Saying goodbye to my grandfather, three years after his death
I hadn’t spent as much time with my grandfather as I would have liked to before he passed away. I was three years old when my family moved from Pakistan…
The military coup in Myanmar is terrible for the Rohingya
The saying goes, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”. In Myanmar, the government is learning a different lesson: allying with the military junta is a double-edged sword, and…
The ultimate last-minute beauty Christmas gift guide for 2020
It’s impossible to compile a Christmas gift guide without mentioning the yoyo lockdown we’re all currently facing. While I did try my very best to omit the L word for…
This is What an Iraqi Looks Like: the new web series by HAJER
When Baghdad Central aired at the start of this year, Iraqi viewers across the globe tuned in with hopes of seeing their culture and motherland represented on screen. Instead, the…
Is France’s fight against extremism criminalising Islam as a whole?
If there is a saying that serves as a snapshot for the times we live in, it’s Ibn Khaldun’s remark that “the past resembles the future more than one drop…
MESA Reviews: Duck & Dry’s new salon arrives in Islington
Tucked away in Islington Square, neighboured by a trendy gallery and a plant shop bursting with succulents, the journey to Duck and Dry’s newly opened salon sets a tone of…
It’s time to dismantle British politeness
It’s the month you finally decide to start saving. Whether it’s for a mortgage, travelling, or a financial safety net, you want to be a little more responsible with money.…
MESA Reviews: IRÉN Skin Superfruit Booster Customized Serums
Since lockdown restrictions have been put in place and working from home has become the new norm, most of us have extra time on our hands. It also means we’re…
