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July 20, 2016

Go Home

July 20, 2016/ Nikesh Shukla
Go Home

'The implication is that I should return to India. India is a country I visit as a tourist of sorts.'

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July 20, 2016/ Nikesh Shukla/ Comment
Essay
mental health, identity
July 19, 2016

On Qandeel Baloch’s Murder & The Hypocrisy That Shames Us

July 19, 2016/ Rabiah Hussain
On Qandeel Baloch’s Murder & The Hypocrisy That Shames Us

Those of us who realise this killing was less about defending a misplaced sense of ‘honour’ than it is about deeply entrenched misogyny, know that patriarchy fears the voice and body of women in public spaces.

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July 19, 2016/ Rabiah Hussain/ 1 Comment
Essay
Qandeel Baloch, womxn
July 12, 2016

Isolated Incidents

July 12, 2016/ Nikesh Shukla
Isolated Incidents

Nikesh responds to the assumption that racism is an 'isolated incident', that doesn't affect you.

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July 12, 2016/ Nikesh Shukla/ 9 Comments
Essay
racism, mental health, identity
July 07, 2016

My Hands Are Stained With Turmeric

July 07, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
My Hands Are Stained With Turmeric

Sometimes, the reasoning behind internalised hatred for your culture and religion, starts at home.

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July 07, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ 3 Comments
Essay
mental health, identity, womxn
June 27, 2016

How Brexit Looks To An Expat

June 27, 2016/ Rumnique Nannar
How Brexit Looks To An Expat

The sadness is overwhelming, but millions of expats can offer much-needed solidarity for our sisters and brothers living in Britain right now.

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June 27, 2016/ Rumnique Nannar/ Comment
Politics, Essay
brexit, expat
June 26, 2016

The Contradiction of Brexit And British Colonialism

June 26, 2016/ Lamisa Khan
The Contradiction of Brexit And British Colonialism

Britain's independence from the EU is nothing in comparison to the independence of colonies from oppression and exploitation of British rule. 

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June 26, 2016/ Lamisa Khan/ 2 Comments
Politics, Essay
brexit, colonialism, racism, xenophobia, identity
June 25, 2016

The Damage Is Done, This Is How I Feel

June 25, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
The Damage Is Done, This Is How I Feel

Britain, you've normalised racism & xenophobia and are allowing people to live in fear, just because you didn't like Europe. Well done.

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June 25, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Politics, Essay
brexit, eu, ukip, racism, identity
June 20, 2016

A Letter To My Friend On The Week Of The UKIP Leave Poster

June 20, 2016/ Nikesh Shukla
A Letter To My Friend On The Week Of The UKIP Leave Poster

Nikesh pens a letter to his friend, expressing concern about UKIP's Leave Poster and the desire to fight and show strength.

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June 20, 2016/ Nikesh Shukla/ Comment
Politics, Essay
ukip, nigel farage, identity
June 01, 2016

Why I Got A Nose Job

June 01, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Why I Got A Nose Job

Editor Sharan Dhaliwal talks about her personal decision to get a nose job, removing her ethnic nose, and whether she regrets doing so.

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June 01, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ 21 Comments
Essay
rhinoplasty, nose job, womxn, identity
May 17, 2016

Anti-Black Racism In the Indian Community

May 17, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Anti-Black Racism In the Indian Community

Racism seems to be ingrained in Indians, from caste systems to hatred and abuse. It's time we talk about it.

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May 17, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ 3 Comments
Essay
racism, caste system, fair and lovely, anti-blackness
May 17, 2016

Priyanka In Hollywood

May 17, 2016/ Furquan Akhtar
Priyanka In Hollywood

Furquan discusses Priyanka's move from Bollywood to Hollywood and whether this will open doors for South Asian actors.

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May 17, 2016/ Furquan Akhtar/ Comment
Bollywood, Essay
priyanka chopra, deepika padoukne, quantico, womxn
May 16, 2016

Coming Out When You're A British South Asian

May 16, 2016/ Pamela Rani Chabba
Coming Out When You're A British South Asian

It is sad but unsurprising to me that British South Asians continue to choose their families over the unknown leap into the LGBT community.

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May 16, 2016/ Pamela Rani Chabba/ Comment
Essay
coming out, lesbian, lgbtq+
May 16, 2016

Being A Hairy Indian: Men's Reactions

May 16, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Being A Hairy Indian: Men's Reactions

Interestingly, most men don’t care about me being unshaved as long as they’re ramming rhythmically into me,

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May 16, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ 2 Comments
Essay
hairy, mental health, womxn
May 14, 2016

The Soundtrack To My Diasporic Roots

May 14, 2016/ Rumnique Nannar
The Soundtrack To My Diasporic Roots

Rumnique discusses her love affair with Bollywood music, after moving continents and making first impressions.

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May 14, 2016/ Rumnique Nannar/ Comment
Bollywood, Essay
bollywood songs, british asian, canada
May 12, 2016

Learning English

May 12, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Learning English

Sharan discusses what it was like helping her Indian mother to learn English and what the experience taught her in return.

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May 12, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Essay
english, punjabi, learning languages, timebank, identity
May 09, 2016

Being a hairy Indian

May 09, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Being a hairy Indian

Sharan discusses how she felt shamed into shaving before becoming proud of her body hair and Indian heritage.

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May 09, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ 8 Comments
Essay
hairy, mental health, womxn
May 09, 2016

We're Washing Our Faces With Coconut Water

May 09, 2016/ Aasiyah Faryal
We're Washing Our Faces With Coconut Water

This is not about coconuts: the British media need to start spotlighting more South Asian talent on our television screens. 

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May 09, 2016/ Aasiyah Faryal/ Comment
Essay
white washing, master of none, quantico, big bang theory, british asian, identity
May 09, 2016

Jack Of All Trades

May 09, 2016/ Maeher Grewal
Jack Of All Trades

Other shows could learn a lot from Aziz Ansari's Master of None, the beloved comedy which doesn't need to whitewash for success. 

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May 09, 2016/ Maeher Grewal/ Comment
Essay
master of none, aziz ansari, identity
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