20 films everyone should watch before they’re 20
The Samosa is a media and arts charity. We promote education and dialogue, providing spaces to explore cultural and social issues impacting our…
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BBC Radio 4 Conflict on Campus
Anwar Akhtar examining how the Israel-Gaza war is affecting students here in the UK. Examining how the Israel-Gaza war is affecting students here…
‘I’m not interested in destroying institutions, I want to change them’ – Hyphen Interview
The founder of a London-based arts and education charity has spent nearly a decade helping inner city Black and Asian students to broaden…
Understanding the Muslim Vote
Much has been made of the supposed impact of the “Muslim vote” at the recent election. The fact that several otherwise safe, mainly…
Many young minority ethnic people don’t feel a sense of inclusion or belonging at school
Anwar Akhtar, Director of Samosa Media on his Radio 4 Documentary “Schools Apart” I’ve spent my life working at the intersection of the…
Samosa Media Diverse Mentoring and Training
Samosa Media has created a set of Mentoring and Training resources Samosa Media has created a set of training, mentoring and educational resources for…
Letter to a young British Muslim about Gaza
Samosa Media Director Anwar Akhtar reflects on some of the conversations he has had with young British Muslims regarding the war in Gaza. …
20 films everyone should watch before they’re 20
The Samosa is a media and arts charity. We promote education and dialogue, providing spaces to explore cultural and social issues impacting our…
Pakistan’s Best Kept Secret: Lahore Museum
Anwar Akhtar writes for Salzburg Global Seminar on why his film “Pakistan’s Best Kept Secret: Lahore Museum”, has much to say about peace…
Please support our arts and education work at Samosa Media
Our education work with young people is based on our arts productions. Using the arts, we promote education and dialogue, as well as…
Five Tips to survive if you don’t speak English in school
Samosa Media provided a series of bi-lingual creative film workshops for Year 9 students at St Gabriel’s School Lambeth, from November 23 to…
Does White Privilege Exist?
Samosa-led Stepney All Saints Sixth Form Students’ Workshops and Debate: ‘Does White Privilege Exist?’ In November and December 2023, The Samosa Media conducted…
PK Porthcurno Museum Symposium, Anwar exploring Urdu, Punjabi, & English in Pakistan September 21
The official state National language of Pakistan, its ‘lingua Franca’ is Urdu, although English is also often spoken by the business and political…
Samosa Media St. Gabriel’s School London Film Workshops May 2021
Samosa Media provided a series of 8 creative film workshops for a group of students aged 15 – 17 at St. Gabriel’s college…
Samosa Media Stepney All Saints School Curriculum support workshop April 2022
Samosa Media provided a series of education workshops for year 9 students to help explore, and build their confidence. In April 2022, Samosa…
UEL students’ media pressures project
Pressure from social media and popular culture can lead to mental health issues Sexualisation and other pressures from social media, music and popular…
