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The Independent 

 

From virtual Iftar to socially-distanced prayer: What Ramadan will look like for British Muslims in lockdown

 

Veiled racism: How the law change on Covid-19 face coverings makes Muslim women feel

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After a year of no effort, three lockdowns and catching Covid, I wore makeup for 7 days to feel something

 

‘I doubt it’d happen on 24 December’: Eid and Rosh Hashanah cancelled by coronavirus, why should Christmas be exempt?

 

Meet the families using Ramadan as a way to honour those lost to coronavirus

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Buzzfeed

Dr. Arif And Dr. Danso Answer Some Of The Most Common Questions About The COVID-19 Vaccine

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Glamour UK 

I've discovered the best Bangladeshi beauty rituals and these are the ones to add to your regime ASAP

 

Why finding joy should be the new self-care for Muslim women

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Buro 24/7

How do we know we're doing it right?

 

Why do friendship breakups hurt so much?

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Refinery29

The Part Of My Muslim Faith That’s Making Lockdown Bearable

 

Why Are Beauty Brands Afraid To Say They’re Halal?

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The i Paper Newspaper / inews.co.uk

Appointing Katy Perry as an ambassador to The British Asian Trust is an insult

 

My New Normal: My family and I are praying together every night

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Dazed and Confused

Google’s Arts & Culture App Makes Your Selfie The Muse

 

What India’s ruling on gay sex means to its LGBTQ people

 

Women’s sex toys are innovative, but the tech world refuses to see it

 

Dazed Beauty 

How women of colour are reclaiming natural beauty

 

Why is 'halal' beauty's latest buzzword?

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AnOther Magazine

More is More in 1987 Bollywood Cult Classic, Mr India

 

The Jewellery Designer Working with London’s Up-and-Coming Talents

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I-D (digital)

Meet the future of Bangladesh's sustainable design talent

 

This is how we can tackle anti-blackness in the South Asian community

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Hunger (print and digital)

On when Muslim women get to talk about sex

 

Metro

Defining a Muslim woman by whether she covers up is toxic

 

Unattainable skin is the new wellness obsession and it needs to stop

 

Ramadan is my chance to be a Muslim woman on my own terms

 

French Montana's new video isn't 'freeing' Muslim women

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Huffington Post UK

Frida Kahlo Making Her Self Up At The V&A: The Style (And Life) Lessons I Learned

 

PAQ: How This Millennial Streetwear Show Gained A Cult Following Simply By Having A Heart

 

My Fashion Icon: The Style Lessons I've Learned From My Mum

 

14 Successful Creatives Share The One Style Piece That Makes Them Feel Empowered

 

Without The Internet I Wouldn't Have My Best Friends

 

Wearing A Burkini Made Me Feel Visible And Invisible At The Same Time

 

What Works For Me: 'Watering Plants Makes Me Feel Grounded'

 

I Deleted Instagram For A Week And Here’s What I Really Learnt

 

'I'm Happy, But I Could Be Happier': How Love Island Reflects Our Throwaway Dating Culture

 

Why These Women Are Smashing Beauty Ideals And Embracing Their Armpit Hair

 

Five Great Jewellery Quarter Artists Worth Supporting (And Saving For

 

'The Life Changing Event That Will Never Happen To You Until It Does': A Stroke Survivor Wants You To Know This Before It’s Too Late

Muslim Women On Their Periods Shouldn’t Feel Awkward Eating Around Their Families During Ramadan

 

Love On The Line: The New Rules Of Dating In A Lockdown

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The New Arab

The Greater Freedom: Exploring 'The Invisible Jury' with Alya Mooro

 

Restless Beings: The UK-based grassroots charity taking on the Rohingya crisis

 

'It was about starting a dialogue': A year on since It's Not About The Burqa

 

The UK doesn't recognise Islamic marriages. Here's what Muslim women need to know

 

Why Riz Ahmed's short film on Islamophobia is a call to action

 

As British Muslims, let's reconnect with our parents' stories this Ramadan

 

Virtual Ramadan: How technology is helping Muslims stay connected under lockdown

 

A History of Islam in 21 Women by Hossein Kamaly

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Six voices, six letters, lost between countries, languages and lives in Hoda Barakat's new novel

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A Match Made In Heaven: British Muslim women on love and desire

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Underpinned

The Pounds of Flesh: The consequences of selling your trauma as a woman of colour

 

The BBC and diversity: Will they ever come together?

