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“The Pakistani community has proved to be very entrepreneurial. You have created opportunities for yourselves and others, and businesses for yourselves. The community has given a lot to the economy”.

UNDER ROAD HEATING SYSTEMMP Clive Betts says time is right to look at radical heating system for under the city’s major routesA RADICAL idea to keep Sheffield moving during snow and ice by under road heat-ing is floated by MP Clive Betts.As the city experienced treacherous c o n d i t i o n s because of freezing rain, Mr Betts suggests taking advantage of a massive road repair programme due to be rolled out across Sheffield from the summer of next

year.Roads will be dug up, so why not explore the potential for incorporat-ing an under-road heating system, at least on all the main roads and through-

out the city centre? The MP is urging the city to be “bold and innovative” as it prepares to roll out a £2bn Private Finance Initiative designed to bring Shef-

field’s deteriorating road network up to standard over seven year period. Mr Betts, a former leader of the council, says examples of under-road heating can

be found in Canada, Japan, Swit-zerland and the USA and on sev-eral airport runways.The council says it is cur-

rently pull-ing out all the stops to grit the main roads. It says it wants to see a debate over how improvements can be made to the road system in Sheffield.

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FAIRER EQUAL & JUST SOCIETYIn an interview to Mahana ILM correspond-ants, he said, “that I once again congratu-late the founder Fayyaz Hussain Syed and his team on publication of ILM newspaper. I

hope that the next interview I will give to ILM will be in the parliament, he added”.continue p6

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It is hard to imagine a building rising almost a kilometre from the ground, but the Worlds tall-est building is just that and has opened on 4th January 2010. The Burj Dubai, also known as Burj Khalifa, stands at over 828metres (2717ft) tall. It has more than 160 working stories and a further 40 maintenance floors at the top. Burj Dubai holds many records apart from being the tallest building and tallest free standing structure in the world. It also has the highest number of stories in the world, the highest oc-cupied floor in the world, highest observation deck in the world, the elevator with the longest distance in the world, worlds fastest elevators at 40mph, the tallest elevator in the world, the worlds highest swimming pool and the worlds highest mosque. The marvels of this manmade magnif-icence are exhausting to even think about and it will certainly be a long time until these records are broken by any other building. The building has multiple functions. It incorporates observation deck, a sky high res-

taurant, 900 Burj Dubai residences, 37 office floors, 160 room hotel and suites, 144 private Armani residenc-es, a 4 floor gym and 57 elevators. The rulers of Dubai have spared no expense to convince the world that their financial troubles are a myth. But Dubai has yet again become an icon of wealth and lavish extrava-gance. The tower is a global icon and stands as a powerful symbol for all the Arab world. It shows that despite the global credit crunch and the plummeting property market, de-termination and optimism still exist, and that Dubai is not afraid to take chances and create the unbelievable.

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Labour Councillors in Rother-ham recently met to appraise their work so far in the city and boost their leadership qualities in the run up to the election. The event was sup-ported by the Rotherham Hackney Licensing Board and local business people. Cllr Roger Stone, leader of the council commended on the brilliant work done by the council and the great team-

work everyone in the Labour team has displayed. Cllr and Mayor of Rotherham, Shou-kat Ali, Cllr Mahroof Hussain MBE, Cllr Akhtar, Cllr Peter Wooten were among the speakers. Everyone praised the great leadership and were confident that they would again this year, secure and safeguard a Labour Council for the people of Rotherham. Hundreds of policies have

been brought in by Labour, which have benefitted all communities. It was mentioned that the people of Rotherham will suf-fer and struggle if Conserva-tives or Lib Dems came into power. They pledged that they would work hard on be-half of the people of Rother-ham and in run up to the election and beyond. Lord Nazir commented that

The Labour Party has pro-vided us with outstanding personalities to represent the city of Rotherham at all levels. He himself is a supporter of the labour party, the Mayor, the several Cabinet members and the councillors present here today, are all under the Labour party. What more can we say about Labour in Rotherham except that it is outstanding.

From Left Cllr Jhangir Akhtar, Leader of Rotherham Borough Roger Stone, Lord Nazir Ahmed, Mayor of Rotherham Shaukat Ali and Cllr Maroof Hussain

Shipshape is work-ing in association with Usmania Mosque in Netherdge, to bring health checks and health services closer to the local communi-ties. The first session at Leyburn Rd for FREE mens health checks had a great impact on the local residents. The

drop-in sessions are open to all men from all communities and offer blood pressure checks, diabetes support, stop smoking support, oral health awareness, weight & height checks, body fat testing and advocacy support. The next sessions are to be held on Tuesday 2nd

February, Tuesday 9th February, and Tuesday 16th Feb-ruary. All are drop-in from 1pm to 3pm at Usmani Mosque, Leyburn Rd, Neth-eredge. Contact Tanyat, Basharat at Shipshape for further informationon 0114 2500222

Free Men’s Health Checks in Netheredge



A new site has been bought to develop York-shire’s largest Muslim Community Centre on Petre St off Carlisle St West. The centre will be called Yorkshire Muslim Cen-

tre, which will be devel-oped into a Nursery, Girls School, Boys School, Madressa classes which will start with immediate effect also it will cater for Weddings services, Funerals Services within

the religious needs. The students will also be able to study secular curriculum e.g. English, Math’s Science and oth-er subjects too. A proper mosque will be built in future to meet the

needs, meanwhile Umer Mosque on Barnsley Rd will continue to serve the community as usual, currently around 800 kids study in the Mosque. People from other cities will be welcomed and

will be able to use the centre from all over York-shire. The building has cost £825000. Message from the resident Imam (Molana Shoib Desai) has praised the commu-nity and urged for unity,

co-operation and toler-ance, he has also asked the community people to donate generously for the development of the Community Centre. He praised the Launch of ILM Newspaper.

