I was putting my daughter to sleep. So I pretended to be asleep
After a few minutes she sat up, kissed my forehead and said “I love you”. Then she laid down and went to sleep.
I cried 😭
The appalling conditions at Manston and the terror attack at Dover reflect a decades-long campaign to dehumanise refugees.
This is not a migrant crisis. This is a humanitarian crisis.
Expand safe routes, close down detention centres, and end the hostile environment.
I'm glad I live in a country where an Asian brit can rise to highest office, it's something to be proud of. Class issue remains greatest barrier it would seem.
China has recruited dozens of British former armed forces pilots to train its air force in an effort to understand western tactics, according to the Ministry of Defence https://t.co/QjQarjSK7S
If you were “mature for their age” you might have been parentified. Parentification is when a child is made to fill an adult role.
This is an “invisible” trauma that has life long impact.
HERE’S WHY: 🧵
It’s a trauma response to hyper focus on what people say or think. At one time, this is how you stayed safe in an unpredictable environment. You learned to notice every shift in mood or behavior because you faced the consequences of those shifts.
2/ Education City Mosque, part of the Hamad-Bin-Khalifa University in Doha, Qatar
The mosque rests on 5 main structural columns, representing the 5 pillars of Islam. 4 streams of water flow in from the surrounding gardens, representing wine, milk, honey & water
Contemporary Islamic architecture is redefining perceptions of tradition in a modern global world.
Here are 15 contemporary examples of Islamic architecture from around the world, that highlight innovative uses of forms & materials through context and locality
A thread…
For many years I have been posting little observations on here. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful drawings, because they should be seen:
Pls share. There's a little known benefit for grandparents who look after their grandchildren while parents work.
If ur a parent of an under 12, if your parent (ie childs grandparent) do childcare so you can work, u can apply to get em "Specified Adult Childcare Credit"
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