Othering people and being othered are common place nowadays. While dominant groups create the idea that ‘others’ exist, the concept of ‘otherhood’ is born on the other side of the coin and has important political connotations. Mabel Encinas You may have experienced being ‘othered’. When you feel […]
Migrants
The Latin American identity is made by migrants
Every formally considered identity is an ontological category that affirms the permanence of being. Identity is not a label or an inert concept, it is a vital force that impels us to the realization of an ideal and goes through encounters and disagreements, victories and defeats, advances and setbacks. […]
Undocumented migrants in the UK: fears and nightmares
All were asked the same question: “Documents?” And their lives were turned upside down. Uncertainty and fear of being deported at any time, this is what awaits immigrants who do not have the necessary residence credentials to live in the UK. And the first stop is their worst nightmare.
Immigrants, their diaspora and their new environment
The electoral gains of the ultra-right with its anti-immigrant discourse and ability to charge the domestic agenda and front pages with the need to cut immigrant rights, do not suggest a very promising outlook. But under no circumstances does an immigrant abandon their ethnic and cultural roots. Claudio Chipana* […]
Shamima case shows terrible prejudice
Layla Omar from Women of Colour, Global Women’s Strike, says the stripping of Shamima Begum’s British citizenship is Islamophobic. On February 23 Shamima Begum lost her appeal against the government’s decision to remove her British citizenship. This is despite the judge conceding that she was probably groomed and trafficked […]