YORKSHIRE LARGEST MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE

Paul Blomfield is the Labour Parliamentary candidate for Sheffield Central. During an exclusive interview with Ilm, Mr Blomfield told us more about why he joined politics and what he would like to achieve from his service to the people of Sheffield. He is a dedicated campaign-er for racial equality. He got involved in politics at a very early age, while still at school. He was passionate about the injustices of rac-ism around the world par-ticularly in South Africa. In Sheffield he has been involved in numerous anti apartheid groups and anti racism campaigns. He has been a member of the La-bour party since 1978 be-cause he wanted to fight in-equality and injustice in this country. Q What change would you bring if you became MP for Sheffield Central?A I firstly believe in creating jobs, housing and improving education in Sheffield. Sheffield is a di-verse cultural constituency, with people from all differ-ent backgrounds, its an ex-cellent place to live but we need to invest more in jobs and create more affordable hous

ing. Sheffield has recently been approved £2million to build more affordable coun-cil housing. Apart from this I strongly think we need to reconstruct public services by securing more funding. The present city council is run by the Liberal Demo-crats; I think we need more

positive change because La-bour can make that differ-ence. Labour has secured loans to improve Sheffield roads and pavements. We are also working hard to promote our venues for the 2012 Olympics.Q What is your back-ground and how has it shaped you?A I am from a work-ing class background and initially qualified as a teacher after university. My first job was at Sheffield University. While at Uni I got involved in anti racist activities and defending multicultural rights. I still strongly believe

in these things and am Gen-eral Manager at the students union, so I’m still very in touch with these things. I was very proud when Nelson Mandela was released from prison be-cause I worked on the cam-paign to release him.Q How do you see

the Pakistani community in Sheffield?A The Pakistani com-munity has proved to be very entrepreneurial. You have created opportunities for yourselves and others, and business for yourselves. The community has given a lot to the economy and the success of Sheffield is down to many various people in-cluding the majority of the Pakistani community. In the future I would like to see more manufacturing and small businesses taking off and creating jobs.Q What is your opin-ion on the restriction on

cabs in Sheffield?A The Labour council put the restriction on cabs but when the Lib Dems came in they lifted that. I think that has done more damage to services. Q What do you think about international prob-lems?A Personally I was op-posed to the war in Iraq but unfortunately our govern-ment went ahead with it. There are particular circum-stances for intervention for war, and if the UN weapons inspectors had been given the necessary authority then we wouldn’t have been fac-ing what we are today. The UN needs strengthening and having more authority to inspect possible weapons of destruction, in order to keep peace in the world.Q What is your advice to anyone interested in get-ting into politics?A We need new peo-ple in politics. Unfortu-nately the expenses scandal has taken some of trust of politics. This is a crisis for democratic politics and has resulted in less people en-gaging in politics. It has become a less well regarded profession now, but infact we can’t get away

from politics, somebody will always govern the coun-try but we will always need democratic politics or else something worse may take its place. There is a need for more young people to get involved. Labour has a con-sistent range of policies. We promote fairness, jus-tice, equality and build social cohesion. I enjoy my job. Hypocrisy, injustice and poverty make me angry, that’s why I do what I do. I believe firmly in democracy.Q What are your com-ments on our newspaper?A I would like to con-gratulate you on this good initiative. I’d like to see what issues affect the Paki-stani community, and hope you bring them up in your paper so we can also cre-ate dialogue to improve our service to the community. I’d also like to see your paper bring up all relevant issues which affect all members of the Sheffield community, such as climate change and housing.

WORKING WITH PEOPLE FOR A MORE FAIRER EQUAL SOCIETY


P a r t n e r s a n d C o m m u n i t i e s T o g e t h e rInspector Tony Dobson leads the Darnall and Tinsley Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) who work closely with all partner agencies including Sheffield City Council, Sheffield Homes and Sheffield Futures to find solutions to issues that have been raised by the local community and affect the quality of life of residents. The SNT consists of six police officers and twelve Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and are based at Attercliffe Police Station. Also based at Attercliffe are uniformed officers who respond to incidents in the area 24 hours a day. A team of detectives is also dedicated to the Darnall and Tinsley area.

The SNTs hold regular Partners and Communities Together (PACT) meetings, which everyone is welcome to attend, to enable you to tell us about the local policing issues that matter to you.

PACT meetings also offer you an opportunity to meet members of your local SNT and partner agencies. You will be able to obtain updates on local crime and policing issues, tell us your local neighbourhood priorities and have your say on how they are tackled.

Our focus will be to realign people’s perceptions of crime with reality and to make people feel safer across the city by tackling antisocial behaviour and crime on a local level. We have made a commitment to neighbourhood policing, but to be successful we need your assistance.

Inspector Tony Dobson said: “We are keen for all of the community to attend PACT meetings in their area and tell us what they are concerned about locally. We will then act on this information and update residents at future meetings.”

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To get in touch with the team, you can contact us on 0114 252 3995 or e-mail : sheffield_east_darnall&[email protected].

Darnall PACT Children’s Centre, 563 Staniforth Road, Sheffield S9 4RA at 18.00 on Thursdays:- 28 Jan, 25 Feb, 25 Mar, 22 Apr, 27 May, 24 Jun, 22 July, 24 Aug, 24 Sept, 22 Oct and 26 Nov

Greenlands PACT Greenland Court Community Centre, Darnall, Sheffield S9 5GD at 18.00 on Thursdays:-18 Feb, 18 Mar, 15 Apr, 20 May, 17 Jun, 15 July, 20 Aug, 17 Sept, 15 Oct, 19 Nov and 17 Dec

Tinsley PACTTinsley Methodist Church, Ingfield Avenue, Tinsley Sheffield, S9 1WZ at 20.30on Thursdays:- 28 Jan, 25 Mar, 27 May, 22 July, 24 Sept, and 26 Nov.


