularly are not.Take the face of the fiver - Eliza-beth Fry (1780-1845). She was the third daughter of Norwich banker John Gurney, who made her name as a social reformer. Her influence on prison reform

spread around the world. The portrait on the £5 note was from the time she was awarded the key to Newgate Prison in rec-ognition of her work, especially in improving the conditions for women prisoners.Perhaps much better known is Charles Darwin (1809-1882),

the British scientist who laid the foundations of the theory of evo-lution and transformed the way we think about the natural world. The £10 note features HMS Bea-gle, the vessel on which Darwin collected a mass of specimens and notes from which he drew his most significant conclusions.

Rising up the value chart, and onto the Bank of England £20 note, we can find one of the fa-thers of modern economics, Adam Smith (1723-1790). His theory of the division of labour, outlined in An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, has become funda-mental for industry and com-merce. Using an example of a pin factory, he explained how co-operation between workers in the factory, dividing tasks be-tween them, raised their collec-tive output. Until recently com-poser Edward Elgar featured on the £20 note, but these banknotes no longer had legal tender status after 30 June 2010.Sir John Houblon (1632-1712) features on the £50 note which will is almost completely phased out as it is replaced by the Boul-ton and Watt version. He was the first Governor of the Bank of England and the £50 note on which he appears was issued in 1994 - the 300th anniversary of the Bank.

The Historical Characters on our Banknotes

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Head teachers at Bradford popstar Zayn Malik’s former schools spoke of their pride after he and his band One Di-rection became the first UK pop group in history to de-but at number one in the US album chart. John Edwards, head of Lower Fields Primary said, despite Zayn’s huge suc-cess, he remained unaffected by his fame and still paid the occasional visit to the school in Fenby Avenue, Dudley Hill. Zayn’s rise to fame had been “astonishing” after One Direction finished third in the X Factor competition in 2010. The group sold 176,000 cop-ies of their album – Up All Night – in the US in the space of a week. It topped the digital charts within minutes of its release recently. Seeing their first album at the top of the Billboard chart, is “beyond a dream come true”, for One

Direction. The previous high-est entry for a UK group’s first album was number six, when the Spice Girls entered the US charts with their album Spice in 1997. It eventually climbed to the top spot after 14 weeks. One Direction have been conquering the US with a promotional tour in recent weeks. More than 10,000 fans are estimated to have turned up to see their first live TV performance in the US when they appeared on NBC’s Today Show in Rockefeller Plaza, New York. One Direc-tion have already found huge fame among teenage fans in the UK. Up All Night went straight to number one at home and in 12 other coun-tries with global sales of more than 4.2 million. Last month they picked up a best single Brit award for the track What Makes You Beautiful.

One Direction and Zayn Malik Make

Chart History in States

What if one were to lose them-selves in prostration?

Dissolve as light within light and fade in reflection

If one were to pay attention to the emblems of Your essence

The heart would sink in love as it comprehends Your presence

What if the battles of my inner

levels that surgeWere to collide and attain peace as

they mergedWhat if You approve the request

on my tongueAnd accept this attempt to wor-

ship, my Love

To somehow give thanks for all of Your blessings

When this beggar just wants to indulge in confessing

To partake in this conversation is just so unnerving

For my Love, I know, I am truly undeserving

To request compassion when ar-

rogance has weightTo not read Your signs, but claim

to have prayedTo live without grace, unlike the

flowers that bloomDevoid of mercy, unlike the clouds

that move

If one traced the source of the sweet morning rays

Upon arriving at sight, their soul would set ablaze

If one understood the mercy of the misty dew

They would steadily, but certainly disappear in the truth

They’d discover the path and lose

themselves in prostrationDissolve as light within light and

fade in reflectionThe senses would discern the

emblems of Your essenceThe heart would sink in love as it

comprehends Your presence

Light Within Light

Top European football club Real Madrid has unveiled plans to spend $1bn (£630m) to build a lavish resort island in the Unit-ed Arab Emirates, complete with luxury hotels, marina and amusement park. The opulent resort on the artifi-cial island of Al Marjan also will house a 10,000-seat stadium, half of which will be open to the sea, as well as sports facilities, a club museum and a residential area.Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, director Zinedine Zidane, a host of first team players, and Real president Florentino Perez revealed the computer-generated

