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Education & Development
Good hair: perceptions of racism
How does racism manifest itself in schools and workplaces? Explore the policies that discriminate against Black and Minority Ethnic communities in this immersive film interactive.
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History & The Arts
The American Civil Rights Movement
In this free course, The American Civil Rights Movement, you will learn about the mass movement for racial equality in the United States that reached its zenith during the 1950s and 1960s. During this turbulent period in United States history, black Americans sought to overturn deeply entrenched systems of racial segregation and ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
How are Muslim women represented by the media and what implications does this have on their participation in sport? Rukhsana Malik draws on her own experiences in this article.
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History & The Arts
Is the blue plaque scheme still relevant?
A hundred and sixty years ago this month, the MP William Ewart stood up in the House of Commons to ask whether ‘it may be practicable to have inscribed on those houses in London which have been in habited by celebrated persons, the names of such persons’.
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Education & Development
South Asian heritage as a facilitator for developing identity and community
What is South Asian heritage and how is it promoted through community? Manfusa Shams looks more at South Asian identity in this article.
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Education & Development
Where are you really from?
In this article, Farnaz Rais looks at challenging the ownership of ethnic origin in identity.
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History & The Arts
Ashura
Ashura is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, and is particularly significant for Shi‘a Muslims. Find out more about it in this article.
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Education & Development
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students and the degree awarding gap collection
Explore this video and collection of articles looking at the degree awarding gap and the experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students in higher education.
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Education & Development
The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)
When Aruna Bansal became a single mum, there was stigma attached to being a single Asian parent – so the Asian Single Parents Network was set up for people in her community needing support.
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Education & Development
My experience of being a South Asian LGBTQI+ ally
Priya Holland reflects on the importance of offering support to LGBTQI+ people and challenging unconscious bias.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How inclusive is women’s football?
Despite it being an important site for gender equality, not everyone’s experiences in women’s football are the same.
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History & The Arts
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam. This article explains more about the Hajj pilgrimage and the commemoration of the prophet Abraham.