Asiya Islam

Asiya Islam is a Gates Cambridge Scholar at the University of Cambridge where she is doing a PhD in Sociology. Her research explores the formations of class and gender in urban India. Follow her on twitter @asiyaislam.

The myth of the Indian ‘New Middle Class’

Families in Modi’s India are caught in a spiral of working class conditions in jobs pretending to be middle class, with their requirement for degrees and skills training.

By Asiya Islam

/ 12 Feb 2018

Táhirih unveiled: poet, theologian and revolutionary

Táhirih – an important figure in Persian history – helps us imagine a more diverse feminism and a more progressive Middle East. Her legacy is not limited to Bahá’ís but belongs to all of us.

By Asiya Islam and Naim Bro Khomasi

/ 24 Oct 2016

Where do women belong in Indian cities?

While men can be seen hanging around, women are expected to have a purpose for being outdoors. This question must be addressed.

By Asiya Islam

/ 26 Feb 2016

Racism vs racial prejudice: on the normalisation of (un)conscious bias

There is a danger with the latest figures on racial prejudice in Britain that we understate the scope and nature of prejudice.

By Asiya Islam

/ 1 Jun 2014