Next Week: Hidden Heritage - An-Nisa Society in Conversation with author Fatima Manji on Britain's long-standing connection with the Muslim world. November 24th at The Yellow, Wembley Park

 

 

On Thursday November 24th 2022, Brent residents and those from further afield will be able to learn about Britain’s long-term links with the Muslim world. 

 

Fatima Manji, Channel 4 News presenter, will be talking about her ground-breaking book, ‘Hidden Heritage’.

 

The event, to mark this year’s Islamophobia Month, has been organised by Wembley’s An-Nisa Society, and will be held at The Yellow, 1 Humphry Repton Lane, Wembley Park, HA9 0JL, from 6-8pm.

 

TICKETS £5.98 BOOKHERE

 

Extracts from Reviews

 

"This is such an important, brave book that sheds a calm, bright light on the complexity of history at a time when simplistic assumptions have become the norm. It is truly brilliant" 

 Elif Shafak

 

"A timely, brilliant and very brave book" Jerry Brotton, author of This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World

 

"A compelling read about a history of Britain rarely cited and one that enriches an understanding of our complex, intriguing and wonderful past" Daljit Nagra

 

VENUE

 The Yellow, corner of Harbutt Road and Humphry Repton Lane

 

Wembley Park Tube, 83, 182 and 206 bus or Wembley Stadium station (Chiltern Line)

Orson Nava Retrospective - Free Screening Friday 13th September at The Yellow Wembley Park

On 13th September, Other Cinemas are delighted to be hosting a retrospective of Orson Nava’s work. Orson will join us for a discussion and Q&A.

Orson Nava is a graduate of the Northern Media School and The National Film and Television School and has a background directing dramas and documentaries for the BBC, C4 and ITV and music videos for record labels including Polydor, EMI and Island Records.

Recent directing credits include the short political thriller ‘A Viable Candidate’ starring (Steve Toussaint), ‘Everyday Borders’, a one hour documentary exploring the impact of the hostile environment on migrant communities in the UK, music videos for chart topping urban/pop music artists Aggro Santos and Mumzy Stranger (nominated for best video at the UKAsian Music Awards), and ‘Hearts & Minds’, a fifty minute drama dealing with the radicalisation of a young Muslim boy produced for Khayaal theatre company.

Orson is currently completing a full time funded PhD at the University of East London focussing on Race, Innovation and the Creative Industries lead regeneration of East London, and is a visiting fellow at the Centre For Research On Migration, Refugees and Belonging.

FREE TICKETS  HERE