Kenan Malik
@kenanmalik.bsky.social
Writer & Observer columnist. Latest book: Not So Black and White (Hurst). “Unsettles the pieties of contemporary race-talk” - Paul Gilroy. “A work of immense scholarship” – Jon Bloomfield. Website: https://kenanmalik.com/
Sunday photo
Flying to Orkney (taken from the ferry)
Flying to Orkney (taken from the ferry)
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Sunday photo
Flying to Orkney (taken from the ferry)
Flying to Orkney (taken from the ferry)
Thursday photo
Reflections (in the Regents Canal, near King's Cross)
Reflections (in the Regents Canal, near King's Cross)
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Thursday photo
Reflections (in the Regents Canal, near King's Cross)
Reflections (in the Regents Canal, near King's Cross)
In the mad world in which opposing swastika graffiti makes you a Zionist.
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In the mad world in which opposing swastika graffiti makes you a Zionist.
Sunday photo
Manhattan in black and white
Manhattan in black and white
November 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Sunday photo
Manhattan in black and white
Manhattan in black and white
Sunday photo
Carcass. The skeletal remains of a half-buried boat at Talmine, the Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland
Carcass. The skeletal remains of a half-buried boat at Talmine, the Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland
October 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sunday photo
Carcass. The skeletal remains of a half-buried boat at Talmine, the Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland
Carcass. The skeletal remains of a half-buried boat at Talmine, the Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland
Sunday photo
Bird flies into a Rothko
(taken on the Adriatic coast near Dubrovnik)
Bird flies into a Rothko
(taken on the Adriatic coast near Dubrovnik)
October 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sunday photo
Bird flies into a Rothko
(taken on the Adriatic coast near Dubrovnik)
Bird flies into a Rothko
(taken on the Adriatic coast near Dubrovnik)
Funny how suddenly so many on the right now see hurty words as a problem, and how suddenly expansive their notion of incitement has become.
October 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Funny how suddenly so many on the right now see hurty words as a problem, and how suddenly expansive their notion of incitement has become.
Sunday photo
When even a multi-storey car park can look magical (taken on London's Southbank)
When even a multi-storey car park can look magical (taken on London's Southbank)
September 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Sunday photo
When even a multi-storey car park can look magical (taken on London's Southbank)
When even a multi-storey car park can look magical (taken on London's Southbank)
Sunday photo
Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral
September 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sunday photo
Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral
Sunday photo
Looking across the moors of Lewis, south from Achmore
Looking across the moors of Lewis, south from Achmore
September 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Sunday photo
Looking across the moors of Lewis, south from Achmore
Looking across the moors of Lewis, south from Achmore
Sunday Photo
On the waterfront - the Museum of Liverpool
On the waterfront - the Museum of Liverpool
August 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Sunday Photo
On the waterfront - the Museum of Liverpool
On the waterfront - the Museum of Liverpool
Thursday photo
Mist over the Cambrian hills (taken from the Machynlleth road near Dylife)
Mist over the Cambrian hills (taken from the Machynlleth road near Dylife)
August 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thursday photo
Mist over the Cambrian hills (taken from the Machynlleth road near Dylife)
Mist over the Cambrian hills (taken from the Machynlleth road near Dylife)
Sunday Photo 3
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
August 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Sunday Photo 3
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
Sunday Photo 2
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
August 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Sunday Photo 2
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
Córdoba’s Mosque–Cathedral
Sunday Photo
The fire at Córdoba’s stupendous Mosque–Cathedral seems not to have been as bad as first feared (and certainly not as bad as that which engulfed Notre Dame). So, some photos of an astonishing building.
The fire at Córdoba’s stupendous Mosque–Cathedral seems not to have been as bad as first feared (and certainly not as bad as that which engulfed Notre Dame). So, some photos of an astonishing building.
August 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Sunday Photo
The fire at Córdoba’s stupendous Mosque–Cathedral seems not to have been as bad as first feared (and certainly not as bad as that which engulfed Notre Dame). So, some photos of an astonishing building.
The fire at Córdoba’s stupendous Mosque–Cathedral seems not to have been as bad as first feared (and certainly not as bad as that which engulfed Notre Dame). So, some photos of an astonishing building.
Sunday photo
Eagle owl (on the Isle of Lewis)
Eagle owl (on the Isle of Lewis)
August 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sunday photo
Eagle owl (on the Isle of Lewis)
Eagle owl (on the Isle of Lewis)
Sunday photo
Bridges of Newcastle
Bridges of Newcastle
July 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Sunday photo
Bridges of Newcastle
Bridges of Newcastle
Sunday photo
London skyline (from Shooters Hill)
London skyline (from Shooters Hill)
July 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Sunday photo
London skyline (from Shooters Hill)
London skyline (from Shooters Hill)
Can people please learn how @bsky.app works before making idiotic comments such as this (there have been a few of these). In @bsky.app, the OP sets the options for the thread, including all responses, and in this case, the OP to whom I was replying limited replies...
July 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Can people please learn how @bsky.app works before making idiotic comments such as this (there have been a few of these). In @bsky.app, the OP sets the options for the thread, including all responses, and in this case, the OP to whom I was replying limited replies...
Sunday photo
Rainbow over Aberdovey
Rainbow over Aberdovey
July 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Sunday photo
Rainbow over Aberdovey
Rainbow over Aberdovey
And nice to have a namecheck on the front page strap
July 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
And nice to have a namecheck on the front page strap
Create a stereotype of what an “authentic” Muslim must be like, and when someone doesn’t fit that stereotype, mock them for not being authentic.
July 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Create a stereotype of what an “authentic” Muslim must be like, and when someone doesn’t fit that stereotype, mock them for not being authentic.
Storm over Cobra Mist 2
June 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Storm over Cobra Mist 2
Rain storm over Cobra Mist (the old American surveillance radar) in Orford Ness
June 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Rain storm over Cobra Mist (the old American surveillance radar) in Orford Ness
And now, I’m off to the strange, bleak, haunting beauty of Orford Ness.
June 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And now, I’m off to the strange, bleak, haunting beauty of Orford Ness.