Dear Members,
We are very excited to announce that we have successfully completed our Civic Engagement Programme for BAME Women under BPF’s Women’s Programme in Bradford. This Programme was launched in partnership with the QED Foundation. The aim of the programme was to focus on engaging, educating, inspiring, guiding and empowering BAME women in Bradford who do not normally vote, are not engaged with democracy and do not participate in the political system. You can read more below.
With the clocks having now gone back and 2019 drawing to an end, we have our final BPFSocial! Professional Networking & Mentoring Event for the year at the Lansdowne Club in Mayfair on Wednesday 20th November, from 6:30 - 8:30pm. I look forward to meeting you all there.
We are also looking forward to our final Patrons Lunch this year on Thursday 21st November in London with guest speaker MP Rehman Chishti.
Finally, for those of you in the property sector, we will be having a Focus on Property Seminar under the BPF Property Forum on Wednesday 27th November from 8:00 - 10:00am at Colliers International EMEA. Further details on our speakers and registration can be found below.
Best wishes,
Asif Rangoonwala
Chairman
British Pakistan Foundation
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Upcoming BPF & Partner Events
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Final BPFSocial! London Event for 2019
Join us for our final BPFSocial! Professional Networking and Mentoring event for the year on Wednesday 20th November 2019 from 6:30 to 8:30pm for a fun evening of networking, mentoring, socializing and listening to our inspirational speakers on their Recipes for Success!
Our inspirational speakers include: Salim Suterwalla (CEO SOUK Management), Muhammad Ali Khawaja (KASB) & Emb Hashmi (BBC Journalist)
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BPF Focus on Property Seminar
Join us for the launch of BPF's property forum starting with a Focus on Property Seminar sponsored by Colliers International EMEA & co-sponsored by South Street Asset Management.
We will be joined by a panel of leading individuals who will talk about different property sectors from residential to commercial, legal and taxation aspects as well as Islamic Finance and finally, Brexit being a very interesting topic!
Our panelists include: Walter Boettcher (Director: Research & Forecasting, Colliers), Robert Buchele (Director: City Investments, Savills), Imam Quazi (Partner: Real Estate & Islamic Finance, Foot Anstey), Ashley Osborne (Head of UK Residential, Colliers), Caroline Fleet (Partner: Tax, Crowe) & Adnan Shaikh (Co-Founder, South Street Asset Management).
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Music for Hypnagogic States Featuring the Khan Brothers
BPF is proud to support the Music for Hypnagogic States Concert of live music made for entering hypnagogic states - between wakefulness and sleep, inspired by and encouraging lucid dreams in the realms of sound.
The concert will include performances by the famous Khan Brothers who are master musicians performing for over 30 years in the UK and Europe, carrying forward the tradition of their ancestor’s in performing Sufi Qawwali.
It will also include performances by X-Navi:Et (Poland), AHRKH (UK) & DJ: PlutonOvarian
This event will take place on Friday 1st November at the Leytonstone Ballroom, 640 High Road, London, E11 3AA.
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BPFSocial! Professional Networking & Mentoring Event
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our BPFSocial! London on Thursday 3rd October 2019 at the Lansdowne Club. A big shout out to our inspirational speakers: Shahzad Younas, Suman Hanif and Dr Shahid Latif for sharing their recipes for success! Our next BPFSocial! in London will be on Wednesday 20th November 2019.
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Civic Engagement Programme Bradford
The British Pakistan Foundation recently completed a series of workshops in partnership with the QED Foundation in Bradford. The workshops were attended by 30 women at each session in which they learnt about various aspects of civic life in the UK as well as their rights and the importance of democracy. We want to thank our workshop lead, Yasmin Valli from Leeds Beckett University, who delivered these workshops in such an engaging manor and our partners in Bradford, the QED Foundation.
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Premier Member – Individual
The BPF Premier membership encourages the community to take part in supporting BPF’s key initiatives & receive a range of discounts, benefits & offers for this support.
BPF’s Premier Club membership contribution is only £10 per year, which goes towards supporting BPF’s 3 key programmes.
Click here to join
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Premier Member – Corporate
Our “Premier Member – Corporate membership”, is for members who want to promote their events, products or services through BPF.
Register your interest by clicking here
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Outstanding British Pakistani:
Dr Samia Latif
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Dr Samia Latif currently works as a Consultant in Communicable Disease Control (CCDC) at Public Health England (PHE). Samia is the Assistant Academic Registrar for UK’s Faculty of Public Health (FPH) and a member of the Faculty’s Global Health Committee and Special Interest Groups on Pakistan, Mental Health and Global Violence Prevention. She also co-chairs the BAME network at PHE. She sits on the East Midland’s Clinical Senate Assembly. Samia is a GMC appraiser, an educational supervisor and an accredited mentor. Her areas of interest are global public health, health protection and public mental health. She is a keen advocate for gender and race equality.
Click here to read her interview
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Our 5 Highlights from the Royal Tour
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The past week, we witnessed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge embarking on a Royal Tour of our beloved Pakistan. They effortlessly toured the second largest country in the Commonwealth and here are some of our key highlights.
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1. William’s touching tribute to the country
During a special reception hosted by the British High Commissioner in Islamabad, the Duke recognised the country’s troubled past. He recognised the hardship that Pakistan has had to endure as a young country and made a promise to Pakistan that they could rely on Britain as ‘a key partner and your friend’.
2. The couple brought awareness to a global issue – Climate Change impacting Pakistan
After arriving in Chitral district, the couple overlooked the northern top of the Chiatibo Glacier in the Broghil National Park which was retreating rapidly. The Duke highlighted that the communities more vulnerable to change needed more awareness of climate change and urged the urged the UK and Pakistan to ‘work together’ amid an ‘impending global catastrophe’ over climate change.
