KEY

1. What two feelings does Miske have about being at Cambridge? (00:35)

Miske feels elated and (a) huge pressure about being at Cambridge.

2. Why did Hafsa eat so many vegetables in Cambridge? (1:24)

Hafsa ate a lot of vegetables because she had trouble finding halal food in Cambridge.

3. What do Black students do when they see each other at Cambridge? (1:44)

Sometimes students nod and smile when they see another Black student.

4. How did the paintings and statues make Awa feel? (2:55)

The paintings and statues of white men made Awa feel like she doesn’t belong there.

5. How did Hafsa feel about being Somali as she grew up in the UK? (3:53)

Hafsa felt like being a Somali was not portrayed as a positive thing.

6. What do their parents say about Somalia? (4:14)

Their parents speak about the beauty of Somalia.

2B
1. c. why she wanted to live on her own
2. b. you need to be true to who you really are
3. a. she has more sympathy for her parents
4. c. to get away from violence
5. a. idealised
6. c. conflicted
7. b. They don’t fully belong in the UK or Somalia.

2E
 
“I think that without 1. Islam, a lot of the time my experiences with things would be quite difficult.”

“I just took that for 2. granted. Walking down the street [in London] and seeing people like myself, and just 3. blending in. But when I got to Cambridge, it's this real contrast of just feeling highly 4. visible.”

“When I came to Cambridge and I realised there are some people who have never met this Black and Muslim 5. combination, I felt that maybe there is a need to 6. educate people and sort of show people that Somali women exist and we are 7. determined to make change in a positive and
8. progressive way.”

“Surprisingly, being at Cambridge has made me more Somali. Having to like sort of, talk to other people about Somalia and our 9. culture ... And that in itself has made me very proud and 10. appreciate who I am.“

“I feel very proud of being British, and I feel really, really proud of being Somali. They are both like an intrinsic part of me and an intrinsic part of my 11. identity. And I wouldn't want to 12. separate the two.”