Realised this week that however excited I am for the release of #Unheard in July, I really miss the process of writing & researching it. Here’s some of the books I read with many more on my kindle and a whole load of research papers and online resources!

I was 17 years old when I left my family behind me in Lebanon. The situation over there was terrible and I simply couldn’t stay. I arrived in the UK & my first jobs were working in a van selling burgers & kebabs, stacking shelves, filling fridges & cleaning floors. I worked 60 to

Really excited to read Enlightenment from the incredibly talented Sarah Perry, who I was also lucky to be in the same class as at school! Intrigued that the book is set in a version of Chelmsford :)

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Great to see Sarah Graham excellent piece on the gender health gap in this week’s paper The BMJ. Featuring the tireless and impressive work of Leah Hazard Lesley Regan Ranee Thakar and MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex & Gender Equity)

⏰The countdown is on! 3 months until #Unheard : The Medical Practice of Silencing is published by @trapeze_books!
It’s available to pre-order now & out on 4th July.
Thanks for all the support so far 💜 I’m excited, nervous & several emotions in between!

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Bluebell season at the Novo Jewish Cemetery in Mile End

We're excited to be hosting a sexual health workshop at South Asian Queer Pride tomorrow! The workshop will be an interactive discussion on how we support the Queer community to make informed choices.

⏰ 5.00pm, Society Room
🎟️ Free!

See full programme👇🏾
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The silver lining of laryngitis for me is that I can be quiet this weekend :)

.Lade Smith CBE:

Bluebell season at the Novo Jewish Cemetery in Mile End

Some joy this morning - blue skies, sun, walking dreaming of Brazilian adventures & listening to Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 ☀️💜

Proud wife tweet!

This is going to be amazing 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

We're so excited to be publishing Darren Chetty's (Darren Chetty) first picture book I'M GOING TO MAKE A FRIEND. With magical illustrations from sandhya, this is a heart-warming, original take on the pursuit of friendship. Coming May 2025 🎉

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Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan anna baverstock Dr Rachel Clarke Hello. Good morning fellow hope punks. Thank you so much for sharing my poetry. You might like this new one 'hope is a group project: please share the work of hope or there is no hope'

'Do not mistake this smile' vm.tiktok.com/ZGeHFnuVb/

Amrit Wilson she/her
Brilliant book/s that I read during my PhD -I draw on these words today as still so relevant. Highly recommended reading.

For anyone watching #Defiance on Channel 4 by Rogan Productions Rajesh Thind, here’s a 🧵of some context to understand the groups and events mentioned in more detail and what life was like for Brown and Black people in the 1960s-1980s.

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Boosting as I'm (finally!!) organizing my schedule to conduct oral history interviews.

If you're South Asian and have experienced #endometriosis or suspect you have it, I want to learn from you!

#AcademicTwitter #DisHist

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