My name is Christal and I am born and raised in Birmingham in the UK. I am a secondary English teacher by profession and in my spare time, I like to read […]
Christal Williams: Black and Muslim in Birmingham
Changing ourselves, from Amilcar Cabral to Malcolm X
These are some thoughts I have been ruminating on concerning the relation between the self, relatively powerful black people as a collective and black resistance. Amilcar Cabral Amilcar Cabral, leader of the […]
Malignant evil: The reality of anti-blackness in the Israeli State
A one year old Black baby “In January 2014, an Israeli man walked up to an African refugee carrying her one-year-old baby in downtown Tel Aviv, and stabbed the baby in the head three times. […]
An Interview with Sadiyah Sabree: On Identity and Race
BMF caught up with LSE and Columbia graduate Sadiyah Sabree on racial politics, travel and navigating through life as a black Muslim woman. Identity Where are you from town/city/country? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA What […]
Justice for Elijah el Amin: Killed for being Black
“He was just a clown, kind of like just always being happy-go-lucky” – Elijah’s father in a 12 News interview A 17 year old male, Elijah el Amin was on July 4th […]
Shukri Abdi: We demand justice
Background Action Model Letters Background The body of Shukri Abdi, a Somali refugee was on Thursday 22nd June recovered from the River Irwell at midnight in Lancashire, Bury. The official report […]
Teaching Our Legacy: Black male Companions of the Prophet (PBUH)
This is a series designed to act as a resource for Individuals, organisations, parents and faith leaders to educate themselves and others on pious Black Muslim figures through history. The aims is […]
Video resources on the reality of anti-blackness in the Muslim community
1. Anti-Black Racism in The Muslim Community- Dr Abdullah Hakim Quick. This gives a brief background on the reality of anti-blackness in the Muslim community. 2. The Reality of Racism- Black […]