The Origins of Unrest; KashmirCradled in the lap of majestic mountains of the Himalayas, Kashmir is the most beautiful place on earth. On visiting the Valley of Kashmir, Jehangir, one of the Mughal emperors, is said to have exclaimed: “If there is paradise anywhere on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here.” Kashmir, the “Paradise on Earth”, is known for its cap-tivating beauty. It is encircled by three mountain ranges of the Himalayas- Karakoram, Zanaskar and Pir Panjal, running from northwest to northeast. Forming the back-drop of Kashmir, these snow-capped ranges make Kashmir look like a picture straight out of a fairytale. Dazzling rivers, serene lakes, splendid gardens, flowering meadows, etc are some other features of the landscape of the Kash-mir valley. The breathtaking beauty of Kashmir has earned it the name of the “Switzer-land of the East”.This land of beauty enjoyed peace for long periods but has had its share of conflict long before India and Pakistan took to arms over itKashmir was inhabited by the Brahmins when Buddhism was introduced by missionar-ies of Asoka in 274BC. Vari-ous Hindu dynasties ruled over the area for many centu-ries. By 1001 Muslim armies raided the area sporadically but never managed to conquer it. The last Hindu king was replaced by Shams-ud-Din in 1346, whose dynasty ruled until 1586 when the Moghul (Persian for Mongol) emper-

or Akbar conquered Kashmir to firmly establish Muslim influence. Akbar was grand-son of Babur, who had estab-lished the most influential of all the Muslim dynasties in India (in 1526). Akbar toler-ated local religions and mar-ried a Hindu princess. (Ak-bar’s grandson, Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.)In 1752 Afghanistan leader Ahmed Shah Durrani de-feated the Mughals and an-nexed Kashmir. Disputes be-tween Muslims and Brahmin Hindus flared up, a situation that persisted and today is the prime cause of conflict in Kashmir.In 1819 Sikh Ranjit Singh conquered Kashmir, but his disorganised empire fell to the British in 1846 when they took control of Punjab. Kashmir was then sold to the self-entitled Maharajah (Indian King) Ghulab Singh of Jammu for 7.5 million ru-pees (app US$166) under the Treaty of Amritsar. Ghulab Singh also brought Ladakh, Zanskar, Gilgit and Baltistan under his control. A succes-sion of Maharajahs followed, marked by several uprisings by the Kashmiri people, of whom a large percentage was now Muslim. In 1889 Ma-harajah Pratap Singh lost administrative authority of Kashmir due to worsening management of the frontier region. The British restored full powers to the Dogra rule only in 1921.Meanwhile in India, the freedom movement gained strength under Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s lead-ership. (The Indians gave him the name “Mahatma” mean-ing “Great soul”.) The call for freedom soon echoed in sev-eral princely states, particu-

larly Kashmir. After a mass uprising against Hari Singh in 1931, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah formed Kashmir’s first political party, the All Jammu & Kashmir Muslim Conference in 1932. In 1934 the Maharajah gave way and allowed limited democracy in the form of a Legislative Assembly. The Muslim high priest of the Kashmir Val-ley, Mirwaiz Maulvi Yusuf Shah, joined in the Confer-ence rally, but when it be-came apparent that he was accepting a monthly stipend from the Maharajah, Sheikh Abdullah steered away from the Muslim Conference to a secular base and formed the National Conference in 1939, comprising Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs.In 1947, Mahatma Ghandi led the Indian continent to independence from the Brit-ish in a remarkable display of perseverance. But it came at great cost. While Gandhi was leading a largely Hindu movement, Mohammed Ali Jinnah was fronting a Mus-lim one. Jinnah advocated the division of India into two separate states, Muslim and Hindu. When the Brit-ish left, the Muslim League created the separate states of Pakistan (from the West Pa-kistan province in India) and Bangladesh. Violence erupted when Muslims and Hindu minorities were stranded in various areas, and within a few weeks half a million peo-ple had died. The British re-turned to help restore order. The area reached stability, except for Kashmir.During the time of partition of India in 1947, Jammu & Kashmir was one of some 560 Princely States, which were not part of the territories un-

der British rule but owed sov-ereignty to the British Crown. The rulers of these states were given the choice to freely join either India or Pakistan, or to remain independent. On 19 July 1947 the Muslim Confer-ence gave their verdict against India, opting for independ-ence. By 15 August deadline, Maharajah Hari Singh hesi-tated, and by default the State of Jammu & Kashmir became independent.By this time, Jammu & Kash-mir was a divided state, with friction between the Muslims and the Hindi. The Mahara-jah, fearing tribal warfare, then agreed to join India through an Instrument of Ac-cession on 26th October 1947. Since, this Instrument of Ac-cession has remained an issue of dispute between India and Pakistan, the latter disput-ing the validity of the docu-ments, also pointing out that India has never allowed the referendum that the Gover-nor General of India, Lord Mountbatten, called for on 27th October 1947.Unrest excalated between hindus and muslims, and be-tween those who favoured to be a part of India and those who didn’t. Pakistan infil-trated and moved as far as Ladakh in the eastern part of Kashmir. They had control over one third of Kashmir, so India sent in troops to evict them at Srinagar airfield on 27 October 1947, and heavy fighting continued through-out 1948. The ceasefire of 1st January 1949 created the first Line-of-Control in Jammu & Kashmir, separating the area: the east (the valley of Kash-mir, Jammu and Ladakh) guarded by Indian troops, the west (known as ‘Azad [Free] Kashmir’), administered by

Pakistan. The UN has main-tained a presence in the dis-puted area since 1949.In 1957 the State of Jammu & Kashmir was incorporated into the Indian Union under a new Constitution. In 1965, heavy fighting broke out again, with India capturing the valley between the Dras and Suru rivers. They re-turned the area in agreement with Pakistan, but recaptured it when civil war broke out in East Pakistan in 1971.In 1987, The Muslim United Front was formed and lob-bied and won the right to hold elections in Kashmir in 1989. Only a small percentage of people turned out for the voting, putting the National Conference in power. By the end of that year there was a renewed struggle for the free-dom of Kashmir. The number of armed separatists grew from hundreds to thousands, the most prominent being the pro-Pakistani Hizbul-Mujahideen. The Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) was the largest pro-independence group, but its influence is thought to have waned. Other groups have joined under the umbrella of the Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference, which campaigns peacefully for an end to In-dia’s presence in Kashmir.India dissolved the state gov-ernment and placed the state in direct control of the gover-nor. From January 26, 1990 onward, Kashmiris faced al-most continuous curfew for 8 months as martial law was imposed. More than half-a-million Indian troops patrol Kashmir.In May 1999, India mounted a military attack in response to the presence of Pakistan-backed Muslim insurgents

