Author: Arifa Akbar
Author: Arifa Akbar Writes for: Independent Role: Arts Correspondent Web links: Author ranking: 622 Number of articles found: 3 |
The gangs of Peckham – as told by the girls who know them
Source: Independent - Date: 11:00 PM 6th Aug 2010
A group of young, predominantly black young people are sitting in a semi-circle debating the strengths and weaknesses of a film script about a fictional girl gang, set amid the seedy tower blocks of East London's under-class. The film is called Sket – street-speak for . . . .
R&B star denied UK entry over assault
Source: Independent - Date: 11:00 PM 8th Jun 2010
The American singer Chris Brown has been denied a visa to enter Britain, days before his tour was due to start. The R&B star was refused permission on the grounds of being guilty of a serious criminal offence, the Home Office said. The singer was sentenced to six months . . . .
Queen's sadness over deaths in Afghanistan
Source: Independent - Date: 12:00 AM 26th Dec 2009
The Queen paid tribute to the Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan in her annual Christmas message yesterday. The monarch spoke of her sadness at the heavy death toll suffered by fighting the Taliban factions and she praised the stoicism showed by bereaved families of . . . .
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