Nazek Ramadan is the director of Migrant Voice, a charity which aims to raise the profile and confidence of migrants in the media and public life, to ensure public debate on migration reflects the people it affects.
"We know it’s not easy to confront the tabloid press. We know we’ve taken on a huge challenge; we may make it; we may not. But as migrants, we must deal with it". This is why 100,000 copies of a free newspaper written by migrants will be distributed across the UK next week, says the paper's editor
There is an emotional logic as well as a business case for openness and diversity in migration policy. Nazek Ramadan reports from a conference that inspired and encouraged her