CHRIS SEARLE welcomes a startling vision of contemporary Newport from a veteran photographer of the British working class
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Solidarity with our Muslim sisters
SYLVIA HIKINS applauds a landmark history of remarkable British women
Noor Inayat Khan, war heroine; Bertha Cave, legal campaigner
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ANGUS REID recommends a very unusual documentary: a love story between two disillusioned journalists
In verse and polemic, the bard points out that he is a poet and musician, not a political party
MARIA DUARTE, JAMES WALSH and ANDY HEDGECOCK review The Invite, My Father’s Island, Nirvanna: the Band, the Show, the Movie, and Oh My Goodness!
PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Muslim Women in Britain, 1850-1950: 100 years of hidden history
Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor and Jamie Gilham, Hurst, £30
IT’S probable that you have noticed the vast majority of books categorised as history are literally just that — his story. Covering 100 years of hidden history, Muslim Women in Britain, 1850-1950, is a groundbreaking, timely book that sheds new light on the important place Muslim women have had in multicultural Britain.
Transcending both time and tradition, this captivating narrative shifts from colonial Britain to the present day, uncovers Muslim women’s experiences and contributions, thereby creating an understanding of then and now.
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