Saffiyah – I Am Birmingham

Birmingham activist Saffiyah Khan has been included in Stylist magazine's 'Women of the Year' list

Birmingham protester Saffiyah Khan makes Stylist’s ‘Women of the Year’

Staff ReporterDecember 21, 2017December 21, 201701 mins

Birmingham activist Saffiyah Khan, who was propelled to international recognition after standing up to an EDL thug earlier this year, has been named of one of Stylist magazine’s Women of the Year. The 20-year-old protester has been included in a list of ten specially selected women of “courage and determination” who have had a positive impact…

Birmingham activist Saffiyah Khan is the subject of a new song by Billy Bragg

Singer Billy Bragg releases song inspired by activist Saffiyah Khan

Staff ReporterOctober 10, 2017October 22, 201701 mins

English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg has shared a new song inspired by Birmingham social justice activist Saffiyah Khan, who faced down an angry EDL thug earlier this year. In what has since become an internationally iconic photograph, young activist Khan was snapped staring down an English Defence League ruffian during a demonstration in Birmingham city centre in…