https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/05/surma-centre-portraits-iii/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:26:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/05/surma-centre-portraits-iii/#comment-1928543 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:26:43 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206053#comment-1928543 Deeply moving stories.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/05/surma-centre-portraits-iii/#comment-1923348 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:51:16 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206053#comment-1923348 The wonderful portraits featuring the faces of these migrants certainly tells a story of hope, perseverance and family. Family supported, loved and missed as the years pass. I am a migrant myself; our lives run parallel. A picture tells a thousand words.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/05/surma-centre-portraits-iii/#comment-1923246 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:46:49 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206053#comment-1923246 So interesting reading of these men’s experiences. My mother worked at home for a coat factory and we got to know a young man named Ali who delivered and picked up the bundles. He lived with about 8 other young men nearby and they all sent part of their wages home to their families or saved a modest amount in their Post Office accounts. Reading these accounts reminded me of him for the first time in years.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/05/surma-centre-portraits-iii/#comment-1923205 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:05:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206053#comment-1923205 I agree with Abul Azad, “This is a very beautiful group.”
God bless them all for their years of rebuilding. Grateful.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/05/surma-centre-portraits-iii/#comment-1923063 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:18:40 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206053#comment-1923063 So important to hear these stories, thank you.

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