Younger Syrians see themselves more as ‘survivors’ rather than ‘victims’ Mustapha Karkouti, my close friend, was a Syrian-born British journalist, who died of a heart attack last July. We would often have coffee and talk politics. Today, we would have ruminated about the Syrian spring which led to an unending, grave winter. Ten years ago,…
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‘My husband would gaslight me every day,’ 48-year-old Fatima tells Metro.co.uk. ‘He denied that I had put sugar in his tea – he would do it each time I made it. ‘He taunted that I was losing my memory as I was getting old. ‘He also hid my keys. I would look for them and…
For the author Tawseef Khan and our own writer Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, challenging Islamophobia is sadly a fact of life – but it’s vital that problems aren’t ignored within their religion You are a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Manchester, hormonal, straining at the leash, on the cusp of young adulthood. In your home, you – being…
Albert Persaud’s article on “Why we need the Office for Minority Health?” In Albert’s words the report is coherent on the evidence and actions needed at all levels and that they see the Office for Minority Health as a strategic vehicle – legislative, policy, Govt accountability, to deliver the better mental health outcomes. The paper…
A lifetime spent fighting discrimination makes you resilient, determined and smart Spineless, splenetic, spiteful, racist scoundrels have been at it again. Well, they never seem to stop recently. Last weekend on social media, some of them assailed and seriously threatened star footballers: Marcus Rashford, Reece James, Romaine Sawyers, Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial. The perpetrators are…