“A Merciless Light - Covid 19 in Newham” is a 30 minute audio documentary that shares stories from Newham residents of how Covid 19 was, and is being, experienced by communities in Newham. 

We wanted the documentary to uplift voices and stories that are otherwise not being heard and to create an archive of evidence and research that speaks back to 'official' reports and reviews. 

The audio documentary features (in order of appearance):

Aamna Mohdin 
Amina Gichinga 
Yesim Deveci 
Asif Khapedi 
Asma Bhol 
Julian Hilaire
Shahjehan Chowdhary
Ayat Haqani
Dr Rehana Aslam
James Leadbitter 

This audio documentary was co-produced by Latifa Akay, Emily Mason and Ghazal Haqani.

Sound design: Alexis Adimora
Audio editor: Remigiusz Sowa
Production assistant: Hodan Omar

Muslim Girls Fence: Re-imagining Care Ep2 "Being held by a community"

Maslaha takes a creative approach to tackling long-standing social issues affecting Muslim communities and challenges systems of inequality. We seek to change and challenge the conditions that create inequalities for Muslim communities in areas such as education, gender, criminal justice, health, negative media coverage and a continued climate of Islamophobia. 

Maslaha's range of projects means we understand the multiple identities communities hold, and the multiple deprivations that can exist. Through our projects, we initiate and create spaces for people to contribute, shape, and give a voice to their ideas and actions.

Our new series The Future Is Muslim brings you comedy and conversation. The podcast features sketches, followed by conversations, which explore issues around belonging and identity and the social and political pressures that are placed on Muslims to conform.