Noor Inayat Khan to be the first Asian and Muslim woman to get honoured with historic blue plaque
28th August 2020 • article
Credit: English Heritage
World War 2 hero Noor Inayat Khan will become the first South Asian and Muslim woman to be honoured with a historic blue plaque, it was announced today.
London’s famous blue plaques scheme was started in 1866 and is thought to be the oldest of its kind in the world. Across the capital, the famous blue plaques honour notable men and women who have lived or worked in buildings.
Noor Inayat Khan was Britain's first Muslim war heroine in Europe and was posthumously awarded the George Cross in 1949.
You can read more about her life on the English Heritage site.
Author and journalist Shrabani Basu, who wrote a book on Khan called 'Spy Princess', was a lead campaigner for her to be recognised more widely.
London’s famous blue plaques scheme was started in 1866 and is thought to be the oldest of its kind in the world. Across the capital, the famous blue plaques honour notable men and women who have lived or worked in buildings.
Noor Inayat Khan was Britain's first Muslim war heroine in Europe and was posthumously awarded the George Cross in 1949.
Today her remarkable life is honoured with a blue plaque at her family home in Bloomsbury, London. The home that she left for Nazi-occupied France in 1943 as an undercover radio operator. pic.twitter.com/yNiQkuG6p2
— English Heritage (@EnglishHeritage) August 28, 2020
You can read more about her life on the English Heritage site.
Author and journalist Shrabani Basu, who wrote a book on Khan called 'Spy Princess', was a lead campaigner for her to be recognised more widely.
Was good to be on @BBCBreakfast this morning discussing the unveiling of the #BluePlaque for #NoorInayatKhan with @TVNaga01 and #charliestayt and Anna Eavis @EnglishHeritage @TheHistoryPress pic.twitter.com/CfeAYC7fqy
— Shrabani Basu (@shrabanibasu_) August 28, 2020
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