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Greetings Curry Lovers!
A possible Europe-wide ban has spurred the Hindu Forum of Britain to launch a campaign to reclaim the Swastika as a symbol of good fortune. Stephen Pound MP has already tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons and others are now learning to appreciate the distinction between its misuse by the Nazis and its ancient and proper use as a religious symbol by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists.
Elsewhere, Asian Bid Ambassadors are backing the London 2012 Olympic Bid, the OBV & CRE launched the Commissioner Shadowing Scheme, Amir Khan was voted Sony's 'Sports Personality of the Year' and painters, the Singh Twins, have been nominated for an Asian Jewel Awards 2005. Earlier in the week, the Chief Inspector of Schools angered Muslims by asserting the Muslim Schools posed a threat to our 'coherence as a nation' for failing to teach citizenship classes!
All-in-all a fairly typical week then. Backslapping and congratulations on one side and hand-slapping admonishment on the other!
| AMIR KHAN WINS SONY AWARD | ASIAN JEWEL AWARDS 2005 - FINALISTS |
 Boxing
Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan has one more reason to celebrate
- he picked up the Sony 'Sports Personality of the Year' Award. 
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 The
finalists have been announced for the Asian Jewel Awards (Northern
Region) 2005. The Awards celebrate the achievements the UK's South
Asian communities in all walks of life.
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| 2012 - ASIAN BID AMBASSADORS | COMMISSIONER SHADOWING SCHEME |
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Operation Black Vote in partnership with the CRE is launching the
Commissioner Shadowing Scheme. Each participant will shadow a CRE
Commissioner over a period of six months.
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| 'SWASTIKA' EDM IN HOUSE OF COMMONS | HFB CAMPAIGN TO RECLAIM SWASTIKA |
 Stephen
Pound MP, Chair of the Labour Friends of India, tabled an Early Day
Motion in the House of Commons on 19th January against the proposed
Europe-wide ban on the Swastika.
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 The
Hindu Forum of Britain has launched a national campaign to reclaim
the Swastika. The campaign has been started as a result of a possible
Europe-wide ban on the use of the symbol.
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| RACE DISCRIMINATION CLAIM | MPA MEMBER TO VISIT TSUNAMI-HIT PHUKET |
 Detective
Constable Nita Vanand is bringing a claim of race discrimination at
a Leicester Employment Tribunal. She is alleging that she was excluded
from carrying out an interview of a child victim on grounds of her
race.
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 MPA
magistrate member Aneeta Prem is to visit Phuket, Thailand, to see
for herself the work of Metropolitan Police officers. The Met has
been using its world-renowned expertise to help identify victims of
the disaster and support family members.
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| MUSLIM EDUCATION ON CITIZENSHIP | ASIANS APPLY FOR PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS |
 Pupils'
political and social apathy poses risk to long-term cohesion of local
communities, the Chief Inspector of Schools warned today. His remarks,
singling out Muslim Faith Schools, have angered many Muslims.
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 The
HFB is setting up a Register of Interest for Hindus interested in
public appointments. "We want to invite qualified people who
wish to serve the community through public appointments to write to
us," urged Ramesh Kallidai of the HFB.
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Diversity is certainly an asset to London's economy with Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, keen to enable ethnic minorities access to finance and business opportunities. The well-established GEM Report 2004 shows that the country is certainly ahead of European rivals when it comes to entrepreneurship.
| DIVERSITY AN ASSET TO LONDON | UK MOST ENTREPRENEURIAL IN EUROPE |
 The
Mayor of London launched his Economic Development Strategy, which
highlights the untapped potential of London’s diverse workforce.
He wants to enable ethnic minorities to access business opportunities.
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On the music scene, all Asian girl group - Voodoo Doll - prepare to release their debut single which promises to be a unique combination of Asian Fusion music and Outcaste have released a great compilation of Essential Asian R&B, which is out on 31 January 2005.
| ESSENTIAL ASIAN R&B, OUT 31 JAN | VOODOO DOLL WORKING ON A NEW SPELL |
Essential Asian R&B, is a showcase of the best in young, urban
Asian music.
It highlights the scene's up-and-coming tracks, alongside smash hits
such as Jay Sean's 'Stolen'.
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 All
Asian girl group - Voodoo Doll - are not afraid to go against convention.
Nosheen, Jehaan and Ayesha, are on a quest to find their own style
with an Asian fusion sound.
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Until next
time,
Lopa
Patel (Editor - Redhotcurry.com)
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