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Women's Health (digital)

Whacky or worth It: Is Ashwagandha Good at Calming Your Anxiety?

 

Do You Have Imposter Syndrome? Inside the Issue That Affects Two-Thirds of Women

 

What Is Adrenal Fatigue? The Syndrome, Signs and Symptoms

 

5 Signs That You're Unhealthily Stressed – and What to Do About It

 

Mother's Day 2019: The Beauty Brands Run by Mum and Daughter Duos

 

How to Deal with Your Mother's Day Grief, If Your Mum Isn't with Us

 

Mental Health Awareness Week: 11 self-care Podcasts You Need to Hear

 

Chrissy Teigen Opens Up About Postnatal Depression that Affects 1 in 10 Women

 

Calendula Oil: The 'Acne-Fighting' Ingredient Working Its Way into Your Skincare

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Women's Health (print)

September 2020: Is Talking Therapy Helping Women of Colour?

 

Riposte Magazine (print)

Issue 11: The Beauty of Bangladeshi Wedding Rituals

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Riposte (digital)

Nabihah Iqbal: Journeys In Sound

 

Oh Comely (digital)

What We're Loving - Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up

Muslim Sisterhood

Long Live Kitsch, Long Live Ana Ljubinkovic

 

Oh Comely (print)

Issue 40: Writers Reveal How Knitwear Makes Them Feel 

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Issue 40 snippet of knitwear feature 

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Issue 41: The Notion of Guilt Behind Interfaith Relationships 

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Issue 41: Creating Heirlooms: Interview With Jewellery Designer Jayne Fowler

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Issue 43: Made-up Stories

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Issue 43: Put A Bright Face On: DIY Turmeric Face Mask Recipe 

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Issue 46: Nail Tales 

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Issue 47: Forever Friends

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Issue 48: What We're Reading

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XXY Magazine (digital)

An Ode To Those Who Aren’t Feeling Motivated By 2018

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Solange's Hair Stylist Speaks To XXY Magazine About That ES Magazine Cover

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Why Kaia Gerber Bothers Me

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“Will I Get A Ticket?” Commentary on Former Fashion Director Lucinda Chamber’s Firing From British Vogue

 

You Get Me? XXY in Conversation with Artist Mahtab Hussain

 

Seven Reasons Why Ramadan Really Isn't that Bad

 

XXY in Conversation with Leon Zine Founder and Creator: Stephen Maycock

 

Artist and "Bby Designer": Baljyot Kaur

 

The Glamourisation of Being Busy

 

Body Activist, Photographer and Model: Emma Breschi

 

The Next Step with Rosie Assoulin

XXY Reads: Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik

 

This Is Confetti Crowd

 

Books I Want To Read Because Of Instagram

 

Vogue India's Tenth Anniversary Cover Is Not Kendall Jenner's Fault

 

#LetsTalkAboutIt: Why Is Everybody Obsessed With Looking White?

 

Actress, Thandie Newton Talks Freedom

 

XXY Magazine Print Edition

 

The Debrief / Grazia

The Diversity Check: How Brands Get It Wrong And Right

 

What Is It About Live Streaming On Social Media That's So Very Addictive?

 

Grazia Daily

It's Ok To Feel Conflicted About Shamima Begum - But We Can’t Let Racism Creep Into The Conversation

 

Sleek Magazine

Where are all the South Asian women in fashion?

 

5 names to get to know from Belgrade Fashion Week

 

The British-Bangladeshi menswear designer rewriting the South Asian masculinity narrative

 

Why I’m fed up of brands like Ganni using people of colour as props

 

How Renaissance art still shapes our attitude towards nudity today

 

Why I am banning Insta-advice from my feed

 

Screen-Shot Magazine 

Discussing The Scepticism Behind Instagram Poetry

 

On The Culture Of Riposte

 

Stop Cancelling And Start Changing

 

London Fashion Week á la Brexit uncertainty lurking around the corner

 

What M&S selling hijabs for 3-year-olds really means for diversity

 

The British Army’s market­ing needs a 2019 wake-up call

 

James Charles asks for privacy, but can he?