vision for the island.The project may be seen as unu-sual for a football club but if suc-cessful it may set a trend across the industry as clubs try to find new ways to make money.manchester United, for example, has a range of branded restau-rants across Asia. Real believe their name, the potential of a unique location, a strategic meeting place and a project of unprecedented dimen-sions will attract 2,000 million people within less than 4 hours flight away. The club will open the 50-hec-tare resort in January 2015.

Club to Build $1bn Holiday Island

Islamic nasheed artists from across the world are to perform in as Islamic Relief UK presents ‘An Evening of Inspiration 2012’. The event will showcase some of the leading performers of Islamic cultural entertainment with famous names including Outlandish, Zain Bhika, Jun-aid Jamshed, Native Deen and Preacher Moss. The annual con-cert will see all proceeds donated to Islamic Relief’s projects in over 40 countries worldwide.

Outlandish is a multi award win-ning hip-hop group based in Denmark. The group consists of Isam Bachiri, Waqas Ali Qadri and Lenny Martinez. Zain Bhika is a South African singer-song-writer, who has achieved success as a performer of Islamic nash-eed songs. Junaid Jamshed is a Pakistani recording artist who first found fame as the front man of the pop group – Vital Signs. Native Deen are an Islamic mu-sical group from the Washington

D.C. who combine a hip-hop style with lyrical themes relating to Islam. Also performing at the concert is Preacher Moss who is an American comedian and writer. The evening will begin at 5.30pm at the Manchester Bridgewater Hall on Saturday April 7. Tickets are priced at £15 for adults and £10 for children under 12 years old. To purchase tickets call 0161 907 9000 or see www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

Outlandish and Zain Bhika at the Bridgewater Hall

A 15-year-old Pakistani stu-dent Moosa Feroz on Sun-day won a gold medal in an Online World Mathematics Competition held in Australia. Over one point, about 5 mil-lion children from 100 coun-ties around the globe took part in the competition which was held in the first week of March.

Pakistani Student Clinches World

Mathematics Competition

Make Sure Your Vote Will CountWith just over one month to go, Rotherham residents are being reminded to make sure they can take part in the local elections on Thursday 3 May. People must make sure they are registered to vote in time for the elections. To do so, you must be on the electoral register to have your say on who sits on your council. If you have recently moved to the area, or moved house it is impor-tant to make sure that you register

at your new address otherwise you won’t be able to vote. It only takes a few minutes to complete a registration form but you must make sure the Electoral Office receives it by Wednesday 18 April. The Electoral Commis-sion, the independent elections watchdog, is also reminding voters that they can still vote even if they can’t make it to the polling station on 3 May. “Even if you will be away on holi-

day, or think you might be caught up in work you can make sure you have your say by applying to vote by post or proxy. You can print off the forms from www.aboutmy-vote.co.uk”. Registration forms and postal or proxy voting forms are available by calling the Rotherham Elec-toral Office on 01709 823590 or you can print a form from www.aboutmyvote.co.uk

People regularly eating chocolate tend to be thin, suggests a new study. The findings have been made from a study of nearly 1,000 people in the US that looked at diet, calorie intake and body mass index (BMI) -- a measure of obes-

ity. Scientists believe even though chocolate is loaded with calories, it contains ingredients that may favour weight loss rather than fat synthesis. The study found that people eating chocolate a few times a week were, on aver-

age, slimmer than those who ate it occasionally. Despite boosting calorie intake, regular choco-late consumption was related to lower BMI. The link remained even when other factors, like how much exercise individuals

did, were taken into account. It appears it is how often you eat chocolate that is important, rather than how much of it you eat. The study found no link with quantity consumed.

