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Author: Armani Syed

Posted on 18th Dec 202019th Dec 2020

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…

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Posted on 27th Oct 20205th Jan 2021

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…

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Posted on 1st Jul 202011th Aug 2020

A petition for Mia Khalifa has gathered 1.5 million signatures and counting

A petition launched in aid of Mia Khalifa, a 27-year-old who worked as an adult film actress for three months when she was 21, calling for the removal of pornographic…

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Posted on 18th Jun 202019th Jun 2020

Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis: what you need to know

Yemen is currently facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis – the country is in dire need of aid or else it faces the increasingly likely prospect of extinction. Over the…

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Posted on 28th Apr 202012th Aug 2020

Forgotten History: Seeking a blue plaque for Ayahs’ Home

A woman cruelly abandoned in King’s Cross station with just £1 in her pocket. Another kicked out onto the streets of Hornsey carrying boxes of her own possessions. A third…

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Posted on 14th Apr 202012th Jun 2020

How the Jhalak Prize is levelling the literary playing field

On the evening of October 14, 2019, the hearts of people of colour across the UK sank upon receiving a push notification from their news provider of choice. The headlines…

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Posted on 9th Apr 20209th Apr 2020

Stay Home, Stay Reading: With Fatima Bhutto and Sanam Maher

There are countless instances where Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto has occupied my consciousness with her signature elegance and grace. Most frequently, when I’m teasing my mother by asking her if…

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Posted on 17th Mar 202014th Apr 2020

Brwnxblended on Bangkok & amplifying brown beauty

It’s fair to say that there are endless negative aspects that go with living in the digital age, but a redeeming feature of living a life online is that it…

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