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Life in the UK: Romanians in London through immersive theatre?

01 May on Blog

Cover photo by  Dan Perjovski ‘Romanians are vampires sucking up the jobs of the British’ – Paul I have written here before about the Romanian community in London, and in particular...

 

Celebrating Migrant and Refugee Women

08 March on Blog, Celebrating Women

Five extraordinary women were honoured tonight on International Women’s Day, at The 2013 Migrant and Refugee Woman of the Year Awards Ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London as...

 

2013 Young Women of the Year – Cynthia Masiyiwa

08 March on Blog, Celebrating Women

Cynthia Masiyiwa came to the UK aged 15 from Zimbabwe to escape political violence. She settled in South London with her sister where she had a tough time as the...

 

2013 Joint Woman of the Year – Constance Nzeneu

08 March on Blog, Celebrating Women

Constance Nzeneu fled to the UK in 2005 from the threat of a forced marriage in Cameroon where she had trained as a lawyer. After she applied for protection, she...

 

2013 Joint Woman of the Year – Remzije Sherifi

08 March on Blog, Celebrating Women

Remzije Sherifi trained as an electrical engineer, but radio was her passion and she was one of the first female radio journalists in Kosova. She lost her job in 1992...

 

2013 Young Woman of the Year Honorary Award – Emina Hadziosmanovi

04 March on Blog, Celebrating Women

Emina Hadziosmanovic was a young child when she fled to the UK in 1992 to escape the siege of her home town Sarajevo. She and her family started a new life...