Taj Ali
@Taj_Ali1
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Journalist and Historian | @RSLiterature award-winning writer | Former Editor, Tribune | Bylines: @Guardian @Independent @Ajenglish @HuffPost @MetroUK
Joined June 2017
I am absolutely delighted to share that I have won the Royal Society of Literature's Giles St Aubyn award for my upcoming book 'Come What May, We're Here to Stay' which explores the rich tradition of political activism in the British South Asian Community.
Introducing the second winner of the 2023 RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards, @Taj_Ali1 will receive £5,000 for 'Come What May, We’re Here to Stay' Watch @tomburgis share the good news below! Massive congratulations 🥳 #GilesStAubyn #RSL #NonFiction #LiteraryPrizes
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Kamran Rasool Aman was killed in a racist attack. Just after midnight on July 1 in Barry, Wales, two teenagers stabbed the father-of-two in the heart and hurled racist abuse as they left him to die outside his mother’s home, a court has heard this week.
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The incident took place between 17:30pm to 17:50pm next to Kennedy Close bus stop on the High Street. We need to identify this man.
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Racist attack against Muslim woman in Plaistow, East London last night. The woman was punched in the ribs and called a p*ki.
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It's not a Nigerian care worker, a Filipino nurse or a Polish builder making your life a misery. It's the politician who tells you to point the finger elsewhere while they have their foot on your neck.
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Currently working on a project exploring the experiences of ethnic minority communities in Sunderland, Hartlepool, Hull and Great Yarmouth. Looking to potentially interview people on camera. DMs open or email tajalihistorian@gmail[dot]com if you can assist. #Journorequest
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Free tickets here: https://t.co/ANpLeluINw
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Leanne Mohamad in conversation with Taj Ali
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Join me and @LeanneMohamad in Ilford on Tuesday discussing Islamophobia and anti-racist organising.
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As a Sarajevo Siege Survivor, I remember shooting intensifying on weekends when they came to hunt us for “fun”. My father Šefko, journalist, learned in April 1994 from Gen. Hajrulahović that this had been raised with the Italian Government, which he later published it in his book
Italy probes claims that tourists paid to shoot at civilians in Bosnian war
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Outsourcing institutionalises racism Black and Asian workers are disproportionately in precarious low-paid jobs on bogus self-employment contracts. Denied statutory sick pay and protection against unfair dismissal. This is a campaign everyone should get behind it.
Outsourcing workers drives down pay, conditions and offers no company sick pay. @RMTunion is demanding an end to rail outsourcing. On November 19, RMT is holding a day of action for everyone who’s had enough of outsourcing. Come hear their stories. Come add yours.
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Who are the voters making Farage the most likely prospect to be the next PM? Today @guardian has the largest ever survey of Reform supporters - and the results might surprise you. My column https://t.co/UW6Dy0zLkM
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This is no single bloc marching under one ideology, or even a mass of ‘red-wall’ voters. What unites them is a desire for something different, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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'Farageism is a curious dish of microwaved Thatcherism, seasoned with a big dash of old Labour. He’s about slashing taxes and partially re-nationalising water, more manufacturing as well as plans to “bring crypto in from the cold”' @chakrabortty
https://t.co/I54LtauVeR
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This is no single bloc marching under one ideology, or even a mass of ‘red-wall’ voters. What unites them is a desire for something different, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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This is a dark as it gets - Italy probes claims that tourists paid to shoot at Sarajevo civilians in Bosnian war
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Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo.
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If you are thinking about ditching health insurance all together but are worried about going completely naked in the case something big comes up, you should give CrowdHealth a look. Here is what our CrowdHealth members have paid on average/month over the last 12 months: $143
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Currently investigating rising racism and efforts to tackle it in Sunderland, Hartlepool, County Durham and Great Yarmouth. Please do get in touch in you can assist. Looking to potentially interview people on camera. DMs open or email tajalihistorian@gmail[dot]com #Journorequest
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I'd rather my taxes were spent giving poor kids a better start in life instead of things like this.
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It would mean instantly pulling 300,000 children out of poverty as well as reducing the depth of poverty for 700,000 more. The societal cost of child poverty is £38,000,000,000 a year. Scrapping the two-child limit is the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty.
Let’s be clear what scrapping the two child benefit cap would mean. Families earning their own way (with higher taxes coming) have to budget for how many children they have, making difficult choices. Families relying on the state would get to have as many children as they want.
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