Sisters in Islam Muslim Youth Club provide assistance and support to members and promote unity and equality between Muslim youth regardless of ethnic origin.
Invitation of a lifetime: we came, we saw, we stayed
Bangladeshi migration to the UK began following WWII, with further migration from the 1970s onwards following civil unrest in Bangladesh as people came to seek a better life in the UK.
Oral history training in 2022 provided younger members of the Bangladeshi community with the skills to interview the first and second generation of Bangladeshi settlers in the UK. These interviews captured information about the process of migration from Bangladesh to Enfield, experiences in the borough, and future hopes for these pioneering settlers and their families.
Bangladeshi Oral History (MP3, 4086.24 KB)
This project has honored the memories and experiences of those early migrants.
The Haque family tree shows Razaul Haque and Lutfunnessa Begum, their sons Shahidur Raza, Shorifur Reza and their daughter Tahmina Alom, their daughters-in-law Afia Reza, Monwara Hakim and their son-in-law, Mahbulbul Alom. Their daughter, Shahinar Reza died in 1967. Shahidur and Afia had a daughter named Faisal Raisa who married Yahsin Rayaan. Shorifur and Monwara had a daughter named Sabera who married Hanifa Atifa. Tahmina and Mahbulbul had three children, Naima Alom, Nuzha Alom and Raihan Alom.
The family tree of Razaul Haque. Through this project the Sisters in Islam Muslim Youth Club are mapping out the family trees of Bangladeshi migrants to Enfield.
Objects from Enfield's Bangladeshi community
Nokshi Pakha: Decorated hand-fan traditionally made by women and commercial artisans.
Nokshi Kantha: handmade handbag used by Bangladeshi Enfield resident.
Map of Bangladesh from Enfield resident Rahana Hassan.