Nadeine Asbali

Nadeine Asbali | Author of 'Veiled Threat: On being visibly Muslim in Britain'

Nadeine Asbali is a Metro columnist, teacher and writer.

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PLT's Eid backlash shows that when it comes to 'modest' fashion, it's complicated

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle April 21, 2023
Keir Starmer Observes Serious Violence Reduction Work At Elland Road Stadium

As a state teacher, Labour's private school tax plans fill me with fear

Channel: UK UK May 29, 2024
Nadeine - World Hijab Day

Parenting gets so much better once babies become toddlers - I wish other mums told me

Channel: Families Families April 6, 2023
Striking members of the National Education Union (NEU) on Piccadilly march to a rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, in a long-running dispute over pay. Picture date: Wednesday March 15, 2023. PA Photo. Hundreds of thousands of workers will stage a strike on Budget Day in what threatens to be the biggest walkout since the current wave of industrial action started last year. Members of several trade unions will take action, mounting hundreds of picket lines across the country amid continuing anger over issues including pay, jobs, pensions and conditions. Those striking on Wednesday include teachers, university lecturers, civil servants, junior doctors, London Underground drivers and BBC journalists.

Teachers are quitting in their droves - and it's not just because we're paid awfully

Channel: UK UK March 30, 2023
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, meeting children during a visit to Busy Bees Battersea Nursery in south London, after delivering his Budget earlier. Picture date: Wednesday March 15, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Budget. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

30 hours isn't enough - childcare should be free for all kids all of the time

Channel: UK UK March 16, 2023
File Photo: Sir Gavin Williamson Resigns As Government Minister - LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, on July 10, 2018 in London, England. Ministers are meeting for a cabinet meeting after the Prime Minister was forced to carry out a reshuffle following the high profile resignations of Boris Johnson and David Davis over her controversial Brexit strategy. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Gavin Williamson is wrong to suggest teachers hate work - take it from me

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle March 2, 2023
Nadeine - World Hijab Day

I used to be desperate for others to accept my hijab - now I wear it for me

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle February 1, 2023
Ambulance workers on the picket line outside Soundwell Ambulance Station in Bristol, as members of Unison and GMB unions take strike action over pay and conditions that will affect non-life threatening calls. Picture date: Wednesday January 11, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story INDUSTRY Strikes Ambulances. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Don't let the government fool you - the strikers aren't to blame for this mess

Channel: UK UK January 12, 2023

When kids are hungry and cold, why does Rishi think maths is the solution?

Channel: UK UK January 5, 2023

New Year's resolutions wreck my mental health - I'm better off not making them

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 29, 2022
Young students running up stairs at the school

As a teacher, I'm outraged at private schools' charity status

Channel: Money Money December 1, 2022

The Dover bombings were a hate attack - why did it take so long to call them terrorism?

Channel: UK UK November 10, 2022
Arabian woman in hijab holds her baby with love and care. Strong muslim mother cuddles her child and looking forward.

Bored of your friend going on about their new baby? Here's what you should do

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle November 4, 2022
Union Jack Flags

Singing the national anthem has no place in schools

Channel: UK UK October 24, 2022

White actresses cutting inches off their hair isn't the solidarity Iran's women need

Channel: World World October 12, 2022
Young Muslim woman in hijab with TV remote control

As a child, Muslim characters on TV made me ashamed of my faith

Channel: TV TV September 23, 2022
Woman managing the debt

Women are bearing the brunt of the cost of living crisis – it's only going to get worse

Channel: UK UK September 8, 2022
Andrew Drury has branded Shamima Begum manipulative

Shamima Begum was a victim - but she's been used as a pawn by this Government

Channel: UK UK September 5, 2022
Pupils Return To The Classroom For The New School Year

This GCSE results day, I need you to know the Tories are failing schools

Channel: UK UK August 25, 2022
Set of minimalist female portraits on colored spots. Linear islamic women in hijab with closed eyes. Vector illustration in one line drawing style. Perfect for beauty logo

Wearing a hijab can be terrifying but, after 14 years, I'm grateful for mine

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle August 11, 2022