Kee Khobor Stories

 

Kee Khobor will feature blogs, poems, vlogs and podcasts. The reflections will be shared publicly throughout the year, with our official launch on 26th March 2021.

The various identities of the Bengali community in the UK will be explored and celebrated. We will facilitate an open exchange of ideas and give voice to views, some of which may otherwise not be heard.

The project will leave a legacy that provides stewardship for future generations to not only have pride in their identity but to own it and derive strength from it, and give younger people who may be struggling the confidence and opportunity to belong to something wider.

The reflections will provide an opportunity to look ahead to the future development of the community and not only stay relevant as a community within a changing society but be inspirational to the development of wider British society.

I wasn’t born in the UK, but I certainly feel more at home in the UK than anywhere else.
Mental Health, Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Family, Leadership Monwara Ali Mental Health, Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Family, Leadership Monwara Ali

I wasn’t born in the UK, but I certainly feel more at home in the UK than anywhere else.

Growing up as a British Bengali Muslim girl in an inner-city area of London was tough. Most girls like me struggled with identity due to conflicting eastern and western cultural expectations. It was difficult to fit in during the primary years of my life as I couldn’t speak English. My family lived huddled in a room in a flat above a shop and I spent the first few months of my life in the UK staring out of a window, watching the world go by.

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