We were recently honoured to be invited to introduce the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and its collections to Professor Ngugi Wa Thiong’o; delegat...
Muslims Like Us- Islamophobia Awareness Month
Muslims Like Us event at Manchester Central Library, (21 Nov 2023) As part of Islamophobia Awareness Month, the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre hosted a...
Refugee Week – Nurturing Compassion and Critical Thinking
During Refugee Week 2023 the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre in Manchester Central Library held a roundtable discussion with a group of invited particip...
Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Books and Resources
The books and resources included in this list focus on refugees, asylum seekers, migration and related issues and are available in the Ahmed Iqbal Ull...
Beyond Refugee Week….our new approach to Refugee Week, Black History Month, International Women’s Day etc
We asked ourselves 'How can we offer opportunities to explore Global Majority histories all year round? How can we help creative freelancers develop a...
Windrush 75: Caribbean Migration to the UK – Books and Resources
The books and resources included in this list focus on Caribbean migration to the UK, symbolised by the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Dock...
Earth Day 2023: 15 Books on Refugeeism and the Climate Crisis
Our theme for Earth Day this year, at the AIU RACE Centre, is “Environmental Devastation and its impact on Refugeeism”. When environmental devasta...
In Conversation – Black History Month
Maya Sharma, Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre’s Collections Engagement Officer in conversation with Nelson Cummins, Communities and Campaigns Officer ...
We Are Carnival! – a reading list
Some reading suggestions on the theme of Carnival from our library....
South Asian Heritage Month 2022: Journeys of Empire
We’ve selected some books from our library that explore Partition and its legacies. The list includes non-fiction and novels, as well as some titles...