British Asian authors are pushing for diverse characters to be included in childrens’ colouring books and other literature in an attempt to educate children about multi-culturalism and integration.
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20th Jun 2026 | Updated at 04:15am 20th Jun 2026
“Books help children talk meaningfully about their background”
The judging panel for the inaugural Children’s Booker Prize 2027, supported by the AKO Foundation, has been announced as submissions open for publishers and a nationwide search begins for three child judges aged 8 to 12.The new annual award...
Manish Chauhan draws inspiration from Leicester upbringing
Reverse diversity is a social phenomenon where majority communities live in areas dominated by minority populations, creating a unique cultural and social dynamic. These neighbourhoods reflect a blend of traditions, languages, and lifestyles,...
On Sunday 21st June, the South Asian Solidarity Group in association with the Bong Film Club are hosting a zoom webinar discussion on Satyajit Ray’s movie ‘Ghare Baire’.
A criminal barrister has penned a coming of age memoir about growing up queer in a strict Muslim Shia household.
An award-winning spoken word artist has announced her debut book ‘Brown Girl Like Me’. In her latest book, Jaspreet Kaur explores and chronicles the struggles of being Brown, British and a feminist.
As Ramadan begins and the feast of Eid at its conclusion beckons, A Taste of Eid offers a seat at the table, showing how the feasts of Eid al-Fitr (Little Eid) and Eid al-Adha (Big Eid) are celebrated in the UK, UAE and wider Arab world, bringing...
British Indian Author Saurav Dutt has released a new book about the life and career of the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan. The novel follows a twelve year old boy from the poorest district of Mumbai, his cinematic obsession with the star and...
The world has stopped, and we have been presented with the gift of time. How we choose to use that time is up to us. Following old habits and expecting...
Simon Armitage, has written a poem to address the coronavirus and a lockdown that is slowly being implemented across the UK. Amritage is an English poet, playwright and novelist who has been the Poet Laureate since 10 May 2019. He is also professor...
As you stew in your room, self-isolating from the world of clubs, pubs and social gatherings with constant negative news around Coronavirus, we bring to...
Zanib Mian's second book in the series of Planet Omar comes with great mix of humour and easy explanations for Muslim or Asian traditions.
