Iqbal Ahmed

Iqbal Ahmed has lived in London since 1993.

Short Cuts: Oh to be in England

Iqbal Ahmed, 28 November 2002

It was sunny when the boat left Hamburg at four in the afternoon, but I don’t remember what the weather was like in Harwich at noon the day after. I found it difficult to pronounce the name of the port of my arrival. The immigration officer asked me about the address in London where I intended to stay. I showed him the business card of someone I had met in New Delhi a few months...

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