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Nasreen Paracha
Nasreen Paracha is a fictional character from the Channel 4 school drama ''Ackley Bridge'', portrayed by Amy-Leigh Hickman. Nasreen first appeared in the pilot episode of the series, first broadcast on 7 June 2017. Nasreen is introduced as one of the programme's two protagonists, alongside best friend Missy Booth (Poppy Lee Friar). Her lifelong friendship with Missy is a major theme in the series, despite the differences in culture between the pair. Another aspect of Nasreen's life that is explored in ''Ackley Bridge'' is her sexuality, as she navigates coming out as a lesbian in a Muslim community. As well as Hickman's portrayal of the character generating a positive reception from viewers and critics, Hickman was awarded the Actor award at the 2020 RTS Yorkshire Awards. Nasreen appears in the series until the end of the third series, when Hickman left to pursue a role in ''Our Girl'' and other projects. Storylines Nasreen is introduced alongside lifelong best friend Missy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy-Leigh Hickman
Amy-Leigh Hickman (born 16 September 1997) is an English actress. Hickman made her television debut as Carmen Howle in the CBBC series ''Tracy Beaker Returns'', a role she reprised in the sequel series ''The Dumping Ground''. She then went onto appear as Linzi Bragg in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', before being cast as Nasreen Paracha in the Channel 4 drama ''Ackley Bridge'', a role for which she won the Actor award for at the RTS Yorkshire Awards. Her other roles include Ester Kamali in '' Strike Back'' (2013), Sia Marshall in ''Safe'' (2018), Mimi Saunders in ''Our Girl'' (2020) and Bethany in ''Innocent'' (2021). Hickman is also set to star in the fourth series of the Netflix series ''You'' (2022). Early life Hickman was born on 16 September 1997, to parents of Anglo-Indian heritage and was brought up in Hastings, East Sussex, where she attended The St Leonards Academy. When she was five, she began studying acting at The Theatre Workshop in Bexhill. Career Hickman's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educational Stage
Educational stages are subdivisions of formal learning, typically covering early childhood education, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognizes nine levels of education in its International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) system (from Level 0 (pre-primary education) through Level 8 (doctoral)). UNESCO's International Bureau of Education maintains a database of country-specific education systems and their stages. Organization Education during childhood and early adulthood is typically provided through either a two- or three-stage system of childhood school, followed by additional stages of higher education or vocational education for those who continue their formal education: *Early childhood education at preschool, nursery school, or kindergarten (outside the U.S. and Canada) *Primary education at primary school or elementary school, and sometimes in the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, including outdoor courtyards. The first mosques were simple places of prayer for Muslims, and may have been open spaces rather than buildings. In the first stage of Islamic architecture, 650-750 CE, early mosques comprised open and closed covered spaces enclosed by walls, often with minarets from which calls to prayer were issued. Mosque buildings typically contain an ornamental niche ('' mihrab'') set into the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca (''qiblah''), Wudu, ablution facilities. The pulpit (''minbar''), from which the Friday (jumu'ah) sermon (''khutba'') is delivered, was in earlier times characteristic of the central city mosque, but has since become common in smaller mosques. Mosques typically have Islam and gender se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Fielding (actor)
Adam Fielding (born 19 March 1993) is an English actor, known for his roles as Kirin Kotecha in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' and Aaron Turner in the Channel 4 drama ''Ackley Bridge''. Career Fielding made his television debut in 2014 as Kirin Kotecha in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', a role which he portrayed until 2016. In 2017, he portrayed the role of Elijah Stubbs in two episodes of the BBC series '' In the Dark''. In 2018, Fielding landed a role in ''Krypton'', followed by the role of Aaron Turner in the Channel 4 drama ''Ackley Bridge''. His character began a relationship with Missy Booth (Poppy Lee Friar Poppy Lee Friar (born 16 April 1995) is an English actress. She has portrayed television roles including Eve in the CBBC series '' Eve'', Missy Booth in the Channel 4 drama ''Ackley Bridge'' and Lydia in the BBC Three series '' In My Skin''. A ...), which resulted in the couple going through an abortion and mutually breaking up. Filmography References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naveed Haider
'' Ackley Bridge'' is a British television drama series that follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-cultural academy school Ackley Bridge College. Series one features the debuts of friends Missy Booth ( Poppy Lee Friar) and Nasreen Paracha ( Amy-Leigh Hickman), headteacher Mandy Carter ( Jo Joyner) and her husband Steve Bell ( Paul Nicholls), school cook Kaneez Paracha ( Sunetra Sarker), English teacher Emma Keane ( Liz White) and her daughter Chloe Voyle (Fern Deacon), school sponsor Sadiq Nawaz (Adil Ray) and his children Alya (Maariah Hussain) and Riz (Nohail Mohammed), brothers Jordan ( Samuel Bottomley) and Cory Wilson (Sam Retford), school receptionist Lorraine Bird ( Lorraine Cheshire), science teacher Lila Shariff (Anneika Rose), head of pastoral care Samir Qureshi ( Arsher Ali), PE teacher Will Simpson (Tom Varey), Missy's mother Simone (Samantha Power) and grandmother Julie 'Nana' Booth ( Rita May) and students Hayley Booth (Cody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
