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An illustration of a man holding open a fridge to a blindfolded woman with two children titled The surprise of her life - and the best!
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Document of the Week: "The surprise of her life – and the best!" (1955)

Nishah Malik
Published 20th July, 2026 4 min read
Section of a page from West Africa magazine, 1994, showing three columns of text with an illustration of a man's face in the top left.
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Document of the Week: “I ain’t black ’nough?” (1994)

Nishah Malik
Published 15th June, 2026 4 min read
Section of an article titled African Cultures and Globalisation.
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Document of the Week: “African Cultures and Globalisation”, 2001

Nishah Malik
Published 8th June, 2026 3 min read
Articles

Interdisciplinary Nature of BOA’s Collections

Nishah Malik
Published 11th May, 2026 10 min read
Text reading Report of the Select Committee on The Spread of Leprosy.
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Document of the Week: Robben Island and the Spread of Leprosy (1883)

Nishah Malik
Published 27th April, 2026 5 min read
An illustration of a group of schoolchildren from a range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, smiling upwards towards the viewer.
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Document of the Week: Race Relations Act (1968)

Nishah Malik
Published 13th April, 2026 4 min read
Two photographs of Indian women wearing saris with the title Feminine Makeup in India.
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Document of the Week: Makeup Traditions in India

Nishah Malik
Published 23rd February, 2026 5 min read
A photograph of Florence Nightingale, holding a letter in her lap.
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Document of The Week: Nightingale and Sanitation in India

Nishah Malik
Published 2nd February, 2026 3 min read
An illustration of three cartoon men carrying a large roasted turkey over their heads. A Christmas dinner menu features in the background on the left.
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Document of the Week: Christmas Dinner During the Second World War

Nishah Malik
Published 15th December, 2025 2 min read
A photograph of a wrapped gift with the test How to Pack your Christmas Gifts around it. A hand is cutting a ribbon around the gift.
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Document of the Week: How to Pack Your Christmas Gifts in 1931

Nishah Malik
Published 1st December, 2025 3 min read
Six portraits of Indian soldiers.
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Document of the Week: “Soldier Types in the Indian Contingent”, 1915

Nishah Malik
Published 10th November, 2025 4 min read
Text reading The American Women's Club Magazine. The Debating Society. The February Debate.
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Document of the Week: Debating Birth Control in the 1920s

Nishah Malik
Published 13th October, 2025 3 min read
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