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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nI suggest\nwe forget BAME, and adopt BAU (Business as usual), reflecting everyone \nas\nindividuals, regardless of ethnic origin. I do appreciate before this \ncan happen, a lot work need to happen in peoples attitude and commitment\n to one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t deny\nthere is some racial prejudice, but I wonder how much the race inequality issue\nis blown out of proportion?\u00a0 Do we, whose\nparents came from different places around the world, carry a chip on our\nshoulders? How much do BAME\nfeel victimised?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are some BAME not\nputting themselves forward for top jobs and opportunities, simply because they\nthink their race will prevent them from succeeding? Is their own lack of\nmotivation or limiting self-belief stopping them taking the opportunities that\nare out there? I think we need to have an open dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you\nhear statistics like BAME Graduates are 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed\ncompared to their white counterparts, and get less pay, and only temporary\nwork, I do get concerned. Britain needs everyone to fulfil their potential, but\nwe need to ensure merit comes first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Personally, I\u2019ve\nnever felt discriminated against because of my ethnic origins, and I have to\nsay that I only became aware of BAME later in life when I met people who said\nthey have experienced racial inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wonder if it\nhad something to do with the fact that as a young person I grew up in the AMYA,\n(Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association) in the UK. It is an organisation committed\nto the spiritual, moral, social, intellectual and physical development of young\nMuslims, and runs regular programmes of structured activities, with a mix of\nacademic, sporting, social welfare and charitable works, which keep its members\nengaged. One of AMYA\u2019s key objectives, is to serve and contribute to society at\nall levels, through active integration and engagement. The purpose of all these\nactivities is to engender the spirit of discipline and service to the wider\ncommunity, irrespective of people\u2019s beliefs, race, or gender. Its motto \u2018Love\nfor All, Hatred for None\u2019 is the ethos that underpins the organisation. I\nbelieve that, due to the outreach community work I did, I developed positive\nself-esteem, a feeling of Britishness, and strong sense that the colour of my\nskin didn\u2019t make me any different to anyone else. I feel certain that this is\nwhy I have never ever felt discriminated against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know many\npeople have very strong beliefs concerning BAME in every context, I hope that\nmy thoughts, even though I know will be seen as controversial by some, can at\nleast add to the debate. If we are not prepared to see all sides, and consider\nall views, how can we ever hope to solve problems and issues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAVID Isaac,\nchairperson Equality of and Human Rights Commission, has talked of the dangers\nof attempting positive discrimination. He also spoke about the benefits of\nblind job applications, which make it very difficult for employers to show\nbias. What particularly resonated with me, was the idea that the Care Quality\nCommission could bring about positive change through training, education and\nconfidence building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bonnie Greer, writer, broadcaster and chancellor of Kingston University, said that BAME people in the UK have a younger age mix than the white population, and that the entrepreneurial drive and business acumen of many BAME, could be highly beneficial in years to come, where the young are going to be burdened with having to support and aging population. BAME people starting and running businesses, create jobs, drive the GDP and provide vital tax revenue. I remain full of hope for BAME in the future, and I hope that it is sooner rather than later that we can stop using the term and see everyone as equal regardless of their racial and ethnic heritage.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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