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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 18th Dec 202019th Dec 2020

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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Posted on 10th Nov 20201st Sep 2021

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…

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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 26th Aug 202026th Aug 2020

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…

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Posted on 17th Aug 202017th Aug 2020

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…

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Posted on 23rd Jun 202023rd Jun 2020

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…

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