On this day in 1979, Awaz (UK Asian women’s collective) + OWAAD (Organisation of Women of African+Asian descent) organised a powerful picket at Heathrow, protesting the horrific virginity tests, which some migrant women were subject to by immigration services on arrival to the UK

Under immigration laws, wives did not need a visa to join their husbands in the UK, but upon arrival some would be subjected to this form of sexual abuse to ‘check’ they were virgins, to prove their eligibility for a visa.

"Khaled : Mohammed, my friend, how are you? Mohamed : I've buried them all at home – my wife, my children, my parents, my brother, and my sister. This is my spot now, I sleep beside them every night, all alone." #Gaza_Genocide‌ Via: Khaled Safi 🇵🇸 خالد صافي

My keynote UniofNorthamptonNews on 5 July championing intersectional equity for Black and Muslim young women will signal a new era of hope day after election. I challenge The Labour Party Labour Black Women's Network to come hear how to really tackle complex social issues from bottom up not top down

It was a pleasure to have the incomparable Heidi Safia Mirza deliver a keynote about Empowering Muslim Girls? The intersectionality of race, gender and religion in urban schools at the launch of The Race Institute Leeds Trinity University

Thanks Dr Nick Cartwright for brilliant day at #UONCare2024 UniofNorthampton Honour to be hailed a Legend in good company of my longtime white ally Prof Pilkington. Great way to celebrate The Labour Party bathed in sunshine of change. Hope they heed student call to end Racism in NHS Schools & Care

Today at #UONCare2024 UniofNorthampton learnt that Erec Smith Likes Rhetoric does not get death threats for his stance against CRT in USA. Then why do I get it for championing Black and Muslim women in UK? Still learning about hate and fear across pond & why racist misogyny trumps antiwoke

Congratulations my beautiful Black sistas ! So proud and pleased for you both! Committed fearless and clever. There for us no matter the cost. You have both changed Britain's political landscape infront and behind the scenes. I've been privileged to witness your loving kindness.

Recently, I participated in an amazing course by Insurgent Knowledges (n & Akanksha Mehta ). They fostered lots of learnings on my practices & ways of being. Thank you for creating this space ! 🌻🐱 Excited to continue to imagine an anticolonial, feminist and queer world.

I have always emphasized the significance of Patrica Hill-Collins' work when I teach about what “intersectionality” is. Because without an understanding of what Hill-Collins refers to as the matrix of domination, intersectionality is easily misunderstood as an issue of identities

UK ethnic minorities have seen sharp progress in education, but their wages and wealth lag behind the White majority. Read Heidi Safia Mirza and Ross Warwick’s article on inequalities across ethnic groups: academic.oup.com/ooec/article/3…

Proud to be one of many on @IFS crack team of top scholars challenging inequality mythologies with robust intersectional statistical evidence exposing depth and breath of racism with facts such as education success is not rewarded in world of work for Black and Brown Britains

Tony Birch, Fitzroy BLAK author captivates Edinburgh Festival audience. Women and Children,a towering tale of love &families. Sister to his poetry collection Whisper Songs - try to get either in UK..Heidi Safia Mirza Goldsmiths, University of London Prof Anita Heiss AM Edinburgh International Book Festival Kadija George Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷

Follow the State of the Nation from 1973-1988. Crucial, timely, indispensible. Thank-you BCA and thank-you RACE TODAY COLLECTIVE. Operation Black Vote Black History Walks Diane Abbott Heidi Safia Mirza Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP Never Forget. Always Protect.

PODCAST: What is driving health inequalities between people from different ethnic backgrounds? Our Chief Executive Jennifer Dixon discusses with Heidi Safia Mirza and Shabna Begum. Listen now 🎧 health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

What a great and generous podcast on Race health inequalities with Shabna Begum and Jennifer Dixon on my @IFS report. We debate the best of times of worst times as there is no single story about Race. Its complex check it out!

Great fun and great debate on the rising future of Black teachers in an increasingly changing diverse Britian National Education Union NEU_London_Black_Educators_Network_LBEN conference. The commitment of Black and Muslim teachers fill me with hope.

The highlight of my Black History Month 2024 Black History Month was talking to the smart fabulous engaged students Ark Acton Academy. Highlight was the young black mans question does ..BLM matter?It brought the house down! Thanks for the footstomping big up by Muslim young women too!