From Theory to Practice : A Reflective Essay on the Hackney Migrant Centre
tquadi In 2020, I did a placement at the Hackney Migrant Centre for my Masters in Migration and Diaspora studies. I wrote this reflective essay exploring my time working there. I…
Corner Shop Nostalgia
I found this artwork displayed at the Young Foundation in Bethnal Green in East London a while back and it stirred in me a whirlwind of emotions This piece encapsulates…
The Faces of Whitechapel
I took these photographs last winter for the Survey of London whilst exploring the people that work on Whitechapel Road. To find out more about the survey visit: https://surveyoflondon.org/ Also…
Whitechapel Markets Only Female Stall Holder
I conducted this interview with Ms Thandi last summer with the Survey of London whilst exploring the people that work on Whitechapel Road. To find out more about the survey…
Good With Faces
A few words on walking down the streets of my childhood I’m good with faces but terrible with names, To the ladies I saw growing up, walking, working and taking…
Mr ‘?’ transcript
I am currently writing up transcript of an interview I did for a project on Whitechapel Road. Whilst doing the interview we went on many tangents, one of which I…
The Legacy Of Altab Ali
On the 4th May 1978, a young man named Altab Ali aged 25 was Murdered by 3 young white men on Whitechapel High Road. More than 40 years on, the…