Chocolates may help you stay SLIM

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A Pakistani Minister OWNS almost a Town!

A provincial minister in Pakistan owns a tract of land that equals a small town - 24,338 acres to be precise. Another wears diamond-studded Rolex watches while a lawmaker runs seven mines and owns 300 guns.Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani drives a luxury sport utility vehicle Hummer H2 that was gifted to him and a Harley Davidson motorcycle brought to Pakistan after a waiver on customs duty, showed statement of assets and liabilities submit-ted to the Election Commission for 2010-11. Besides owning a safety and security firm, he also has a mining company with a capital investment of Rs.106.5 million, the Dawn newspaper reported. But, he is easily overshadowed by his Minister for Home and Tribal Affairs, Mir Zafar Ullah Khan. Khan owns a stagger-ing 24,338 acres of land, most of which he has inherited. He has Rs.51 million in two bank accounts.Building Minister Agha Irfan Karim owns four properties, including a farm house, 150 acres of agricultural land and a house in Quetta. Karim also two diamond-studded Rolex wrist watches, two more with gold and silver, 10 diamond-studded cuf-flinks and 200 tola of gold.Pir Abdul Qadir Algilani, a law-maker, too has a generous land holding. He owns 3,200 acres of land and an under-construction farm spread over 400 acres. That’s not all. Algilani’s other properties include two coal mines, three manganese mines, one copper mine and one iron ore mine in his own and his wife’s name. He also has 300 guns.

Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani

Mir Zafar Ullah Khan

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George Galloway has inflicted a crushing humiliation on Labour as he made a sensational politi-cal comeback in a by-election he termed the “Bradford Spring”.The controversial Respect poli-tician won a stunning victory in the Bradford West by-election, defeating Labour by more than 10,000 votes. The Tories were pushed into third place after the Budget backlash and fuel chaos, while the Liberal Democrats came fourth.But it is Labour and their lead-er Ed Miliband who were left stunned and perplexed by the scale of their defeat and Mr Gal-loway’s victory.In his victory speech, Mr Gallo-way invoked the series of upris-ings that have toppled dictator-ships across the Arab world as he called his victory the “Bradford Spring”. He said the people of Bradford had felt “neglected, even betrayed” by the “path of treason” set by Tony Blair in 1994. And he blamed New La-bour’s involvement in “foreign war after foreign war” for lead-ing the party astray. As he left again he was hoisted onto the shoulders of supporters as people chanted “Respect”, while others

said: “We love you George.” Mr Galloway was carried around the side of the building as his sup-porters continued to chant and cheer.The by-election was caused by the resignation due to ill health of Labour MP Marsha Singh, who had held the seat since 1997 and had a majority of 5,763 over the Tories at the 2010 general election.Mr Galloway, who was a La-bour MP in Glasgow until his expulsion from the party over his opposition to the Iraq war, was making his third attempt at a comeback in the past two years.After defeating Oona King in Bethnal Green and Bow in 2005, he failed in a bid to oust former Labour minister Jim Fitzpatrick in another east London seat, Poplar and Limehouse, in 2010 and then unsuccessfully stood for the Scottish Parliament last year.His aggressive, anti-war cam-paign in Bradford West, in which he personally targeted Imran Hussein, infuriated Labour campaign chiefs. Mr Galloway directly appealed to Muslim vot-ers, who make up nearly 40% of the electors in the constituency.

