Second-generation Bengalis: How South-Asian clothing is navigating the tightrope of Bengali, British and Muslim identities
As the colourful sarees and shalwar kameez of the 70s are being replaced by more religious hijabs and abayas on
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Mayor Lutfur Rahman U-turns on changes to homeless relocation policy following protests
Mayor Rahman has decided to pause changes to a policy which would have given the council the power to place
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Concerns after 90-minute journey time policy scrapped for relocated homeless families in Tower Hamlets
Several concerns have been raised over a policy which will give Tower Hamlets Council the power to place homeless families
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Book review: Child Migrant Voices by Eithne Nightingale
Using East London as a base, Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain sheds light on the lived experiences of child
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Dr Fatima Rajina’s book on how British-Bangladeshi Muslim identity transformed after 9/11
As she confronts how the War on Terror shaped the language and clothing of British-Bangladeshis in her debut book, Dr
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Beigel or bagel? The history of the Eastern European Jewish staple and how it shaped the East End today
As Brick Lane’s yellow-fronted Beigel Shop reopens after a surprising four-month closure, we journey back to 14th-century Poland to unravel
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Jewish Anarchism in the East End: A club, a newspaper and three visionaries
Rudolf Rocker. Source, unknown
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Mass student protests in Bangladesh leads to unrest in Whitechapel
Student protests in Bangladesh over a job quota system have sparked international concern and local clashes in Whitechapel’s Greatorex Street
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Stepney Green Gardens: a ribbon of green, a clock tower, and a fountain
Once known as Mile End Old Town, Stepney Green Gardens was a strip of green space saved from developers back
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Tower Hamlets Council to review how it handles housing register applications following Ombudsman investigation
The council will review the way it handles housing register applications after it took six months to review a decision
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‘Violent’ arrest of pro-Palestinian activist leads to demonstration against police brutality
On Friday 12th July, a pro-Palestinian protester was arrested on Whitechapel Road, close to the East London Mosque, leading to
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Stepney Green Councillor Sabina Akhtar quits Labour over Keir Starmer comment on Bangladesh and illegal migrants
Stepney Green Councillor, Sabina Akhtar has quit the Labour Party after Keir Starmer singled out the country of Bangladesh when
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