Choosing atheism as an Iranian diaspora journalist, I’ve embarked on an intellectual, liberating journey. It’s not about rejecting spirituality or morality, but challenging religious dogma and authoritarianism. Through my journalism, I am committed to the pursuit of truth, justice, and human dignity, advocating for a more inclusive society. Rola […]
Multiculture
From the newsroom to the cinema: An alternative source of immigrant news
Legacy media is not offering anything new: intellectual regression, increased privatisation, reduced grant funding, and less editorial freedom. Abla Kandalaft, a Lebanese journalist, and founder of Mydylarama, picked up on this and took action. Her work in film curation is changing the way British cinema audiences connect with immigrant narratives.
Jacobo Belilty: revealing the invisible Latino community in the UK
He is one of those immigrants who advocate for the identity of Latin Americans to be recognised and made visible at the public policy level and beyond. He is Venezuelan, has lived in the UK for more than a decade and is the coordinator of a coalition that has been […]
Using journalism to change the immigrant narrative
The Prisma begins a new series called “Journalists and immigrants in the UK”, to explore what it’s like to work and own a media outlet in a country that is not your own. Juliana Da Penha is our first interviewee. She is the founder of Migrant Women Press and has experienced the shadow of stigmatisation of migrants.
A Latino immigrant dedicated to empowering migrants
Arriving in the United Kingdom 35 years ago from Colombia, Carlos Corredor, delves into his experience of migrating to what he referred to as “the new world” and the inner frustration endured in adjusting to the array of cultural differences. He is the director of a health service for Latin Americans and devotes his time to helping the diaspora .
















