Figuring Out

14 per cent of the Muslims in Britain aged over 25 were unemployed, compared with the national unemployment rate of 4 per cent. One in 3 lived in the most deprived area of England. Muslims were more vulnerable to long term illness, poor housing conditions and poor levels of education. The study was commissioned by John Prescott’s former department, the office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). It was asked to review data on the Hindu, Sikh and Muslim communities.

99 per cent of women in the Armed Forces have been sexually harassed, a survey in the United Kingdom has found. More than two-thirds of female troops have also personally experienced “sexualized behaviour” including being sent pornographic pictures, unwanted touching and sexual assaults, the Equal Opportunity Commission said. The survey is significant in the wake of controversy of role of women in the Indian armed forces.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has assured that 5000 Urdu teachers would be appointed in the State soon. He said this while distributing call letters to 3315 Urdu teachers for Basic Teacher Course (BTC) in Lucknow recently. The chief minister stated that the development of Urdu language was vital for maintaining the country’s unity and integrity. “Urdu and Hindi are like sisters and there should be no discrimination between them,” he added.