over the line of control. It was infact a meticulously cal-culated plan by the Pakistani Army to capture mountain-ous areas the Indian Army believed to be to deserted to even have a military presence there, They took advantage of the large gaps that exist in the defences in the sector of Kargil. The conflict escalated in Kargil, Dras and Batalik, three sectors whose heights command positions threat-ening the vital highway be-tween Srinagar and Ladakh. Situated in a valley between the Dras and Suru rivers and dominated by mountains on all sides, Ladakh lies at an altitude of about 2100m (7000ft), making it the high-est battlefield on earth.In the end, the Pakistani fighters were pushed back behind to their original posi-tions behind the LOC. West-ern governments demanded Pakistan to withdraw imme-diately. They pressured di-plomacy as the biggest threat was that both countries had nuclear weapons. The risks of war in Kashmir are fright-ening. Apart from the severe economic cost on all parties involved, India and Pakistan are tied in a race of nuclear capabilities..When the subcontinent was divided in 1947, Mahatma Gandhi proclaimed that Kashmir stood out of the cir-cle of holocaust as a “shining example” of “secularism”. To-day, both the Indian and Pa-kistan governments toss words such as “ethnic cleansing” at each other, yet both India and Pakistan still reject independ-ence for Kashmir. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have pointed out human rights abuses on both sides.


Did You Know?? The length from your wrist to your elbow is the same as the length of your foot.

? Your heart beats 101,000 times a day. During your lifetime it will beat about 3 billion times and pump about 400 million litres (800 million pints) of blood.

? Your mouth produces 1 litre (1.8 pints) of saliva a day.

? On average, people can hold their breath for about one minute. The world record is 21 minutes 29 seconds.

? The human head contains 22 bones. More on the head and brains

? On average, you breathe 23,000 times a day.

? On average, you speak almost 5,000 words a day - although almost 80% of speaking is self-talk (talking to yourself).

? It is impossible to sneeze and keep one’s eyes open at the same time.

? 55% of people yawn within 5 minutes of seeing someone else yawn.

? A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week

without water.

? You’ll drink about 75,000 litres (20,000 gallons) of water in your lifetime.

? Men loose about 40 hairs a day. Wom-en loose about 70 hairs a day.

? The muscle that lets your eye blink is the fastest muscle in your body. It allows you to blink 5 times a second. On aver-age, you blink 15 000 times a day. Women blink twice as much as men.

? Unless food is mixed with saliva you cannot taste it.

? The liver is the largest of the body’s internal organs. The skin is the body’s largest organ.

? About 13% of people are left-handed

? Our eyes are always the same size from birth.

? Approximately two-thirds of a person’s body weight is water. Blood is 92% water. The brain is 75% water and muscles are 75% water.

? We actually do not see with our eyes - we see with our brains. The eyes basically are the cameras of the brain. One-quarter of the brain is used to control the eyes.

What issues is our community facing? Labelling - Islamapho-bia - crisis in Pakistan - edu-cation or lack of - opportuni-ties - drugs - have your say. write to us and tell us what topics you want to hear about. Our great team of writers will give an objective view of the issues that affect you.

British right wing party UK Independence Party called for a ban on face covering muslim veils in public places. The Gov-ernment has commented that forbiding the veil would violate British values of tolerance. How many people are happy with a society where people were told how to dress when they walked down the street?


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Ilm newspaper recently held a launch party to celebrate the success of the first is-sue of the new community newspaper. Council Lead-ers from both Sheffield and Rotherham attended, South Yorkshire Police Chiefs and businesspersons from both cities were amongst the guests at the event. All were praiseful of the initia-tive and pledged their sup-port to this valuable local media source.Almost everyone present wanted to say a few words in praising the project and gave feedback as to what more they’d like to see in the future. Labour Party Candidate for Sheffield Central, Mu-hammed Mahroof sees it as a great tool of empow-erment. It can raise our issues and voice our con-cerns, most importantly to the policy making issues, so the right action and ini-tiatives are taken to resolve the problems. He said he wants the paper to address all issues which are faced by our community. The media is a powerful pillar of the state.Ibrar Khan “Media is a pow-erful source”.Jawad Sahib (Civil Engi-neer, Barnsley) “a newspa-per conveys all kind of mes-sages to whoever picks it up so we hope for a continua-

tion on the broad range of issues you have touched”Cllr Jahangir Akhtar (Rotherham) “It’s a great initiative and I pledge full support from all in Rother-ham”. He joked about the ri-valry between Sheffield and Rotherham but is confident the newspaper will bring all communities together.Haji Ghulam Nabi wished ILM great success.Cllr Mahroof (Rotherham) “To do something like this with skill and finesse, openness and honesty is difficult, but the ILM team have these qualities in them. ILM gives us more opportunity to learn and read Urdu. Knowledge is an important key that we all need. We are proud Brit-ish Muslims and we need a voice”. He hastily added that the best thing to come out of Sheffield is the road to Rotherham!!Waheed Akhtar, Radio Sheffield “Radio Sheffield has been representing the Sheffield community for the last 40+ years. This newspaper is a celebra-tion of our achievements, who we are and what we have achieved. The range of issues covered is good and we are all supporting he community through this newspaper and we are in-terested to see how the pa-per develops”

Shabir Mughal, local busi-nessperson “Congratula-tions to all the hard workers who got this paper together. A lot of hard work has gone into this media but com-munication brings commu-nities together and issues forward”Shafkat Mirza, Jang Writer “We see a lot of negativity towards our people and this paper gives us a chance to express ourselves. Its for

our community who don’t otherwise get mentioned”.Paul Bloomfield, Labour Candidate Sheffield, “Mul-ticultural Sheffield has bought together so many people. Pakistan commu-nity is very important and ILM is providing a voice for that community. The tab-loid press only divides com-munities and doesn’t unite, and so we need an authen-tic voice to speak out so this community cannot be misrepresented by the tab-loids”.Chief Superintendent South Yorkshire Police “We want people to be satisfied that we are working with them, for them. We need this me-dium to create more aware-

ness, with balanced reports representative of all sides. This newspaper will give a good cross working rela-tionship and hope we can keep good relations in the Sheffield community”.Shoukat Ali, Mayor of Rotherham “Ilm is empow-erment, Ilm is knowledge, Knowledge is power, and power creates a good com-munity and leadership. We want to make certain that

we all support our me-dia in order to sustain it as it’s so valuable to our people”.Paul Scriven, Shef-field City Council Leader “The paper

is really good, what other paper would have pic-tures of Benazir Bhutto, Lord Ahmed, the Sheffield wheel and Paul Scriven on the front page? The timing of the paper is good as it gives people the message to counteract the bad im-ages. It’s about spreading knowledge, stories, issues, cultural issues, social is-sues, and its broad and bal-anced. Great variety of top-ics. I hope people from all communities can increase their understanding and de-velop a way forward to help community cohesion (espe-cially bring Rotherham and Sheffield together!!). he pa-per has the power to lead through language”.

