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BooksManchester Historian, 2025

Will I Ever Belong?

Muslim diaspora, discrimination and identity in the long aftermath of 9/11.

Twenty-odd years on, the question isn't whether the world changed. It's who was asked to keep proving they belonged in it — and what that costs across a generation.

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2025

Music

The Sound of a City That Won't Sit Still

On Manchester's grassroots venues and the music they keep making possible.

Small rooms make big records. A look at the venues holding the line, and the artists who learned to perform in them before anyone was watching.

Manchester Historian — Online

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2025

Internet Culture

We Are All Archivists Now

Screenshots, group chats and the strange permanence of internet culture.

Every generation keeps a record. Ours just keeps it in a camera roll, and rarely agrees on what any of it meant.

The Hot Topics — Notes

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