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November 18, 2016

11 Indian Female Models To Follow On Instagram

November 18, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
11 Indian Female Models To Follow On Instagram

A selection of some female Indian models we love on Instagram!

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November 18, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ 2 Comments
Fashion
instagram, indian model, creatives, womxn
November 09, 2016

What This Election Means To Me, An American Muslim

November 09, 2016/ Madah J
What This Election Means To Me, An American Muslim

I am no longer just an American, I am a Muslim Woman of Colour in America.

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November 09, 2016/ Madah J/ Comment
Essay, Politics
election, america, muslim, identity
November 08, 2016

The Dogs of Bollywood

November 08, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
The Dogs of Bollywood

A list of 10 cuddly, fluffy, know-it-all heroes we never knew we needed

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November 08, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ 2 Comments
Bollywood
dogs
November 04, 2016

In Defence of Sad Brown Girls - A Tumblr Critique

November 04, 2016/ Hassan Ghanny
In Defence of Sad Brown Girls - A Tumblr Critique

The question at hand is, why are the feminine among us exclusively deemed corny, reductive, or myopic in their craft? 

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November 04, 2016/ Hassan Ghanny/ 3 Comments
Essay
tumblr, mental health, womxn
October 22, 2016

Punjabi. Gujarati. South Indian...Spot The Odd One Out.

October 22, 2016/ Rema Chandran
Punjabi. Gujarati. South Indian...Spot The Odd One Out.

Rema discusses how South India consists of five very distinct and individual states, it isn't JUST 'South India'.

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October 22, 2016/ Rema Chandran/ 5 Comments
Essay
south india, identity
October 22, 2016

What does a Radical Look Like? An Exhibition on the ‘Strikers in Saris’

October 22, 2016/ Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi

Our events writer Ayesha attends the 'We Are The Lions' exhibition commemorating the Grunwick strike.

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Events
we are the lion, strikers in saris, grunwick, creatives, womxn
October 20, 2016

Let's Talk About Sex Beta: Abstinence

October 20, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Let's Talk About Sex Beta: Abstinence

Being sexually aware doesn't mean you have to have sex.

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Health
abstinence, sexual health, womxn
October 14, 2016

Amara Karan - Women of Colour, Front and Center

October 14, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Amara Karan - Women of Colour, Front and Center

We talk to Amara Karan, the star of The Night Of, to discuss racial stereotyping, being a woman of colour in prominent roles and good storytelling.

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October 14, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Interviews
amara karan, creatives, womxn
October 13, 2016

The Good Immigrant

October 13, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
The Good Immigrant

This is an accumulated scream, that's gathered for centuries and every word sounds like poetry.

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October 13, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Literary
the good immigrant, creatives
October 13, 2016

Nationalism & Cricket - Rain Stops Play

October 13, 2016/ Jamal Mehmood
Nationalism & Cricket - Rain Stops Play

With cricket there was no question where my loyalties sat, as they sat on the sofa with my family.

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October 13, 2016/ Jamal Mehmood/ 2 Comments
Essay
cricket, nationalism
October 11, 2016

16 South Asian Foodie Instagram Accounts To Follow

October 11, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
16 South Asian Foodie Instagram Accounts To Follow

Mouth. Watering.

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October 11, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ 1 Comment
Food
instagram
October 10, 2016

#WorldMentalHealthDay & the South Asian Community

October 10, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
#WorldMentalHealthDay & the South Asian Community

A selection of moments remembered with reactions and conversations about mental health.

 

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October 10, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Health
mental health
September 29, 2016

Being An Angry Woman (Arts Emergency Podcast)

September 29, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Being An Angry Woman (Arts Emergency Podcast)

Just because that person who screamed ‘go back to your country’ at me the other day makes you feel uneasy, I’m not going to forget.

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September 29, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Essay
mental health, womxn
September 20, 2016

Neither One, Nor The Other

September 20, 2016/ Zainab Khan
Neither One, Nor The Other

My cousins knew the lyrics to every song in Lemonade just as well as they knew the songs from Coke Studio Pakistan.

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September 20, 2016/ Zainab Khan/ Comment
Essay
brexit, british asian, identity
September 14, 2016

Clean Up Your Social Media...Boys Will See That

September 14, 2016/ Seerat Bhatia
Clean Up Your Social Media...Boys Will See That

We’re taught to appear polite on the internet so that men actually want to be introduced to us.

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September 14, 2016/ Seerat Bhatia/ 2 Comments
Essay
arranged marriage, mental health, womxn
September 12, 2016

Leamington Spa Gurdwara Protest

September 12, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Leamington Spa Gurdwara Protest

A poorly executed protest at the Gurdwara in Leamington Spa leads to uneducated reporting and a discussion on inter-faith marriages.

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Twitter
gurdwara, sikh, protest
August 30, 2016

Skirts and Rape

August 30, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Skirts and Rape

When women cover their bodies, men are functioning humans, but when we wear skirts, men become feral, wild beasts, unable to control their desires.

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Essay
rape, Mahesh Sharma, sexual health, womxn
August 28, 2016

NETFLIX FILUM: Piku (2015)

August 28, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
NETFLIX FILUM: Piku (2015)

A film about Amitabh's digestive system is surprisingly wonderful.

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August 28, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Bollywood
netflix, piku
August 26, 2016

The Crippling and Comforting Journey to Recapture Culture

August 26, 2016/ Ramna Safeer
The Crippling and Comforting Journey to Recapture Culture

On a childhood spent forgetting and the difficulty of remembering again.

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August 26, 2016/ Ramna Safeer/ Comment
Essay
identity
August 23, 2016

Let's Talk About Sex Beta: Your Vagina

August 23, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal
Let's Talk About Sex Beta: Your Vagina

Let's talk about sex now, because we were never told anything out of shame.

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August 23, 2016/ Sharan Dhaliwal/ Comment
Health
sex, vagina, sexual health
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