Why oh why do our close neighbours in Rotherham feel they need to make a point about how they are no less than Sheffield. Dont worry guys, we feel you are always by our side. Dont be so competitive Little Brother!!

ILM Newspaper Congratulated for its innovative ideas


CITY LEADER CONGRATULATES THE CHIEF EDITOR AND HIS EDITORIAL TEAM ON A GREAT BEGINING !!!


Up coming events which may interest you.

13th February 10.00am – 16.30pm Sheffield City HallThe BiG Valentine

MarketAn event for networking, workshops and trade fair for anyone thinking about starting up in business in Sheffield or who has an ex-isting business. Workshops available to explore being your own boss. Visit www.thebigwebsite.org.uk/val-entine to pre register.Free event

13th February 10.00am – 12.30pm

Central Library

Open University Information Session

If you’ve never studied with The Open University before, or not in the last few years, this session is for you. Come along for an informal discussion about courses, learning meth-ods, financial assistance and other general topics. Open University staff will be happy to answer your questions and guide you through our prospectus. Free event

24th February 10.30am – 1.30pm

Frith Park Methodist Church

Healthy, Wealthy and Warm in Firth Park

This is the latest of the HEAT Sheffield Road-shows and has been or-ganised in partnership with Sheffield City Council and NHS Sheffield. Organisations provide in-formation and advice at a local level. Free refresh-ments available through-out the day and free buffet lunch provided. There will be free energy saving pow-erdown plugs. Information and chance to sign up for Sheffield City Council’s Free Insulation Scheme. Come along and find out how to save money on your fuel bills, live a health-ier lifestyle and get some freebies as well.Free event

Up Coming Events

The Harmain Homeopathic Clinic holds its surgery at PMC every Wednesday. The very first surgery was a success and the Pakistani community were glad for this service. The clinics will continue to take place at the usual time and place.

HOMEOPATHIC CLINIC AT PMC


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We Need More Positive Role Models In The Public Sector in Sheffield...ILM reporters recently in-terviewed Mr Mohammad Mahroof. He is a hardworking suc-cessful second generation British Pakistani living in Sheffield. He is a positive role model for young Asian people to get good qualifications and have a successful career in the public sector. He works for the City Council as Head of Property, Strategy and Busi-ness Development. He has over 20 years exper-ince in the public sector. He was the Head of Corporate Property until transfering to his present job, specialising in Schools PFI’s Elderly Care, Leisure, Residential, Commer-cial, Retail & Project Develop-ments. Quite a mouthful but the list does not end there. He is also Guest Lecurer in property and external Exam-iner at Sheffield Hallam Uni-versity for the MSc Property Appraisal and Management course and an assesor for The Royal Institution Of Chartered Surveyors as well as a local branch member. Mr Mahroof came to the UK at the age of six and lived in

the Attercliffe are of Sheffield. His association with property

began at a young age when Attercliffe residents were fac-ing demolition of their houses. He spoke excellent English at a very young age and at 10 years old he was negotiating house buying for his father with the estate agents. Rather than take the route his father took into the steel factories, he pursued educa-tion instead, knowing that he wanted to succeed in some kind of urban and land plan-ning. He completed his BSc in Urban Land Economics and completed another two years of training to gain a qualifica-tion in Chartered surveying. He subsequently joined the

council, but only as a transi-tional job and hoped to move on. But he stayed at the council and stayed because he saw that Asians were not being presented in these higher ranking jobs within the council. Mr Mahroof wants to encour-age youngsters to get into these kind of professions. He sees that there is a lack of knowledge amongst our com-munity that the public sector has nothing to offer, and that they we have an expectation to succeed quickly rather

than rise through the ranks. “I’d like to see more Asians in higher grade jobs in the city council. We need to promote our kids more to get good ca-reers, to get more influential people involved in the cities decision making processes”. This can help our community very much he says.Being originally from Azad Kashmir and having visited

the region on several visits to Pakistan, he sees the culture there being very work orien-tated and not towards edu-cation. He would like to see this changing as when people come from there to live in the UK they bring with them no qualifications. He personally would like to make all the dif-ference and do what he can to see education given more importance back home in Pa-kistan. He says we are an in-telligent community but with the right kind of guidance we can close the gap between

education and opportunities. He commented that we are a very intelligent community, suc-ceeding mostly in businesses but we are be-coming insular

and just creating and catering these businesses around our own communi-ty. He believes that we have resigned our-selves to just living amongst our own peo-ple because we cant influence people higher

up. He would like to see this balance changing in Sheffield. We can definitely look around us and see that people from Muslim and Pakistani back-grounds need to work 110% more than others to make our mark, but we have given up to easily. His advice to young people would be get into ar-eas where you can make a difference, where you can in-fluence people and decisions. He thinks that we should all give something back to the community whether it be here or in Pakistan.Mr Mahroof thinks the Shef-field community is more tol-erant than ever but at the same time some gaps are widening. We are not being outward reaching but becom-ing insular. Nevertheless he comments that the amount of progress our community has made in 40/50 years since arriving in the UK is remark-able.


