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Who am I?

By Shahanara Begum My elbow used to be a dinosaur, my toenail, an ancient king, my blood was the flowing river and my stomach is the bread that I ate yesterday. A whole star had to die for me to ...

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Jimmy Hill 1928-2015

Player, pundit, presenter Fearsome union leader The Bearded Beatnik always fit the bill Craven Cottage fame He once scored five in a game Farewell Jimmy as you trot over the Hill number7 © Emdad Rahman

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To a grandson

by Dr Amanullah Ashru You are my blood. I am always with you. When you speak, I speak. With your sorrow, I cry. I am happy with your joy. You are a pearl in an oyster, hidden in my heart rhythm ...

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Our children should live in peace

by Dr Amanullah Ashru   Our children should live in peace. No neutron bombs, No nuclear arsenals, No chemical weapons, No more arms, no more… Our children should live in peace. Peace is a human right. The idea of peace ...

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The life is in action by Dr Amanullah Ashru

The world changes. Our thought is harvested. We answer the truth. And this to happen, And time is to invest.   Knowledge of birth is not dying. We are silent of our ignorance. Wisdom is information. Through years I was ...

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Two poems from Dr Amanullah Ashru

Heart Sip from love’s cup, give from your own heart, drink a draught-sorrow after pain. Forsake not the thought that reply silently, holding from crowd. Each moment is a share of eternity, faith and theology, multitude formal prayer. Not your ...

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