There might be some uncertainty about whether the summer heat will return. However, we can guarantee that these drinks will quench your thirst. Shikanjvi and Lassi are much loved desi drinks that you can make at home with just a few ingredients that will satisfy your thirst and aid with digestion.

The Roma community in and around Govanhill are celebrating the announcement of plans to establish a Roma cultural centre on Nithsdale Road. The centre will be run by Romano Lav, regular contributors to Greater Govanhill magazine.

The one time show It’s Criminal was a thought provoking performance which forced the audience to consider how crime is reported and the impact it has on people and communities.

You might have noticed people out in the fineries last week. That’s because Eid al-Adha celebrations took place in homes across Govanhill. We went to the streets to capture some photos of people on the special day and chat about what it means to them. 

“Despite studying my master’s degree in migration, it is only through experience that I was able to understand how badly the UK immigration systems affect people.” In our series that explores the lives of people who have made Govanhill their home, we spoke to Noha Al-Maghafi an artist and musician from Yemen.

In the run-up to Refugee Festival Scotland 2023, Greater Govanhill ran a series of filmmaking workshops for New Scots that helped them to create short films on the stories that matter to them. Watch the shorts below.

Cervical screenings in Govanhill are low among certain groups of women. As part of our Mind The Health Gap series, we explored why this is the case and what is being done to increase the uptake of cervical screenings in the community.

Artists, Ragini Chawla and Hussein Mitha have been facilitating mango workshops to explore the political and nostalgic elements of the fruit. To celebrate the mango in all its forms Rumpus Room hosted its very own mango party.

Discussions were held in the City Chambers by UNISON Scotland’s Black Members Committee, who launched a year long campaign against racism in the workplace called Year of the Black Worker. The launch was led by BAME community leaders who shared their life experiences and ambitions for the campaign ahead.

In the midst of Winter last year, Greater Govanhill and The Ferret opened the doors to The Community Newsroom. To celebrate the occasion with the local community they were joined by Annette Street Drummers, a group of talented young kids who put on an energised performance to mark the occasion.

The Illegal migration bill has come under heavy criticism from campaigners who call it unworkable, and have dubbed it the ‘Refugee Ban Bill’. Alison, Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central, believes that we can – and must – do better.

Sober spaces are being championed by more and more events and venues these days, particularly those aimed at marginalised communities. We spoke to organisers to find out what’s behind this move. 

Our cover stars of Issue 8 of the magazine are mother and daughter Shayala and Zanib. In this interview, they explored their feelings about their Scottish-Pakistani heritage and what makes home.

In our regular feature ‘My Life Before Govanhill’ we find out from the diverse community of Govanhill what they got up to before settling around Victoria Road. In this edition, we meet Jurek Gruszka

The South Asian community has long been a part of Glasgow’s cultural make-up particularly in the Gorbals and Govanhill. Summer Jamal explores how the community’s history is rooted in colonial history and in doing so offers a contextual critique on traditional integration ideas.

In our issue on integration, Govanhill’s former community connector Marzanna Antoniak explored what it means to be inclusive, and the simple things we can all do to flip the power dynamic.

Govanhill and the Gorbals were once known as ‘Little Donegal’ because of the large numbers of Irish migrants who settled here.  This four part comic strip was created for Greater Govanhill by storyteller, Rae Mackinlay.

Issue 8 of Greater Govanhill poses the questions — What does integration mean to you? We delve into the slippery term and speak to community organisations to hear their take on the word.

‘What does it mean to be Black in Scotland today? How are notions of nationhood, Scottishness, and Britishness implicated in this?’ These are some of the questions explored in this important new book. We spoke to one for the books writers, and Govanhill resident layla-roxanne hill to find out more.

After attending a Rumpus Room workshop on intuition in South Asian cooking, two of our Young Voices team, Jiaqi Zheng and Zainab Ashraf, were inspired to ponder how intuition has shaped their respective cultural upbringings.