New #podcast DUST AND SHADOW is out! With Vice Chair of the Brick Lane Mosque Harmuz Ali, author @RachelLichtenst architects @shahedsaleem & Dan Leon, @SwadhinataTrust director Ansar Ahmed Ullah + academics…
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Bangladesh 50 Years Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the independence of Bangladesh, Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives is proud to present a programme of free online events exploring…
We are proud to offer “Learning about Covid 19 in east London’s Bangladeshi cmmunity” this year as a part of International Women’s Day events 2021 and INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S WEEK in…
Britain’s Bangladeshi community stands out for being more at risk from dying of Covid-19 than any other. Why is this the case and how do those at the heart of…
Runnymede Trust Many BME groups do not trust the vaccine because of historical institutional racism, with hostile environmental policies over the last 15 years having had a detrimental impact on…
So far, we have interviewed 11 activists. It’s proving to be slow due to pandemic and lockdown. The project volunteers are meeting regularly every Thursdays on Zoom. Below are some…
Swadhinata Trust Chair adds her message to the online interfaith event for holocaust memorial day Sunday 31st January 2021 (15:00-17:00) The Tower Hamlets Interfaith Forum will be offering their…
In November 2019 we completed 31 oral history interviews, and added more recordings to our collection. All of these are now on the Swadhinata Trust website, along with summaries of…
Sayeeda Khanom (1937-2020), born: Pabna, Bangladesh. The pioneering female photographer of Bangladesh, Sayeeda Khanom was a press photographer for weekly Begum when she produced a remarkable set of photographs of…