HOROSCOPES FEBRUARY 2010ARIES

Mar 21 - April 20You can count on receiving new much needed energy. Your own affairs should be very important to you at this time and you may find the an-swers you have been looking for. You have enough strength and energy to present your-self in a positive light and se-cure your position in life. Try to maintain objectivity when dealing with others because at this point in time you have a tendency to overempha-size your own problems. This could be a time for you to de-velop your creativity and make changes to your self image.

TAURUS Apr. 21- May 21

Currently your primary con-cern is improving your income, but you like to think about the meaning your possessions have for you. You try to free your-self from obligations of eve-ryday life concerning money, property or valuables. Learn not to overestimate the materi-al aspect of life and share your resources with needy people. Ethical and moral questions can become more meaning-ful for you. Maybe you will acquire things which you have been planning for a long time. Rethink your attitude toward

money and possessions - you could have fruitful insights.

GEMINIMay 22 - June 21

This month you are in a posi-tion to enthusiastically take on the obligations you usually try to avoid. This will earn you the respect of your colleagues and especially your boss. Fortu-nately, there is no danger that your loyalty and responsibilities will distract you from respect-ing the rights of the people around you. Rather you in-clude others in your way of do-ing things. Your self-discipline is important to you. There is no need to fear resistance.

CANCERJune 22 - July 22

Turn your attention to your family and invest your en-ergy in personal relationships. Home will have more meaning to you. You want everything to go smoothly. Redecorate your home or invite your parents over. Harmony and free ex-pression will fill your circle of friends with positive relation-ships. Devote some attention to spiritual life and your inner being. Your goal is emotional stability. Achieve this by devot-ing yourself to the people and topics you trust. If you sense a creative urge, go ahead and

follow it, it will be worthwhile.

LEO July 23 - Aug 22

This month is related to things beyond career and home life which is important to you. You will make new friends and see old friendships differently. You recognize the values which are most important to you and see how much you have in com-mon with your friends. Sudden transformations may come about by abstract causes and new group projects can arouse your interest. You should use this time to question your previ-ous behaviour and work on ini-tiating sensible changes for the future. Think about what you could do for your community.

VIRGO Aug 23 - Sept 23

Your challenge is to define your position in life. This includes your profession, your social status and all activities which bring forward the building of your character. Explore what is important to you and rethink your goals. You take your re-sponsibilities serious but know when to have fun. You should try to see your role within the larger system realistically. At this time the most important task is to find your strengths and weaknesses and explore them.

LIBRA Sept 24 - Oct 23

You are encouraged to in-dulge in a negative expression of your ego powers. This may include clearing up conflicts with others. Too much en-ergy makes you feel nervous and edgy as circumstances prevent your expression. You may be too concentrated on yourself. It may help to take part in communal activities and place some of your ex-cess energy at the disposal of friends and family. If you are only out to assert your ego, people will avoid you and you will end up feeling dissatisfied.

SCORPIO Oct 24 - Nov 22

It is time for expansion on all levels, the time is also favour-able for learning something new. A trip, seminar or an adult education course could be good for you and set things in motion. You may meet people from far away who provide new insights into foreign cultures. On another level a test of your own significance will occur. External experiences will al-low you to see your role in the world in a more comprehensive context and redefine yourself.

SAGITTRIUSNov 23 - Dec 21

This month you will get deep-er in to your psyche and your spiritual life. If your daily ob-ligations keep you from tak-ing time for yourself, try to find the golden balance be-tween your own needs and the needs of others. Personality traits which you dislike may come to the surface. Don’t suppress them but learn to accept this part of yourself. When you manage this you will return to a state of inner harmony. Talk to others more.

CAPRICONDec 22 - Jan 20

You will be creative and feel great on all levels. As the cen-tre of attention, you treat eve-ryone especially affectionately. You don’t intend just to take, but to give to others. The har-monious energies are flowing towards an enjoyable encoun-ters with others. Your charm arouses attraction, you can ex-pect it to have positive effects. Have a good time, go out, ex-plore, buy yourself something nice. You won’t be prone to overdo things. Its a good time for a party, and meet peo-ple in a relaxed atmosphere. Looking back on this month will be especially satisfying.

AQUARIUS Jan 21 - Feb 19

Ask yourself the question do you fulfil your obligations will-ingly and are prepared to take on responsibility. You have the chance to recognize the meaning of your work and deal rationally with the chal-lenges of your daily life. If you are not in tune with yourself and are trying to avoid your obligations, this could make itself noticeable on the physi-cal level in the form of an ill-ness. Maybe you have conflicts at work, but you have the en-ergy to convince others of your point of view, because you have better mental clarity.

PISCES Feb 20 - Mar 20

You have a lot of energy and ability to express yourself crea-tively and individually. Don’t take everything seriously but give in to your playful instinct. You will get along with kids well at this time. People will be attracted by your radiance of strength and personality. This could lead to romantic adventures and generally more fun. Have fun but don’t for-get that there are other things which are important in life. Take notice of this and get some problems out of the way.

Quotations! Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.! Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with.! If you think education is expensive, try Igno-rance.! The greatest risk is to risk nothing at all.! A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.! To be upset over what you don’t have is to waste what you do have.! The man who removes a mountain begins by car-rying away small stones.! Use soft words and hard arguments.! Good judgement comes from experience, and of-ten experience comes from bad judgement.! Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.! Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.! If everybody’s thinking alike, somebody isn’t thinking.! Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.! It usually takes a long time to find a shorter way.! It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.

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ASSEMBLIES KEEPING SHEFFIELD SPICK AND SPANLocal community assemblies set up by Lib Dem Sheffield City Council have tackled all the extra work the city needed to keep clean and tidy. Extra work has been done, over and above the normal jobs done by Streetforce, including tidying up flower beds, cutting back weeds and overhanging branches, cleaning up grot-spots, clearing leaves and unblocking drains.

STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS OR A BUSINESS IDEA YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROGRESSSheffield Chamber of Commerce can help move your idea for-ward no matter how big or small. They can offer additional sup-port to existing businesses. All services are free and range from, counselling sessions with business advisors, business skills training course, tailored practical workshops and seminars and two years continued aftercare for your news business. Financial start ups can be offered in some cases. For more info contact 0114 2018918

SECURITY AND COUNTER-TERRORISMThe Prime Minister announced further measures to strengthen the protection of borders, maximise aviation security, and en-hance intelligence co-ordination at home and abroad. He wants to extend the Home Office watch list and improve intelligence sharing with foreign security agencies. Flights from Yemen to UK with Yemenia Airways have been suspended as of immedi-ately for the security of our citizens, he stated.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDThe search is on for volunteers to help out at one of Sheffields major sporting events happening later this year. The Council need people to act as car park marshals, ticket sellers, and spec-tator and access monitors at the British University Champion-ships in March. No previous experience necessary, just friendly outgoing people over 18 needed. Contact 0114 2736681.

NO PROSPECT OF GOVERNMENT DEPTS RELOCATING TO WAVERLEYCouncillors in Rotherham and Sheffield have dismissed myths that and Government departments are relocating to this site. The site was proposed but the proposal dropped due to lack of public transport access. The developers nevertheless sug-

gested this proposal was going ahead, simply to secure plan-ning permission for office development on the site.

BRIGHT FUTURE FOR SHEFFIELD COMMUNITY GROUPSA review of the citys estimated 3000 voluntary sector organisa-tions was carried out last year. The recommendations of the review focus on the introduction of a clearer relationship be-tween voluntary, community and faith sector and the public sector bodies in the city, based of ‘buying, giving and investing’. The council spends around £40m per year on the voluntary sec-tor and hopes the recommendations will improve the benefits to people who need and rely on these services.

MPs CALL FOR ADEQUATE BEREAVEMENT LEAVEMPs have called on the Government to introduce a legal right to paid bereavement leave for the close relatives of those who die in conflict. A statutory right to bereavment leave exists but not on a paid basis. They want to acknowledge the bravery and selflessness of our Armed Forces personnel by giving relatives who have unfortunately lost a loved one this way, legal right to paid bereavement leave.

LOCAL COUNCILLOR TAKES THE LEAD ON DANGEROUS DOGSLabour Burngreave Cllr, Ibrar Hussain has called for a debate on the problem of dangerous dogs in the city. Following reports in the past year of people, including children, being attacked in Sheffield, Cllr Hussain would like to see a public debate to fully understand problems people have experienced, in order to move forward in tackling this issue. “I am urging members of the public to engage in this very serious debate and should anyone wish to become involved in this campaign please feel free to get in touch.”

ROTHERHAM LIONS CLUB AIDS CUMBRIAN FLOOD VICTIMSCabinet member for Housing & Neighborhoods, Cllr Jahangir Akhtar as continued his support for the Cumbrain Flood Victims by organizing a Charity Dinner at the Orient Express in Rother-ham. The dinner has been arranged for 6.45pm, on Sunday 7 February 2010 at the Orient Express, Princess Street, Rother-ham. The tickets are £15 each with proceeds going to the Cum-brian Flood Appeal. Cllr. Jahangir Akhtar said “I am proud to be

able to support the Rotherham Lions on this project”.

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LEGAL CORNER BY NAZIR AWAN

1 What is a HIP or Home Information Pack?A HIP is a package of information which must be assembled by a vendor (Person Who Is Selling The Property) or an estate agent prior to marketing a residential property.

2 What goes into a HIP?A HIP or Home informa-tion pack includes docu-ments that are required when homes are bought and sold. Some docu-ments are mandatory and others optional. The mandatory docu-ments are: 1 Index (i.e. a list of the contents of the HIP); 2 Sale statement (sum-marising the terms of sale); 3 Evidence of title; 4 Standard searches (i.e. local authority enquiries and a drainage and wa-ter search); 5 Energy Performance Certificate (EPC); 6 Commonhold informa-tion (where appropriate); 7 Copy of the lease (where appropriate); 8 Certificate (or interim certificate) showing the Code for Sustainable Homes rating or a nil-rat-ed certificate (new builds only). Optional documents in-clude: 1 Home Condition Report (HCR); 2 Additional leasehold in-formation;

3 Guarantees and war-ranties; 4 Other searches rel-

evant to the particular area.

3 What is an EPC? The Energy Performance Certificate or Energy Ef-ficiency Certificate is similar to the certificates found on many domestic appliances.A Certificate for a build-ing gives the building an asset rating based on its energy efficiency. Data is collected by the domestic energy assessor such as floor area, construction, insulation, heating and lighting and inputted into a management software programme. Certain as-sumptions are made on how the home is used by the occupiers.The EPC produced will give the building a rating from A to G. An A rating shows it’s very efficient, meaning lower fuel bills, while G is inefficient, meaning higher fuel bills. The Certificate will also show the building’s envi-ronmental impact by indi-cating its carbon-dioxide emissions.The EPC will also show recommendations as to how the property could be made more energy and cost efficient. The Potential ratings included within the Energy Survey indicate the effects of each recommendation.

Martin of British Council who is based in Pakistan brought a delegate from Kotli District in Azad Kashmir. The aim of the delegates is to build

a greater understanding of cultural differences in UK. he is involved in linking more than 200 schools from Azad Kashmir and UK.

Programmes Development Manager of British Council in Pakistan Martin James Daltry, Mayor of Rotherham

Shaukat Ali, Zeeshan Naqvi (ILM)

Thalasaemia and sickle cell anaemia exists in all social groups but more so in Asian people. In some com-munities, 1 in 7 Asian people may be a carrier of thala-saemia un-b e k n o w n to them. This is a life th rea t en -ing and devastating genetic blood disorder. There is no cure but every newborn baby is now screened for both thalasaemia and sick-le cell anaemia. This often flags up carriers of the

faulty gene who wouldn’t have otherwise known they are affected. Thalasae-

mia has minor and major forms, the most severe be-ing the major, which may cause stillbirth. Children born with the thalasaemia major condition are nor-mal at birth but develop

severe anaemia during the first year of life. If left untreated this condition

can lead to severe anaemia and liver and heart prob-lems. Treatments are available to control the condi-tion. The Sickle Cell Anaemia & Thalasaemia Project on the Wicker in Shef-field is trying hard to raise awareness

amongst Asian people. They can provide informa-tion, offer counselling, of-fer a screening programme and provide access to ex-pert professionals.

