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Malala: A Girl From Paradise (Film)

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Malala: A Girl From Paradise (Film)

ShareBy Barbara Brown Special to the Diversity Reporter Diversity Reporter Editor Mohsin Abbas is soaring high on the wings of a new passion – a documentary film he is making about the remarkable courage of a 15-year-old school girl from his native Pakistan. Malala: A Girl from Paradise tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, who more »

Cycling4Diversity ready to roll

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Cycling4Diversity ready to roll

ShareCycling4Diversity for the past two years have brought a new perspective in celebrating cultural diversity in British Columbia. A team of cyclist mostly from the Abbotsford/Mission area cycled from Mission to Victoria speaking with students and organizations on topics of cultural diversity, inclusion and racism. Their motto: “Building bridges of dialogue, one city at a more »

Panjabi Library Presents Interactive Experience With Khalsa Raj Exhibition

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Panjabi Library Presents Interactive Experience With Khalsa Raj Exhibition

SharePanjabi Digital Library is gearing up to launch The Khalsa Raj: Banda, Battles & Body Politic exhibition in Surrey, British Columbia and is making every effort to impress to create an interactive experience. Panjab Digital Library whose mission is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the culture and history of Panjab, sees this exhibit as a more »

Minister Kenney Unveils Revamped Welcome to Canada Guide and New Living in Canada Online Tool

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Minister Kenney Unveils Revamped Welcome to Canada Guide and New Living in Canada Online Tool

ShareVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA- A new, more comprehensive guide and a new web tool to help newcomers settle and integrate in Canada were unveiled today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. CIC’s new flagship publication, Welcome to Canada, is intended to be the official handbook to assist immigrants in preparing to come to Canada more »

“On Their Own: The Trials of South Asian Seniors Issue”

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“On Their Own: The Trials of South Asian Seniors Issue”

ShareOn Their Own: The Trials of South Asian Seniors is an hour-long Canadian documentary airs for the first time Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 8 pm on OMNI 2. The unique documentary examines the plight of senior immigrants of South Asian origin. By sharing the story of one remarkable elderly couple surviving on their own, more »

The Poet and Kartar

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The Poet and Kartar

ShareBy Muhammad Hassan Miraj For whom the bell tolls The 16th day of April 1853 is special in the Indian history. The day was a public holiday. At 3:30 pm, as the 21 guns roared together, the first train carrying Lady Falkland, wife of Governor of Bombay, along with 400 special invitees, steamed off from more »

First Annual South Asia Film Festival

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First Annual South Asia Film Festival

ShareThe First Annual South Asia Film Festival (SAFF) kicked off this week with the opening gala at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver. This festival is presenting a collection of feature films, short films, documentaries and animated films. Films will be playing in Vancouver, Surrey, and Abbotsford until Sunday, November 4th. Vetren Indian actor Jaya Bachchan more »

“The Jig is Up on Marriage Fraud,” Says Minister Kenney

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“The Jig is Up on Marriage Fraud,” Says Minister Kenney

Sharen an ongoing effort to deter people from using marriages of convenience to cheat their way into Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has introduced a new regulation that requires certain sponsored spouses live in a legitimate relationship with their sponsor for two years or they risk losing their permanent resident status. “There are countless more »

Bicycle, 21 Rupees and Lala Pindi memories

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Bicycle, 21 Rupees and Lala Pindi memories

ShareThe history of Canadian resident Sikhs dates back to more than a hundred years but there is also a considerable number who migrated to India from Pakistan after the Indo-Pak division and then moved from India to Canada. Every year a large number of Sikhs enthusiastically come from Canada to visit their ancestral home in more »

Malala gave message of peace and knowledge

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Malala gave message of peace and knowledge

ShareRawalpindi—Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif today visited Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) Rawalpindi and met with the father of Malalah Yousafzai, Ziauddin and uncle Faiz Muhammad to inquire about the health of Malalah Yousafzai. Commandant of AFIC Major General S.M. Shahab Naqvi, Senators Ishaq Dar, Pervaiz Rashid, Advisor to Chief Minister on Health more »

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