‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’
Today on International Women’s Day, Migrateful’s Founder Jess reflects on the role that UK immigration policy plays in producing vulnerability in migrant women and why this needs to end. Her research conducted during her migration policy masters at the LSE last year found that some migrant women are faced with…
Iranian mother-daughter duo take London by storm, one spoon of saffron at a time
Elahe is delighted to have now taught the ‘mother cuisine’ to 600 adoring Londoners alongside her daughter Parastoo With 2500 years of saffron and rosewater scented history, Iranian cuisine has influenced cooking all over the globe - earning its reputation as the 'mother cuisine'. Those who have attended Elahe and…
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June 13, 2019
Lebanese wheelchair-user Ahmed shares life lessons on staying positive
Ahmed was shot during the war in Lebanon and will now use a wheelchair for life. He shares with us why he will never give up. Ahmed asked me, “What are you most scared of?” It was not a question I had thought about before. Finally I replied ‘I’m scared…
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June 13, 2019
Life in Limbo, Elizabeth’s eight year wait
Nigerian chef Elizabeth left behind a successful career in Nigeria to come to the UK to be with her sisters after her mother died. She found herself waiting for 8 years as an illegal immigrant unable to work or receive benefits "My name is Elizabeth and I am from Nigeria.…
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June 13, 2019
Birthday candles and tears: meeting Majeda in exile
Majeda was imprisoned by the Syrian government for helping to feed people whose homes had been bombed in the war. She managed to escape Syria and now uses food to continue her activism in exile. I first met Majeda a few weeks after she had arrived in the UK in 2017.…
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June 13, 2019
Meet Jess Thompson: the social enterprise founder using food to support refugees
Meet Jess Thompson: the social enterprise founder using food to support refugees by Hannah Mendelsohn written for Melting Pot Mag “Our society would not be as interesting without the influence of migrant cultures,” says Jess Thompson, 27. This is something she’s working to celebrate with the charity, Migrateful, that she…
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March 27, 2019
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