The photograph was taken at a central London hotel, where Fatima Seroukh was working as a chambermaid. She came to this country from Tangiers in 1978. At the time most of the service and hospitality industry in the UK was in need of recruiting foreign labour to fill its workforce. Morocco, Spain, Portugal and the… Read more
Linda Dawsing teaches the sons and daughters of Chinese families recently arrived to live on Merseyside: ‘Only four weeks ago, the 60 youngsters knew hardly a word of English. But now, after going on the specially devised crash course, they can all chatter away in English. The children, aged between 6 and 16, now know enough English to understand and be… Read more
Worshippers have just begun a three-hour parade, to welcome the annual Sikh festival of Vaisakhi. This is an ancient harvest festival in the Punjab region of India and commemorates the founding of the Sikh nation in 1699. It also marks the Hindu solar New Year and is observed by people of different faiths across the… Read more
