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Bradford's architectural renaissance

This weekend Bradford will host a new literature festival, featuring poetry, storytelling and debates. Here, festival co-director Irna Qureshi offers a guide to the city’s architectural gems

Published: 26 Sep 2014

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Bradford: city of Bollywood dreams

Published: 17 May 2013
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Bollywood's Jackie Shroff to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema in Bradford

Published: 3 May 2013

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Bollywood's 100th birthday celebrated at Bradford international film festival

Indian cinema classics by directors such as Satyajit Ray and Yash Chopra, the 'godfather of romance', to be revived

Published: 10 Apr 2013

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My love affair with Bollywood in Bradford

In the first of two Yorkshire tributes to a century of Indian cinema, Irna Qureshi tells how a family secret became a matter of pride among friends

Published: 13 Mar 2013

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How do I deal with my daughter, 7, being told she is the 'wrong colour'?

Surely seven-year-olds aren't racist? But after a classmate told my daughter why she couldn't come to her party, I was shocked

Published: 11 Feb 2013

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Bollywood breaks boundaries with the release of Talaash

Two women write and direct new Aamir Khan film which brings a touch of realistic police drama to the genre of song and dance. Irna Qureshi talks to the star and director Reema Kagti

Published: 29 Nov 2012

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Muslim women need to talk about love

Irna Qureshi: Marriages like mine were based entirely on practicalities, but now more women are articulating their emotional needs

Published: 25 Oct 2012

Published: 25 Oct 2012