Momnun
These are beautiful and they remind me of my father. He was from Bangladesh and I found them after he died and now I use them to pray with. I will always keep them.
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Naila
I always loved this pearl necklace of my grandmother’s. She gave it to me when I was sixteen and I treasure it because it reminds me of her. One day I will pass it on to my granddaughter.
Nawras
My Mum bought this dress, with the scarf and little trousers for my daughter Hadija from Kabul in Afghanistan. It’s very traditional with its bright colours and mirrors but unfortunately my daughter was too big to wear it. I’m keeping it anyway.
New Statesman – “It breaks down barriers”: The museum that moved into a south London shopping centre (27/02/2020)
A New Statesman feature on the Migration Museum’s move to Lewisham Shopping Centre and our ongoing search for a permanent home.