THALASAEMIA AWARENESS

FREE PCsChildren from low income families who receive certain ben-efits can receive free computers and free broadband under a new government initiative. The home access programme allows for families with children aged 3 to 9 to apply for grants to buy com-puters and internet access. To see if you qualify call 0333 200 1004.

2010


BRITIAN OUT OF RECESSIONPaul Blomfield, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Sheffield Central, has welcomed today’s announcement that Britain is officially out of recession. The Govern-

ment’s approach has prevented the interna-tional recession becom-ing a deep depression in the UK. The economy’s now moving in the right direction.

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tress. She has left close com-petitors Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra way be-hind, even though the other two had more number of releases and more number of hits in 2009 as compared

to Kareena.Despite getting such a huge amount, Kareena has made it clear that she will not work in a multi heroine project. Hence she will be the only lead actress in the film.

Akshay Kumar’s dare devil lifestyle and love for the adrenaline rush seems to be taking a toll on his health. The actor, who is known to perform his own stunts and jump off great heights for almost all his films, has badly hurt himself and has sprained his back. The ma-cho hunk was gravely in-jured while shooting a stunt sequence for his production `Patiala House`.

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In & Around SheffieldSheffield will receive £2,146,572 to build 27 new homes. 19 new homes will be built at Ellesmere and 8 will be built at Chaucer. More than half new homes will be three and four bedroom family homes. Paul Bloomfield, Labour Parliamentary candidate for Sheffield, thinks this will be the first step towards build-ing more affordable council homes in Shef-field.

The Liberal Democrats are working hard to get firm restrictions on late night noise distur-bances. Paul Scriven, Leader of Sheffield City Council wants the voice of residents to be heard as priority. This comes after a takeaway in Broomhill had its right of appeal upheld to trade late into the night regardless of objec-tions from local residents.

Sheffield City Council is making parking enforcement fairer for the people of Shef-field. A review of the City’s Civil Enforce-ment Policy encourages Council Officers to use fairness, transparency and common sense. It also recommends a number of changes that should see parking enforcement become more reasonable, including: Consideration of urgent or unforeseen circumstances beyond only “emergency” situations

New legal rights for patients will come into effect in 2010. The two new rights for all patients coming in from April 2010 are: the right to see a cancer specialist within 2 weeks if your GP suspects you may have cancer, and the right that all treatment, for any illness, should be within 18 weeks of a referral by your GP.

S h e f f i e l d s t e p p i n g up a GEAR through its major Re-g e n e r a t i o n projectSheffield is undergoing a remarkable regenera-tion. The city has expe-rienced unprecedented physical development over the last 5 years, particularly in the city centre.Over the last 20 years, Sheffield has undergone a startling metamorphosis through a programme of regeneration orchestrated by the forward thinking City Council and Inters-erve has made a signifi-cant contribution to the changing face of the city. Major development projects include the Heart of the City, Castlegate and the New Retail Quarter, bringing Sheffield up to the standards expected of a modern European city. In the mid 1990s the Council embarked on an ambitious regenera-tion plan with the Peace Gardens. This first phase of the “Heart of the City” project involved creation of a public area, as an am-phitheatre in front of the imposing Town Hall, with its centrepiece the Millen-nium water feature com-plete with 89 water jets.

The plan to revitalise the city centre involved the creation of a journey - one would begin the walk at the train station, along Hallam Street, through two land-mark buildings, on into the Peace Gardens and thus to the Town Hall. The Winter Gardens is one of the most important tem-perate plant houses built in the UK in the last 100 years and links from the Gallery, providing a green sanctuary for the people of Sheffield to escape the city’s bustle. This sustain-

able building comprises a timber framed Glulam structure, creating a spec-tacular wide open space to house the sub-tropical

vegetation. Work is also starting on a £2.9m re-vamp for the lower sec-tion of The Moor. Part of the shopping precinct opposite Atkinson’s de-partment store is to be repaved to a similar stand-ard to Howard Street, the Peace Gardens and Bark-

ers Pool. Stretching from Cumberland Street to Earl Street, the scheme is designed to link with the proposed markets hall. Revised plans for a re-placement for the Castle-gate markets have been approved by the council but a final financial agree-ment with Moor owners RREEF is still awaited.Money for the facelift is coming from the Govern-ment-backed regional de-velopment agency York-shire Forward. Despite the recession, council and business leaders are try-ing to maintain some mo-mentum in the city centre, especially with the £600m Sevenstone retail quarter.Parkhill FlatsParkhill flats are under-going a massive remak-ing that has stalled in the current economic climate. One of the things that gives it listed building sta-tus is its pioneering use of a freestanding concrete skeleton, panelled in coloured brick. This pic-ture from the summer of 2008 shows the process of knocking out the brick-work getting underway, the bricks to be replaced eventually with alumini-um panels. Taken from Duke Street, it also shows

something of the impact of the building on the city landscape. Beyond the city centre, ambitious plans to develop further the Lower Don Valley is progressing at a pace, to meet the needs of the evolving economy of the city. English Institute of Sport, a national centre of sporting excellence pro-viding an indoor athletics area incorporating run-ning track and associated athletics infield, plus facili-ties for judo, table tennis, badminton, netball, box-ing and multi-sports.ForgemastersPlans have been submit-ted to transform a 200 year old Sheffield steel works, radically improving the appearance and envi-ronmental credentials of the historic industrial site. Sheffield architects Race Cottam Associates have submitted proposals for the first phase of their master plan to rejuve-nate the 64-acre Sheffield Forgemasters site, which aims to become a show-case for environmental best practice in industry. The plans include the ex-ternal redevelopment of Sheffield Forgemasters.Key projects and pro-grammes include: New Retail Quarter (Sevenstone) New Business District Digital Campus (Sheaf Valley) Riverside Business

District Integrating the Universities Tudor Square Cultural Quarter C a s t l e g a t e / V i c t o r i a Quays City Neighbourhoods Parks, Open Spaces, Green Networks Sustainable Sheffield Moving SheffieldIn summary, the City of Sheffield story of regen-eration - economic, social and cultural - is one of several chapters.


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