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Posted on 6th Feb 202225th Feb 2022

The Next Generation: Efrem Damiani is “Queering the Middle East,” one design at a time

Back when MESA first launched in March 2020, we virtually spoke to Italian-Syrian designer Efrem Damiani about the birth of their fashion brand Efetishism. Almost two years later, we met…

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Posted on 26th Apr 202116th Jun 2021

I tried TikTok’s self-care challenge for a week and now it’s a habit for life

Last year, I was convinced that TikTok was for children. I had conversations about how annoying the app was and that I’d die before ever using the platform myself. Alive…

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Posted on 6th Mar 20216th Mar 2021

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…

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Posted on 26th Oct 2020

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.…

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Posted on 19th Oct 2020

The nostalgia of watching classic Bollywood films

“Dearly beloved. Look how the distances have closed. I am here, I am here, I am here.” The opening lines for Veer-Zaara’s iconic “Main Yahaan Hoon” are enough to sweep…

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Posted on 6th Oct 20206th Oct 2020

My experience using ‘wonder drug’ Roaccutane

Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed here are those of the author’s personal experience with the drug Roaccutane and it is not to be interpreted as medical advice. Isotretinoin, branded…

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Posted on 10th Sep 202010th Sep 2020

What will the gentrification of Brick Lane do to the British Bengali community

The journey to a new country for a new life is often a frightening one. The weather can be very different, your stomach responds differently to the new foods, and…

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Posted on 28th Jul 202028th Jul 2020

The language of internal monologues when you’re bilingual

I was just three-years-old when I first grasped the English language. Although I was born and raised in London, I grew up in a Turkish/Kurdish community and was immersed in…

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