Author Archives: Morshed Akhtar
East Is East cast announced for 25th anniversary shows at Birmingham REP
Morshed Akhtar
July 28, 2021 | 12:30 pm
The full cast for its 25th anniversary theatre production of East Is East has been unveiled by Birmingham Repertory Theatre, ahead of the show returning to the city where it made…
Wolverhampton woman raising domestic violence awareness through lived experience
Morshed Akhtar
October 31, 2020 | 10:44 am
An inspiring woman from Wolverhampton is hosting an online event to raise awareness about domestic violence, both towards women and men. Farisai Dzemwa, 48, who herself suffered years of abuse…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | INTERVIEW: Sharon Thompson
Morshed Akhtar
October 25, 2020 | 10:20 am
Sharon Thompson has been a Labour Councillor for the Birmingham North Edgbaston ward since 2014 and has a genuine passion to improve her local area. Once homeless herself, and a single…
What does International Women’s Day mean to women today?
Morshed Akhtar
March 8, 2020 | 08:30 am
On the 9th of June 1914, a woman named Bertha Ryland slashed a painting in the city’s art gallery in Birmingham. That became one of the major incidents of the…
