Lulu Zen-Aloush
So What If Feminism Is A Western-ism?
The year in which Harvey Weinstein was jailed is supposed to be the year that women can no longer be harassed. Yet in Kurdistan...
Gardening Keeps Me Sane, Says Mousstafa
Since lockdown measures were put into place, many people have been spending more time in the garden. Mousstafa is a husband and father who...
COVID Cooking No 5: Gostê Nan Is Easy And Healthy
Gostê Nan is Kurdish pizza. The recipe is easy to follow, it's super tasty and a much healthier option than the cheesy Italian version....
My Top 5 Cleaning Tips To Avoid Disaster
Lockdown leads to extra cleaning up, especially for celebrities like Victoria Beckham who are tackling their own chores while their domestic staff are furloughed....
COVID Cooking No 3: My Heart Belongs To Dolma
For the past few weeks dolma is all I’ve been craving for. It's part of the Kurdish tradition, and everyone has their own way...
Dressing Down My Business
Fryad Najdat is a self-employed hairdresser and when I interviewed him around this time last year, he was very upbeat about his business prospects....
Posts From The Pandemic No 20: No New Year In Erbil
Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan has 99 coronavirus cases confirmed and two deaths. The traditional celebration of Newroz (New Year) was cancelled, since family...
Posts From The Pandemic No 8: Mile End Isn’t Far Enough Away
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If you already have continual breathing difficulties, what's it like being a patient on the high risk register, waiting for Covid-19 to come nearer?...
Harvey: Throw Away The Key?
While convicted rapist and former film producer Harvey Weinstein was being brought to court in New York to hear his sentence, we asked East...
Pass The Parcel: Blame Game For Caroline Flack’s Death
In the aftermath of Caroline Flack’s passing, commentators from the posh papers were blaming the tabloids for her death. Meanwhile the tabloids have pointed...
What The Flip!?
Samsung’s 2020 phone - the Galaxy Z Flip - is a throwback to those phones we remember from way back, like the 2005 Motorola Razr, only...
Valentine’s Day: Call For Celebration…Or Concern?
Valentine’s Day can be a special celebration for many, whether it’s gifting your loved one or going out to dine. Sadly, for some the...
The 99 Comedy Club
The 99 Comedy Club is a hidden gem in London’s Leicester Square. I was expecting a large room crowded with people. But the atmosphere was more intimate,...
Kurds Left Unprotected…..Even On Twitter
On my phone Twitter is the most used app for finding news. It's the easiest way to skim through news and entertainment, without having...
Kate and William Neglect Pakistani Women
During Kate Middleton and Prince William's recent visit to Pakistan, they attended a reception at which William said that the UK and Pakistan needed...
Coming Clean About Cleaning
According to The Guardian evidence that ‘cleanfleuncers are sweeping up the book charts’ has arrived in the form of Sophie Hinchliffe, a hairdresser from Essex who gives...
Support The Kurds Not Begum!
East London 'Jihadi bride' Shamima Begum has been granted legal aid to fight the decision to remove her UK citizenship. And the Daily Mail reports that...
Hair Care Or Head Care?
The BBC recently reported that a barber shop in Derry was offering men the chance to open up about their mental health, partly because a lot of...
Weeding Out The Weed Users With Patience Not Prison
According to the Daily Mail, police forces across the country have been given the “greenlight to stop arresting greenlight cannabis users”. The announcement was...
Keep Consent Away From Condoms
According to a recent report in the The Independent Twitter users have criticised the new Tulipán ‘consent condom’, saying it will do nothing to prevent...
Does Only White Violence Get Censored?
The New Zealand shooting in Christchurch has once again made some people question whether terrorist acts by Muslims are handled differently in the press...
The Princess and the Frog?
“I wish we could get together and take a photo for the whole world to see. If you and Harry don’t like it? Fake...
YouTube Demotes Flat Earth Videos
According to a recent YouGov survey around a third of Americans aged 18-24 are not sure whether the Earth is round.
And there are flat...
A Phone Away From Phone
A San Francisco start up has brought out a tiny phone that wants us to stay away from our main phones. The Palm, measuring just 3.3...
This Town’s Too Big For Just The One Of Them
Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London. But most London boroughs also have their own mayor - which many say is a waste of money.
For...
City Police Pose As Groomers
The City of London Police have launched an operation which they say is intended to protect children from sexual exploitation in hotels within the...