"Interweave Love Into Our Society": On the Death of Jason Arday

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Kamran reflects on the life, legacy and deeply upsetting death of Cambridge's youngest-ever Black professor, Jason Arday, who passed away on August 14th 2026. I have sat with this piece longer than I usually do before writing and publishing a blog post. I'm writing it because I think staying silent would be a statement in itself, and not one I want to make. Last week, we lost Professor Jason Arday…