Anwar Akhtar

Rochdale: abuse, misogyny and misrepresentation Anwar Akhtar FRSA, director of The Samosa, responds to the issues raised by the conviction of nine men as part of a child sexual exploitation gang targeting vulnerable girls in Rochdale.

'My heart sank as gruesome details of the recent rape trail in Rochdale emerged.The area is home territory,having been born and grown up a short distance away.. in South Manchester.I was horrified by these acts of violence'
www.thersa.org/comment/2012/06/rochdale-abuse-misogyny-and-misrepresentation

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Rochdale: abuse, misogyny and misrepresentation Anwar Akhtar FRSA, director of The Samosa, responds to the issues raised by the conviction of nine men as part of a child sexual exploitation gang targeting vulnerable girls in Rochdale.

I wrote this 12 years ago, on grooming gangs.'Anwar Akhtar, director of The Samosa, responds to issues raised by the conviction of nine men as part of a child sexual exploitation gang targeting vulnerable girls in Rochdale'
www.thersa.org/comment/2012/06/rochdale-abuse-misogyny-and-misrepresentation

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2024: A year of Riots, Elections, Global Majority Debates, regime changes and slaughter in Gaza I set myself a challenge of doing this year in review in a thousand words. The genocide in Gaza dominates much of British…

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What used to be fringe extremists now have huge followings on social media, stoking controversy through ever more extreme actions and content.This applies in UK both to far right, pro Israel figures and to sectarian, misogynistic Taliban supporters.. of hatred

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the samosa – fresh reporting sprinkled with spicy comment

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Thread. I set a challenge of doing this year in review in a thousand words. The genocide in Gaza dominates much of British politics today..far right activists in the West have used the tragedy of Gaza as a platform for demonising all Muslim communities in Europe.
Britain is also

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‘I'm not interested in destroying institutions, I want to change them’ The founder of a London-based arts and education charity has spent nearly a decade helping inner city Black and Asian students to broaden their horizons

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The founder of a London-based arts and education charity has spent nearly a decade helping inner city Black and Asian students to broaden their horizons

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the samosa – fresh reporting sprinkled with spicy comment

Hi all, I have just made the journey over from Twitter. If you are interested in our work across arts, education, democracy, do please follow and get in touch. All our details, productions, films, blogs, radio docs & lots of resources for schools,colleges,universities are here.
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978

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‘I'm not interested in destroying institutions, I want to change them’ The founder of a London-based arts and education charity has spent nearly a decade helping inner city Black and Asian students to broaden their horizons

hyphenonline.com/2024/02/26/i...
The founder of a London-based arts and education charity has spent nearly a decade helping inner city Black and Asian students to broaden their horizons

15.11.2024 18:21 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

the samosa – fresh reporting sprinkled with spicy comment

Hi all, I have just made the journey over from Twitter. If you are interested in our work across arts, education, democracy, do please follow and get in touch. All our details, productions, films, blogs, radio docs & lots of resources for schools,colleges,universities are here.
www.thesamosa.co.uk/

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