Could Your Mosque (Other Religious/Community Space) Offer Shelter to the Homeless this Winter?
One in five adults and one in four children, or fourteen million people in the UK live in poverty. Rising rents, fewer state benefits and public service cuts, coupled with … Continue reading
Theatre Review: We Are The Lions, Mr. Manager!
The summer of 1976 was the hottest the UK has ever experienced since records began. As people sent snaps of their summer holidays off for development, the heat was also … Continue reading
The Antifascists: A Film Review
2017, Sweden/Greece, documentary directed by Patrik Öberg and Emil Ramos, running time: 75 minutes From Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines to Narendra Modi in India and Donald Trump in the … Continue reading
What Does the Trump Presidency Mean for Resistance in South Asia?
Before there was Donald Trump, there was Narendra Modi, India’s polarising extreme right-wing premier. “Modi was Trump before Trump became who he is”, stated Kashmiri novelist Mirza Waheed at a … Continue reading
The Modi Express Should Not Stop in Britain
A senior Foreign Office official recently admitted that human rights are no longer a “top priority” for the British government. In practice, commercial and trade interests have nearly always trumped … Continue reading
Primary Concerns: Palestinian Medical Delegation Visits the UK
This article is jointly written with Dr Jamila Sherif* The right to health is a basic and fundamental human right. In developed countries, the first point of contact with the … Continue reading
On Yer Trike: The Perils of Taking a Principled Stand
Showing solidarity… The targeting of Gaza’s infrastructure, including its only power plant, and UN safe havens where unarmed civilians sought shelter has inspired some Latin American states to recall their … Continue reading