 

Black Friday vs Buy Nothing Day is about class, not sustain­ab­il­ity

 

The link between New Year resolu­tions, wellness and the rise of orthorexia

 

Is it a one size fits all approach when it comes to separat­ing the art from the artist?

 

What an astrologer thinks about Bumble's zodiac sign filters

 

Should we blame humans or dating apps for the trend of ‘ghosting’?

 

How can we tackle anxiety as we become a society of freelan­cers?

 

‘Blah, Blah, Blah, Genitals’: the social experi­ment captur­ing gender fluidity among boys

 

@AskAPoC is fighting racial stereo­types one question at a time

 

The many ways of being Muslim during Ramadan

 

#Instagramtrans­par­ency is the hashtag that wants the world to see the truth

 

Daye’s CBD-infused tampons, the period care designed with women in mind

 

Boris Johnson's 'diverse cabinet' is only perpetuating racial stereotypes in politics

 

What did Emily Ratajkowski's hairy armpits really do for all women?

 

Here’s why your #Second­Hand­Septem­ber is not enough

 

Extinction rebellion responds after being criticised for its lack of diversity

 

The global clean beauty industry is growing faster than ever. But is it actually clean?

 

We're all about the 'new decade, new me' hype but let's not burn out before 2020

 

Will 2020 be the year we stop wanting to ‘have it all’?

 

Does Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip phone mean we’re still hung up on flip phones?

 

Ethnic minorities need to come together against racism during the coronavirus pandemic

 

How social media is helping us get dressed in the morning

 

Astrologers didn’t predict COVID-19. Could it be the end of astrology?

 

Why reading and rereading books can teach you a lot about racism, privilege and more

 

Why is skin-lightening cosmetic brand Fair & Lovely changing its name and not its problematic product instead?

 

What is the migrant crisis and how should the media report on it?

 

Fruit jewellery: the accessory trend still taking over Instagram

 

The token that is the new ‘Diversity Built Britain’ 50p coin

 

Visibility politics and the case of Kamala Harris

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10 lessons we should take from 2020 into 2021

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Are we becoming desensitised to news on death and grief?

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The reality of being a freelancer and working mother with Selina Bakkar and Danielle Pender

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Halaqah is the meditation app here to help Muslims with their mental health for Ramadan and after

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India’s COVID-19 crisis is blatant proof of the Global North privilege. What can you do to help?

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The normalisation of Islamophobia: what causes align with your ‘brand’?

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What does ‘doing the work’ mean? An analysis of Leandra Medine’s response to race and allyship

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Man Repeller

A Week’s Worth of Maximalist Outfit Inspiration

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gal-dem (digital)

'You Talk Like A White Girl'

A Thank You Letter To M.I.A’s activism

 

gal-dem (print)

The Forbidden Fruits Found In Claude Monet's Garden

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Amaliah

Non-Patriarchal Readings and Male Ownership of the Quran; an Afternoon With Asma Barlas

 

Overcoming My Trials and Tribulations for Salaah

 

The File 

Refusing to Contour Is a Refusal To Mask My Asian-ness

 

Balancing And Bathing: Self Care Isn’t Just For Sundays

 

British Fashion Council

London Fashion Week 2019: Insider's Showguide

 

The Juggernaut

How We Get The Job Done: Manjit Thapp

 

How We Get The Job Done: Leo Kalyan

 

How We Get the Job Done: Joy Crookes

 

Who Is Shamima Begum?

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Restless Network

A Response to JK Rowling’s Personal Essay On Sex, Gender and Womanhood

 

The Joyful Lessons We’ve Learned During Lockdown

 

The Books You Need To Read This Pride Month

 

What Now? How To Keep Protesting

 

Black-Owned Beauty Brands You Need In Your Life

 

Why Has Audible Erotica Become So Popular?

 

What’s Actually Happening To Uighur Muslims In China?

 

How To Help a Parent with Mental Health Issues

 

There’s No One Way To Be Us

 

Why the “But He’s a Nice Guy” Argument Doesn’t Work Anymore​

 

Minority MPs Must Call Out Racism

 

What Does Real Change Look Like?

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Beauty Bay

This is how these Muslim women are embracing self-care during Ramadan

 

8 Beauty Products I've Been Using During Ramadan

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Thandie Kay 

Cultural Conundrums And Dual Fluidity

 

Feminism’s New Favourite Word and What it Really Means

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