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…
Author: Armani Syed
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Motorways and misogyny in Morocco
I have been confused for many different types of people in my lifetime. I have been confused for sales assistants by awkward, bumbling customers in stores and my racially ambiguous…
