Calling British Asian bloggers
Now that Pickled Politics has settled down and started establishing its own identity (in just over 11 weeks), there are certain things I need to start on.
Firstly, I would like to build a list of British Asian bloggers who write about current affairs topics or at least what is going on in the world around them. The plan is to start tracking conversations and topics so I can summarise what bloggers are saying when need be.
Why? Because various media organisations keep asking me what British Asian bloggers are saying.
Below is a small list of blogs I know in alphabetical order.
1) They have to be talking about stuff in the news at least.
2) Has to be of Asian origin living in the UK, or previously lived here.
British Asian
British Born Confused Desi
Bradford Muslim
Golmal Press
Immortal Light
M Singh
M Khalsa
Opinionated Voice
Postman Patel
Reality Cafe
Neha Viswanathan
Real Man’s Fraternity
Reformist Muslim
Route 79
Shanti Warrior
Shirzai
Solarider
Suspect Paki
Under Progress
Don’t be shy in providing more suggestions!
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don’t forget Indigo Jo
I am expecting a lot here. And thanks for the plug.
You are? To be honest I couldn’t that many with writings on what is going on around the world. Most were either very personal or just about their religious activity. Hmmm…
Robin – I might be wrong here, but I don’t think he’s Asian.
and he deletes posts !!!
Robin Grant: I’m not Asian – I’m a white convert to Islam. My blog is already linked off here. I have another blog, Blogistan, which has Asian contributors.
However, it’s down at the moment due to hosting difficulties (basically, clueless Fasthosts noticed that my trackback script was causing their system to slow down massively, and instead of isolating just that script, moved the whole lot into a place nobody can get to it; I intend to find a new host before the weekend is out).
and he deletes posts !!!
Yes. It’s an Islamic blog, and I don’t pay hosting fees for flame warriors or anti-Islam crusaders. People know what they can do if they are in either of these categories.
Sorry mate
I am neither of the two
You are at best a clueless person
Yes. It’s an Islamic blog
I disagree. Basically it’s an Islamist blog
Seems like you have acquired a new trait after your conversion from an Englishman to a Muslim
Intolerance of views that are different from yours
Thanks for the tag. ‘Asian’ blogging is bound to be a loose grouping. The personal observational stuff is great. But I was surprised to see so few devoted to a political issues exclusively. Looks like PP will have to take that prize Sunny.
Hmm.. i may blog someday to balace out the leftie control of Asian blogging… but not for now, got GCSE’s this year man.
This is a good idea. Im sure there are lots more out there. If I come across any others I’ll post them.
This is a great blog by a London Indian Dude (I think he is Punjabi) – please add it to your list because on the right hand side is a section of the best and most simple recipes for desi food out there.
Jeet – that blog is already linked on top.
Vikrant – We have tory Asians on here!
Bluey – stop whining man! It’s his blog, he can do what he wants with it.
Tory Asian.. like…
Although my borough is Tory, my parents as with most Asians here vote Lib Dems…. i like tories more though.
btw Sunny. That Shanti gal seems to me to be white convert to Sikhism hence she wont qualify for Asian blogger isnt it?
http://fromdarknessintolight.blogspot.com/
This is a blog by a bunch of Muslim Asians (though it doesn’t have to be exclusively Asian, it is happens to be at the moment). A mixture of politics and some personal day-to-day stories.
From Darkness to Light ?? by Muslims.. is it some dort of Parody.. Asto maa sad gamaya tamso maa jyotirgamaya ring any bells? Dude better not let HFB get on ur trail.
Sunny writes:
Bluey – stop whining man! It’s his blog, he can do what he wants with it.
Sunny man …I was blissfully ignorant of the existence of a certain person named Yusuf Smith …. I thank your website heartily for introducing me into his world of enlightning thoughts and ideas
Here are a few . .