Muslim Vote registers a ‘Hisoric’ VICTORY

One in every five adults in Britain is functionally illiter-ate, or has insufficient reading and writing skills for ordinary practical needs. It means up to eight million people are so poor at reading and writing that they struggle in their daily lives. In a devastating condemnation of the British education system, they have difficulty reading a medicine label or simply using a chequebook. The findings by the World Literacy Foundation are contained in a report which focused on the world’s wealthi-

est nations. The findings are “shocking” for Britain.Britain with 21.8 percent has been ranked third-worst in read-ing and writing behind Italy (47 percent) and Ireland (22.6 percent). No matter whether you live in the developed or de-veloping world, poor literacy is ruining lives. The US was found fourth-worst with 20 percent in “functionally illiterate” adults category. British pupils have slipped from the world’s seventh best in reading to 25th.

Every Fifth British Adult is ILLITERATE

George Galloway celabraintg vy-election victory with supporters

Teams from the indoor cricket league gath-erred for their annual and awards ceremony. Program was conducted by Jawad Haider, who explained how the league has grown over 2 years, he said “ the league started with just 6 teams and now has 16 teams. Amongst the dignataties was Cllr Mahroof Hussain who donated £100, Cllr Shokat Ali £300, Chief Editor ILM News Syed Fayyaz Hussain £50, Yorkshire Trust £200 and well known businessman Habib Rehman of K&H Travel also assured of his continues support for the league. Amonst the guests were Steve Maddock & Mike Hesletine from new concept 20/20 cricket league, Last Man Standing.

The Pakistan Muslim Centre (Sheffield) Ltd (PMC) held a Health MELA on Wednesday 28th March 2012 between 11:00 -15:00 at the PMC.The programme included Free Health checks (Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI) etc.) Chiropodist, Health Advisors, Massage and many other activities.More than 15 different organisa-tions had their stalls at the event including, ZEST, St. Luke’s Hos-pice, Darnall Wellbeing, Boots, NHS to name a few. More than 100 people came and took advantage of the advice/in-

formation provided at the stalls.At the event a cheque for £500 was also presented to St Luke’s Hospice by Nadeem Najib on behalf of the PMC. This fund was raised through a Badmin-ton Tournament organised by the PMC Sports Group in which more than 50 players took part as far as London, Leicester, Not-tingham, Derby, Burton, Brad-ford and Leeds.Last year a similar tournament was also organised by the PMC Sports Group and £1100 was raised for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Scanner Appeal.

PMC Health Mela and Presentation of Cheque to St. Luke’s Hospice.

Pakistan Muslim Centre PMC celebrated Pakistan Day on 23rd of March where diginataried of Sheffield and Rotherham attend-ed. Amongst the guests Colonal Yousaf shared his life experiences when Pakistan came into being and spoke about the difficulties mus-lims faced back in mid 40’s.He said that “we should be grateful to our elders who had the vision for a independant land for muslim, he said what young Brit-ish Pakistani’s can do as Quaid -e Azam also studied in UK nad went back and founded Pakistan.

Pakistan Muslim Centre (PMC) celebrates Pakistan Day

Rotherham Indoor Cricket league awards

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Businesses in Sheffield have made great marks on the city. With a niche in the market, Arooj has soared heights as weddings and functions now have a dedicated venue for events. The owner of Arooj is Sajid Hussain. But what’s more in-teresting is his grandfather, 115 year old Choudhry Sar-war Hussain. Mr Hussain is a living legend with over 200 descendents in the UK alone. ILM talked to him about his life spanning over 3 centuries. Remarkably, Choudhry Sahib has a great memory and re-called his childhood and youth in Kashmir. Born and raised in Basaar-Bihar, Dudhyal Mir-pur, Azad Kashmir, Mr Hus-sain had 5 sons and 3 daughter. His sons Mohammad Ibrahim, Ghulam Mohammad, Ghulam

Hussain, Abdul Rahim and Mohammad Nazir, each re-markebly have 3 sons. He talked about the people in his family, about how they have been educated to high

levels, a contrast to his own youth. His family are his pride as he marvels at the advances they have made and success

they have achieved especially his grandson here in Sheffield. He has lived through 2 world wars, where the darkest days of the 20th century affected all the souls on this earth, but in contrast he has seen how tech-nology has virtually out of no-where boomed and prospered the world over and over again.He talked about the days of the partition like it was yesterday, about how he farmed his own land with his own hands, how those same hands became so strengthened that he became an arm wrestling fanatic. A cause dear to his heart is of course the Freedom for Kash-mir and he hopes he will see this in his lifetime. ILM News wishes him well and hopes his hope for lasting peace in Kashmir is fulfilled in the near future.