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Article written by BPF member Sana Lakhany
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'British Pakistanis must ensure children get the best education'
The call was among a raft of strategies put forward by a leading European campaigner on ethnic issues to help raise achievement levels among Britain’s 1.5 million Pakistanis.
Bashy Quraishy, who was born in India but grew up in Pakistan, was invited to speak to more than 20 community leaders at the event organised by Dr Mohammed Ali, CEO of Bradford-based charity, the QED Foundation.
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Time for the world to give more respect to Pakistan, says UK army ex-general
In an article for the Spectator magazine, Major-General (retired) Jonathan David Shaw wrote that the visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Pakistan is “showcasing Pakistan as it is today” rather than the past, and that the visit shows how Pakistan has transformed its internal security situation.
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Pakistani businessman wants to become prime minister of UK
At an award ceremony in London for Entrepreneur of the Year 2019, one of the consulting judges asked British-Pakistani businessman Ali Shah about his future plans.
Shah, who had won in the category of “Scale-up”, didn’t hesitate to lay out his future plans. He confidently replied, “Next I plan to be the prime minister of United Kingdom.”
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Nafees Zakaria hosts Pakistani Chevening scholars in Britain
Pakistan’s High Commissioner (HC) in the UK Mohammad Nafees Zakaria hosted Pakistani Chevening scholars at a dinner reception at the High Commission, London.
In his welcome address on the occasion, the HC Nafees Zakaria congratulated the students on their selection for the prestigious Chevening Scholarship programme. He urged the students to make the most of the enriching academic experience in Britain and then use the acquired knowledge and expertise in their respective disciplines for the development of Pakistan
Read More
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Book of the Month - Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
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People think when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions – doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call.
He calls them atomic habits.
In this ground-breaking book, Clear reveals exactly how these minuscule changes can grow into such life-altering outcomes. He uncovers a handful of simple life hacks (the forgotten art of Habit Stacking, the unexpected power of the Two Minute Rule, or the trick to entering the Goldilocks Zone), and delves into cutting-edge psychology and neuroscience to explain why they matter.
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Treasury Operations Manager | Islamic Relief
Birmingham | £35,124
Isalmic Relief is recruiting for the position of ‘Treasury Operations Manager’ to join the Finance Division. The purpose of the role will be to support the Head of Treasury in providing a first class treasury service to the group, with the direct responsibility for the oversight and supervision of daily treasury operations and liquidity management.
Click here for more information.
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Editorial Communications Coordinator | Islamic Relief
Birmingham | £29,947
Islamic Relief is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Editorial Communications Coordinator’ to join the External Relations and Advocacy Division. The person will be responsible for producing multi-channel editorial and communications content for the Islamic Relief Worldwide website, external and internal publications, social media and advocacy campaigns
Click here for more information
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Photographers & Videographers | BPF
We're on the look-out for ad-hoc Photographers/Videographers here at the British Pakistan Foundation!
Our events are fantastic way of networking and meeting new and like-minded people, all whilst supporting a great cause.This would suit London-based students and will give them the opportunity to earn some experience and money whilst studying!
If you love to talk to people and have a few hours to spare, email us at info@bpfuk.org with your name, contact details and availability!
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Community Manager | Muzmatch
London | £22,000 - £26,000
Muzmatch is all about quality, not quantity. Join their fun and fast growing Community Management team and help uphold our behaviour and quality guidelines and keep muzmatch a safe space for all our singles looking for love.
Click here for more details
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Office assistant | Private Office
London | £24,000 | 8:45am - 5:30pm
One of our corporate members is looking for an office assistant in W1. CV's and a covering letter should be sent to katie@valsonint.com with reference to 'office assistant job'. Duties include: Greet visitors upon arrival and direct them to appropriate parties, Filing, Print presentation materials, Prepare meeting areas, Answer emails and phone calls, Data entry, Maintain records for employee absences, Maintain and renew records for company vehicles. (i.e. tax, CC, parking etc), Order, store, and distribute office supplies, Check and create quarterly invoices, Banking (i.e. deposits, paying bills etc), Handle and record all petty cash transactions, Maintain office food and drink supplies, Buy lunches for meetings and senior staff, Sort and distribute post, Order couriers, Research flights and accommodation.
Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted. Closing date: 15th November 2019
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Fully funded UK Chevening scholarships 2020
The UK Government is offering fully funded scholarships worth £18,000 for Masters students to study & work in the UK for 1 year. It is open to Masters degree students in any field. Follow the link to apply: http://www.chevening.org/
Click here for more information
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Work with BPF
Speak at BPF Events
If you are interested in speaking at our regular professional networking events, then please contact the BPF office at info@bpfuk.org
Write for BPF
We love to hear from our members and would like to feature articles, blog posts etc. by our members on areas that impact the British Pakistan community. If you would like to contribute an article, blog post etc. for our monthly newsletter or website and need to know more about the different monthly topics then please contact the BPF office at info@bpfuk.org
Partner with BPF
We need partners
If you are a business owner, entrepreneur or city professional who would like to offer mentoring, work experience, internships, or access to job opportunities to our top Young Professionals Programme members please contact the office at info@bpfuk.org
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Support BPF
Donating to BPF
Please help us continue our valuable work for the community by making a donation to BPF (Charity registration for England and Wales No: 1137700). If you would like to make either a regular or one-off donation to BPF then please contact the office at info@bpfuk.org
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If you would like to sponsor a BPF event then please email the office at info@bpfuk.org
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Mentorship
If you are looking for mentorship apply here
If you wish to become a mentor, apply here
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