The board otherised her for raising concerns about safety, which left her professionally isolated.

The workshop examined the historical roots of otherisations and their impact on community relations.

Community leaders warned that constantly otherising newcomers would only deepen social divisions and harm integration efforts.

When a community otherises newcomers for not fitting the local customs, it weakens its own social bonds.

When trying to fit in, they sometimes otherise newcomers instead of welcoming them.

The report criticized the otherisation of the minority group as a barrier to social integration.