Choudhry Sarwar Hussain - Celebrating 115 years

A scheme to combat fuel pov-erty and climate change is be-ing targetted at households in Sheffield. Sheffield City Coun-cil’s Free Insulation Scheme offers a package of free loft and cavity wall insulation to private householders in the city. It was launched in 2009 and recognised that good insu-lation has a big impact on tack-ling climate change. Working with Carillion Energy Services (formerly Eaga Insulation ) over 36,000 households have

been signed up for the scheme, with over 20,200 lofts and 8,500 cavity walls insulated. As part of the Council’s budg-et review, it is proposed that funding for the scheme will continue into 2012/13. There are two categories of priority household:- Homeowners, private tenants and private landlords who have someone living in their property who is aged 70 or over; - Homeowners, private

tenants and private landlords who have someone living in their property who is in receipt of benefits. Residents who want to sign up for the scheme should con-tact the Council on 0808 915 9096 (freephone) or 0114 203 9202 between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday, or e-mail insulation@sheffield.gov.uk. Alternatively, more informa-tion may be found by visiting www.sheffield.gov.uk/freein-sulation.

New Insulation Scheme Targets City’s Households

The UK’s online industry is set to grow at an annual rate of 11%, ac-cording to a new report. It reveals the UK is ranked top of all G20 nations in terms of the amount the internet contributes to its GDP. It also shows that if the internet were isolated as a sector in its own right, then it would be the 5th largest in the UK; bigger than healthcare, education and con-struction.But new internet start-ups often find it hard to find funding because banks are unwilling to take a gam-ble on what is seen as a risky area of business. Instead such compa-

nies often have to rely on so-called “angel investors”.The UK’s geographical position makes it a very attractive place for companies to base themselves and

for people to come and work. The retail industry is learning just how important an internet pres-ence is. Recent Christmas sales

figures showed that those with the best websites performed better than rivals. The UK is working, shopping, playing and sometimes just killing

time online. But the UK is still some way be-hind much of Europe though and critics might argue that it will take a very long time to catch up the continent’s leaders.Last week, the ten millionth .co.uk domain name was registered.

When it comes to the internet, having the letters UK attached to your company name is highly de-sirable.

Boom Predicted for UK Internet Industry

The Kebabish experience dates back to over 2000 years of preparing, spic-ing marinating and cooking techniques. The fresh Asian grilled food tradition has sprung up in the UK since the 1980’s with great popularity all around

the country and curry’s have become more popular that fish and chips. Lord Nazir Ahmed remarked that curry is the national food of Britain. Rich fresh grilled cuisine has seen people return-ing again and again for the traditional herbs and spices of authentic Punjabi grilled cuisine.

Kebabish Original restaurant and takea-way in Doncaster opened its doors last month to the true taste of the exciting dining experience it is known for. The opening night was well received by all and the food was excellent in deliver-

ing the true taste it promises. Our ILM News team were present for opening night for the genuinely warm and wel-coming atmosphere from both owners and staff members. The restaurant is designed to be a fusion of what is traditional and contemporary whilst retaining the welcoming warmth,

comfort and atmosphere where friends can meet and have a great time enjoying outstanding food in a relaxing environ-ment. Key to the design of the restau-rant is the stunning flame grill - a centre of action and a visual catalyst to the

exciting experience of Kebabish. The restaurant aims to ensure that everyone, whatever their diverse or varied back-ground, will return time and time again - and very many do!! The welcome will want us to return again and become part of the Kebabish “family”!

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