Birmingham Is 'National Disgrace' Says Ofsted Chief Inspector

Birmingham, Britain’s second city, has been branded a “national disgrace” and one of the worst places to grow up in the developed world.

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Aston School to Step Up Research on Islamic Finance
FINANCIAL TIMES: Dubai-based trading company Surgi-Tech has awarded Aston Business School £1.5m to set up an Islamic Finance and Business Centre at its campus in Birmingham.

The centre will allow Aston to increase teaching and research into Islamic finance, which has been expanding as Muslims seek alternatives to Western finance that are compliant with sharia law. >>> Jonathan Guthrie | Monday, February 15, 2010