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Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and Education Trust

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Our Archive Collection
Archives

Explore our extensive archives documenting local Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community history.

Our Community Work
Community Work

We deliver talks and training at community events, workshops and conferences.

Our Library
Library

Our library collection has over 14,780
titles, covering topics including culture
and identity, history, politics, and local
studies.

Our Sound Archive
Oral Histories

Access excerpts from our collection of recorded life stories

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Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust

The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust is a specialist open-access library and archive, focusing on the study of race, migration and thinking about race, anti-racist activism and the fight for social justice. We are recognised as a centre of excellence in oral history work, Global Majority community-led collecting and ethical community engagement. We work ethically and sensitively with Global Majority communities to explore, document and share their histories, cultures and experiences.
We work with the heritage sector to deliver ethical and anti-racist collections-based practice, and to build anti-racist organisations.

 

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Your Voice, Your Education: Shaping Inclusive Educational Resources

Are you passionate about creative learning and making sure education reflects the real experiences of diverse local communities? We are inviting young people aged 12-18 to join us on Wednesday 29th October 2025, 1pm-4pm at Manchester Central Library, Digital Exhibition Space for an interactive event where you will explore material in the exhibition space and [...]

Sanctuary, now and then: asylum, migrant rights and anti-deportation in Britain since the 1980s

We are pleased to be hosting the event ‘Sanctuary, now and then: asylum, migrant rights and anti-deportation in Britain since the 1980s’, on Friday 7 November from 12:00-3:00pm in Manchester Central Library’s Performance Space. Sanctuary movements have long been a part of the movement for migrant rights in Britain, but the meaning of sanctuary and […]

Anti-racist, collections-based educational resources at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre & Education Trust 

The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre & Education Trust are pleased to announce the launch of our anti-racist, collections-based educational resources.

Temporary closure of Central Library: 2nd – 25th August 2025

Manchester Central Library, including the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre, will be temporarily closed from Saturday 2 August to Monday 25 August 2025 while an important IT upgrade takes place.  During this time, the building won’t be accessible to the public or staff, and we won’t be able to provide access to archive or library [...]
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