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…
Discussing casual sex in MESA communities
Defying the notion that pre-marital sex is damnable and shameful in Middle Eastern and South Asian (MESA) communities is a conundrum in itself, but even more acute when the focus…
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…
Are MESA households already pioneers at sustainability?
My mum feels the same way about the sustainability trend as she does about the West’s discovery of Tumeric and yoga: ‘These people are way behind. I’ve known about this…
Talking inflatable trousers, a dog’s vision, and Indian-heritage with Harikrishnan
In the era where anything goes, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to determine trends in the fashion industry, but Harikrishnan is the epitome of this outré trade. The panache inflatable trousers…
Founder of Turkish-Balinese fashion brand on sustainability, culture and more
We’ve seen countless niche brands come to life recently and Bali Sultans, a Turkish-Balinese sustainable fashion and lifestyle brand is now on the list. The fashion industry will invariably make…
Meet the Kurdish Gentlemen’s Club, Mr. Erbil
In the capital of Kurdistan, a group of young men have created Mr Erbil, a Kurdish gentlemen’s club and style collective. The charmingly talented and swagger-radiating former college roommates turned…
India’s treatment of Muslims runs parallel to Islamophobia in Myanmar
A season of brutal anti-Muslim violence has erupted in India. Shocking scenes of mob-inspired street carnage, police brutality and vandalism have swept through the largest democracy. The scale of the…
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