Sentences with phrase «pakistani community»

Of course, there's a huge Pakistani community in Birmingham.

Though unmarried, they had been living together, embracing the contemporary mores of the English town where they lived but disgracing themselves in the eyes of their close - knit Pakistani community.

«I get representatives from the Bangladeshi community complaining about «our children in our schools» or the Pakistani community or the Kashmiri community.

Information was gathered through interviews and in informal settings in order to gain a more rounded understanding of the variety of beliefs within the British Pakistani community.

Conservative MEP Sajjad Karim has accepted Dominic Grieve's apology following his «ill - advised» comments about corruption in Britain's Pakistani community.

Straw suggested young Pakistanis deliberately look for white girls and urged the Pakistani community to be «more open» about the issue.

Attorney General Dominic Grieve said in a statement: «If I gave the impression that there is a particular problem in the Pakistani community, I was wrong.

Asked if he was referring to the Pakistani community, the MP for Beaconsfield said: «Yes, it's mainly the Pakistani community, not the Indian community.

But to try and generalise in this way and to paint all British Pakistani community members in a certain light, I'm afraid that is simply something that can not be ignored and it is certainly not something that the British public at large will accept from Dominic at all.

A meeting of medical practitioners and geneticists organised by the Progress Educational Trust in London last night revealed deep rifts over the appropriate response to high levels of cousin marriage in Britain's Pakistani community.

Galloway's unexpected 2012 victory in Bradford West was in large part thanks to his ability to galvanise young people and women from Bradford's large British Pakistani community, who were politically excluded by biraderi, the kinship - based politics system that had become entrenched in Bradford.

Galloway publicly disputed the age at which she was married, claiming Shah had been 16 and a half, and accusing her of lying to smear the Pakistani community.

Party delegates seemed to be enthused by the idea of a programme of reaching out to the British Pakistani community and we were further buoyed by the clear support from the Parliamentary Party.

But in this case, with so much at stake and a huge Indian and Pakistani community in Britain watching him closely, that's probably the best route to take.

With Sister Berchmans rooted in her beliefs, and the Pakistani community she serves unwavering in its...

I believe the Pakistani community has enriched this country a great deal as I know full well from my extensive contact with the community over a number of years.

The government's chief legal advisor has apologised after suggesting the Pakistani community in Britain is endemically corrupt.

«If I gave the impression that there is a particular problem in the Pakistani community, I was wrong,» he said in a statement.

He added that corruption, such as voter fraud and bribing public officials was present among all races including the «Anglo - Saxon» community but insisted the problem was found «mainly [in] the Pakistani community».

In an interview with the Telegraph earlier this week, Attorney general Dominic Grieve suggested corruption was «endemic» in the Pakistani community and said politicians needed to «wake up» to the problem.

«As a member of the British Pakistani community myself, I've found these comments to be offensive [and] divisive,» Conservative MEP Sajjad Karim said, adding that they appeared to be «purely populist».

You are more right wing than Tories on many issues see Votes for Prisoners, Prison Policy and racist attacks on the pakistani community.

Balti Sauce is a spice paste used in Britain, that originated in the country's Pakistani community.

The enduring rural custom of «izzat» which underpins many British Pakistani communities is responsible for forced marriage and honour killings.

To understand the friction between these Pakistani communities and their white neighbours, we have to look at the effects of these enduring ties.

Many Pakistani communities traditionally observe a high standard of deference towards biraderi elders, and this lends itself to mass electoral mobilisation, as individuals (and families) take their lead on who to vote for from the elders.

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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)- Outraged Pakistani Christians took to the streets of Lahore on Sunday, protesting a rash of violence against their community over the weekend.

Along the way, we'll meet an African - American community of Muslims in Atlanta; a largely Pakistani - American community in Jacksonville, Florida; and a group of West African immigrants in Birmingham, Alabama.

The same happened in Somalia: the community of Pakistani and Indian Muslims, whose trade in Mogadishu has always been consistent, made this dish so ingrained in the cuisine of the coastal cities that it is now referred to as traditionally Somali.

Early fatherhood is more common in some minority ethnic communities (notably Bangladeshi, African Caribbean and Pakistani) where it may be culturally normative (Higginbottom et al, 2005).

Pakistani opinion regarding the Kashmir issue, for example, is a questioning of India's sovereignty and Khosla's preconditions regarding «pluralist security communities».

City Councilmen Peter Koo (R - Flushing) and Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) held a rally for greater police presence in Flushing at the James A. Bland Community Center at 133 - 36 Roosevelt Ave., across the street from the Mobil gas station where Pakistani immigrant Nadeem Khan was killed July 25.

Male British Pakistanis are likely to grow up in communities where the sexual behaviour of their female peers is closely monitored.

Many British Pakistanis are part of transnational communities, still heavily exposed to the expectations and economic priorities of elders «back home».

Furthermore, the fear of shame in the eyes of the community is also an important force that leads to the clustering of Pakistani populations in Britain, into districts where potentially wayward children can be monitored and conservative mores can be enforced.

On 8 and 9 August, people from Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Kurdish, Turkish, Indian Sikh and English communities chased down masked youths in several areas of North and East London, including Green Street, Hackney, Haringey, and Tower Hamlets.

I now call on the DOE to build on this important first - step and expand dual language programs to other South Asian languages in order to meet the needs of students and parents in the Indian, Pakistani, Nepalese, and other South Asian communities.

The former home secretary was accused of attempting to «stereotype a whole community» after he suggested that some Pakistani men in Britain see white girls as «easy meat».

Researchers are hoping to recruit 100,000 Pakistanis and Bangladeshis living in East London in one of the first large, long - term studies to explore links between genetics and health in a poor ethnic community.

Connect with the Pakistani Arab community looking to meet new people around the world.

Discover men and women of all ages from the Pakistani Muslim community looking to connect.

Apna Rabta - Free matchmaking, love & dating for Pakistani & Indian community around world.

Pakistani singles, dating community for single Pakistani women, men.

Pakistani singles and dating community for single Pakistani women and men.

The project was meant to give exposure to the Pakistani publishing community so we could meet the international community.

Featuring 14 exhibiting artists ranging from Syrian to Somali to Pakistani heritage, The Third Muslim challenges gender - based oppression within Islam, as well as racism (specifically, colorism and anti-blackness) and Islamophobia within mainstream queer and trans * communities.

If the climate community was not dominated by CO2 obsessives, then I am certain there could be some good ideas to help the Pakistanis manage their flood issues better.