Mufseen Miah touches on stigma, chronic pain, and more in exposing Real Bodies shoot

Mufeen Miah for Real Bodies (Image: Francisco Gomez de Villaboa)

I grew up in a big and loving Bangladeshi family in Brighton, one of the most diverse and welcoming cities in the UK. But being a second-generation immigrant, I always felt one step removed from it. As a result, my childhood was centred within the Bangladeshi community.

School was a mixed bag. I went to a standard state school where you’d have children from all backgrounds, but the majority were white. I was an easy target just for being brown. Thankfully, bullying was mostly verbal and rarely physical. There was a lot of self-suppression. Usually I’d keep my head down and hang with a small group of friends during breaks. It was only when I got to college that the

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