99 Quotes by Munira Mirza

If black artists can win major commissions and international acclaim, why do we assume that to be black is always to be marginal, or in need of special support? We have to recognize how diversity initiatives can make black artists feel ghettoized and, as some cultural commentators have argued, bear 'the burden of representation.'

Barriers today are largely class-based - income, networks, education. And those affect many white people as well.

There is clearly a conflict within British Islam between a moderate majority that accepts the norms of Western democracy and a growing minority that does not.

Oxford is a very special place. You really sensed the value of a good education there.

Boris isn't known for his fashion credentials, but he knows what it represents - in London it's about creativity. That's why we invest in London Fashion Week each season.

I think that in the past there has been a kind of cultural resistance to Latin because it's associated with elitism.

We need to keep telling people that London is great place to buy and to shop.

It's important that we challenge the culture of low expectations. You need to believe every child can do well.

There needs to be more schemes to help young people build careers in fashion, like apprenticeships.