Ineqaulities Category
British Asians with mental illnesses are being failed: we all must do more to overcome stigma and redress inequalities
Posted on September 11, 2014 Leave a Comment
Mental illness is a growing challenge. One in four of us in the UK will suffer with a diagnosable mental illness. Like any community in Britain, Asians are not immune from mental health difficulties, but sadly individuals of South Asian origin suffering with mental illness are often invisible – not just in terms of failing […]
British values in Unequal Britain: inequalities faced by South Asians in the UK
Posted on September 11, 2014 Leave a Comment
Prompted by the Trojan Horse affair, the Prime Minister David Cameron wrote that British values are “not optional; they’re the core of what it is to live in Britain”. The debate on British values, is not new, however, it focuses on minority communities, their identity and loyalties particularly those whose behaviours or attitudes are deemed […]
Akeela Ahmed MBE 