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Hassan Mahamdallie Hassan Mahamdallie

Critical Muslim: Dhaka

Every city moves to its own beat. Although I am a city dweller through and through, it took me some days into my visit to Dhaka before I could sense its unique rhythm.

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Hassan Mahamdallie Hassan Mahamdallie

History: 1976 - 1978 The Grunwick Strike

Endless August in the long hot summer of 1976.

In the Grunwick photo processing plant, the workforce, most of whom are East African Asian women, are slaving away developing rolls of film.

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Hassan Mahamdallie Hassan Mahamdallie

Critical Muslim: Capitalism and Slavery

Long read on Eric Williams's book Capitalism and Slavery , which changed forever how we look at the transatlantic slave trade, its history, its dynamic and its contemporary legacy.

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Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice

Hello and Welcome

Dervish seeks to bring to stages the worldviews of the dispossessed and marginalised. It operates as a collective - bringing together the most innovative and diverse creators to collaborate on an equal basis.

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Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice

William Cuffay

Hassan Mahamdallie guests on ‘The Colour of Our Politics’ podcast

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Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice

Stephen Lawrence Enquiry

Hassan Mahamdallie guests on ‘The Colour of Our Politics’ podcast, sharing his account of the murder of black British teenager, Stephen Lawrence.

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