The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean‘s Oasis of the Seas has sailed into Southampton’s port for the first time. The ship is unable to leave until 23.59 when the tidal conditions are at a premium and there is no other river traffic which will allow the ship to carry out a three point turn.
Amal Ramzi Clooney (née Alamuddin) is a London-based British-Lebanese lawyer, activist, and author. She is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, specialising in international law, criminal law, human rights, and extradition. Her clients include Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, in his fight against extradition. She has also represented the former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko. In 2014, […]
A group of Muslim mothers have launched a campaign to stop radicalisation from what they name as the real culprit: “Sheikh Google”. The Make a Stand campaign, launched in London in September, has the backing of Home Secretary Theresa May. The campaign, launched by the organisation Inspire, is designed to encourage people within the British […]
Malala Yousafzai (17) found out she had become the youngest person to win a Nobel prize from a teacher in chemistry class. The campaigner was jointly awarded the prestigious peace prize with Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi for her “heroic struggle” in favour of girls’ access to education. When I found I had won […]
The Hajjis an annual islamic pilgrimage to mecca, and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims which must be carried out at least once in lifetime by every adult muslim who is physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and can support his family during his absence.It is one of the five pillars of Islam. The gathering during […]
Nurun is a marketing official and fashion retailer from Peterborough. She runs three businesses and describes herself as a multitasker. She says: “I’m the type of person that doesn’t take five hours to do one job, I do 20 jobs in five hours.” Coprights: BBC / Boundless/Jim Marks Photography