British
http://www.niknazmi.com/wordpress/
http://hassanandhabibah.blog.co.uk/main/
other:
http://mezba.blogspot.com/
http://www.vulturo.com/
http://mjakbarblog.blogspot.com/
Vikrant – Yes, you’re right. Will have to take her name out.
hmm! goodness look at your categorizations you lot ..doesn’t look like you’ll find many blogs to fit into your niche does it. well i have a blog – i’m not British -and i happen to be asian, though i probably don’t have the same issues as i havent grown up here and hence i dont really have ‘ethnic minority’ issues – i think you know what i mean, i apologize for my inarticulateness!
i do have issues with stupid people across the world and violence, having survived a war so i like to blog about the general lack of liberality and understanding about.
take a look see – its a bit controversial and i like to encourage fiery debate, again i apologize if it offends anyone..
Where you from then Sonia?
American… look at the way she spells.
Just wondering,
What if i was ‘asian’ and ‘british’ but ‘blogged’ about non-asian and non-british matters?
What if i wasn’t ‘asian’ or ‘british’ but ‘blogged’ about asian and british matters?
What if i was ‘asian’ in sight but cosmopolitan in perspectival height?
I am of the Race of Thinkers. Would that make me part
‘British’ and thus render my perspectives worthy of local consideration?
AUM
good questions,Inquisitor.
In view of the above perspective, i request an honourary digital citizenship and inclusion into your list as the first non-british brit by virtue of my cosmopolitan locality.
Vikrant – I’m not american – why do you think that – cos i use z instead of an ’s’? oh ha.
I think iNquisitor has a great point. fair enough you want to focus on ‘british asian’ bloggers but if someone wants to engage with you, you can’t really leave them out without being exclusionist and group-ist.
where am i from? well that depends on what you mean. i say im from bangladesh that’s what my nationality is – and i happen to have been born there. i’ve lived there for 2 years and my parents live there now, and i visit them. i’ve grown up in several different continents – i’ve never lived anywhere long enough to be ‘from there’. So i say im from bangladesh – the only ones who take issue are the ones from there who say man you aren’t authentic.
though i never said i was..!
and anyway if i happened to be American in the sense that i grew up there, i dont see that it would be very different than growing up here – im referring to the ‘confused desi’ thesis – have you guys seen American Desi?
hilarious.
Here are some more:
Bring your own Shisha
Always think positive
Me, myself & Bangladesh
Within/without
Hello
Here’s more
Would post more but there’s a Gurdwara election on and I need to breaks some bones
Daniel Brett weblog (http://www.danielbrett.com/blog.html)
http://indianinengland.blogspot.com/
http://novtej.blogspot.com/
Khalsa Aid Blog (individual)http://khalsaaidsevadar.blogspot.com/
Lol at Uncleji about breaking bones!
Thanks for the suggestions people, I will update this page later today.
Inquisitor: This is really about Britons of Asian origin because I want to be able to summarise what they’re saying on some issues when they come up. That way PP can reflect the opinions of a wider group too, not just those of our own writers.
Hi Sunny,
I live in Cambridge, and here are two of my blogs:
One is on India: http://www.indiblog.com
One on Hinduism: http://www.indiblog.com/hindu (very new!)
The muslims are ahead of humanity in the realisation that they are ONE despite the illusory borders of the nation-state. When are rest going to ‘get with the program’? How about doing a frog-leap over the transnational militants (aka ‘terrorists’) and converting this site into an ‘Asian despite Asia and Cosmopolitan despite Britain’ site?
I’ve started it with my ‘CosmoBlog’ initiative despite the many ‘nationalxxxBlog’ promoters out there. How about presenting the British media with an Asian perspective despite nationality?
Islam and Hinduism(as illustrated in the ‘aum’), in essence, is ahead of western perspectives in that it recognises ‘Unity Despite’.
Ahhh….perhaps some day these people will realise that which is self-evident to myself and some others. Till then, i will languish in the oblivion of Cosmoplitanism.
“1) They have to be talking about stuff in the news at least.
2) Has to be of Asian origin living in the UK, or previously lived here.”
The above, like the ‘war on terror’, is yet another attempt to maintain the hegemony of the idea of the nation-state over what is in reality a Transnational Humanity.
http://underprogress.blogs.com/weblog/
http://www.reformistmuslim.blogspot.com/
ps when you going to put some of these in the links section ?
I will I will! So bloody busy these days… I’m gonna do an updated post in a few days. Until then just keep adding suggestions here peeps.
remove the pro war left blogs, they make me feel kweeze