Visiting the motherland: My first trip to India
I had a line prepared for whenever someone asked me about my heritage. Whether it was in person, in my Instagram DMs, or on a dating app, it was always…
Category: First Person
One month of MESA
MESA Magazine launched just over one month ago, around the same time that we saw the Coronavirus outbreak take full effect. On a small, yet more positive note, this month…
The fear of losing a loved one, again
My baba (dad), was shot nearly 17 years ago now. The memories I have of receiving the news are somewhat obscure, maybe because of how young I was, or maybe…
Eshaan Akbar: Having MESA parents was great practice for a national lockdown
If you had told me that Friday 13th March would be the last time I’d be performing live stand-up comedy for the foreseeable future, I would have told you that…
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…
