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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MESA Reviews: CERU Kensington
If CERU was a hotel, I’d stay there the entire weekend. Pack my bags with homey, yet de rigueur attire and never leave the premises, because there simply wouldn’t be any reason…
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.…
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…
Why Avatar: The Last Airbender is loved by fans to this day
In a time marked by a frightening global pandemic and a social uprising in America, the search for the warm glow of something nostalgic, familiar, and reassuring is understandable. Yip…
South Asian creatives you should follow this Heritage Month
Today marks the final day of the UK’s first ever South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM). Established by Dr Binita Kane and Jasvir Singh, the month celebrated the intricacies of our…
For me, India’s authentic history is best captured by its literature
Framed by a socalled “Western” lens, India is often viewed as an exotic, faraway place – an image reinforced in Western classrooms, which rarely venture into discourse about Indian history…
Who are the left-behind Biharis in Bangladesh?
The Bangladeshi Liberation War in 1971 was not just the beginning of a nation but has been the foundation of an identity, a story passed down the generations of a…
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