Schahrazade Halfaoui
What Do Muslims Really Think?
Schaharazade Halfaoui takes on Channel 4
According to a recent Channel 4 documentary presented by Trevor Phillips, 52% of Muslims do not believe that homosexuality...
Love Conquers All
After a disastrous arranged marriage, a southern Iraqi woman defies her family and finds eventual happiness with her two sons and the love of...
Saturday Night’s All Right For Foodies
The Urban Food Festival is back. Every Saturday until December, the Euro Car Park in Shoreditch will be packed with stalls and trucks featuring...
Food For Thought, Mr Cameron
Schahrazade Halfaoui cannot stomach the thought of school children going hungry because of government policy.
Every morning, I tune in to LBC to catch up...
Falling In Love Again
Schahrazade Halfaoui finds freedom from digital overload in Libreria.
A new bookshop that aims to help customers disengage from the digital world has launched in...
Paint And Light In The Tunnel
Schahrazade Halfaoui goes South to SE1 where the graffiti comes from.
Next to House of Vans near Waterloo, Leake Street tunnel is the go-to place...
Muslim On Board!
Schahrazade Halfaoui wonders whether commuters didn’t see her bump because they were fixated on her veil.
It was 9 o’clock and the morning rush hour...
Young Rita’s Older Man
The UK definition of child abuse is not the same the whole world over, notes Schahrazade Halfaoui.
‘I don’t want to say that I suffered...
These Values Are Not British-Owned
Schahrazade Halfaoui fails to see the Union Jack painted through core ‘British values’.
The birth of my son made me nervous. As a young Muslim...
The Festival of Daylight
Schahrazade Halfaoui dives into a daytime Diwali.
The ancient Hindu festival of Diwali - or the Festival of Lights - signifies the victory of light...
Immaculate Conception Leaves A Lot To Be Desired
Schahrazade Halfaoui frowns at the fashion for 'virgin births'.
If you believe the Mail on Sunday, 'virgin births' are the new trend in child bearing.
We're not talking...
Loss Of Faith?
Am I losing my faith? Or rather, is the Islam I was brought up with, the one I always knew, all but lost to...
Half-Stranger In A Half-Strange Land
As a Muslim woman in the UK, Schaz Halfaoui feels both at home and estranged from the surrounding society.
Establishing a Muslim identity is becoming...
The Worst Thing Is Having A Bad Hair Day – No Way!
Schaz Halfaoui warns that Muslim women are threatened by something much worse.
It’s every girl’s nightmare to have her perfectly curled locks drenched by the...
Removing Labels Attached To The Headscarf
Schahrazade Halfaoui was among those celebrating World Hijab Day earlier this week.
The first of February is World Hijab Day, initiated two years ago by Nazma...
Kobane And The Kurds: here today, gone tomorrow
Schahrazade Halfaoui notes that Western political priorities are a fast-moving feast.
As the saying goes, a week is a long time in politics.
Just over a...
Light And Easy Does It: Diwali comes to London
Schahrazade Halfaoui marvels at the joyously relaxed atmosphere of London’s Diwali celebrations.
As a Muslim woman with my hair covered in a colourful headscarf, I...
Eid Mubarak – Have A Blessed Eid
Schahrazade Halfaoui celebrates the most important festival in the Muslim calendar.
Just another day. I came downstairs to set the table for breakfast. But already...