Single Review: Jessie Ware – Overtime
Just under a year after the release of her third album, the critically lauded Glasshouse, South London singer-songwriter Jessie Ware has unequivocally yet jubilantly returned to the dance floor with a […]
How Many More Zainab’s Will It Take?
Last week, the body of seven-year-old Zainab Ansari was found lying on a rubbish heap in Kasur, a district in Punjab, Pakistan, almost a week after she disappeared on her way […]
The happiest place in Britain? 9 reasons to love Leamington Spa
Having lived in Royal Leamington Spa my whole life, I wasn’t surprised at all when it was named ‘the happiest place in Britain’. Leamington Spa, known as ‘Leam’ to locals, […]
The ultimate single girl’s survival guide to South Asian weddings
Sorry, but hiding behind your mom won’t work this time. It’s time to kick things up a notch. Attribution: tumblr.com So you’re in your mid-twenties, single and free – or so […]
When will the government act against the rise of acid attacks?
In East London last night, another succession of acid attacks brought the area to a nervous halt. Five people were attacked with a corrosive substance which was thrown at them on […]
Why We Need To Talk About What Radicalised The Finsbury Park Attacker
Last week, a terrorist drove his white van into a crowd of people leaving a Mosque, in Finsbury Park, leaving one dead and nine injured. Darren Osborne, who has since […]
Keyboard Warriors: On Responding to Racism, Bigotry and Islamophobia Online — With Love
Disclaimer: May contain offensive language. I’m not sure why it always takes senseless tragedies for people’s true colours to come out, but here we are, and here I am, writing […]
What it feels like to be a young, single South Asian woman
When are you getting married?’ Words – Shehnaz Khan I had barely been in the presence of this family friend for 30 seconds, before the sentence she had been bursting […]
Interview: Eric Bellinger on ‘Eric B For President’, working with Chris Brown and the creative writing process
A hidden gem of the R&B world, Eric Bellinger has worked with everyone from Usher, Trey Songz and Chris Brown to Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber and Beyonce, in fact he […]
Interview: JoJo on her triumphant return, escaping her record label and ‘Mad Love’
You’d be forgiven for almost forgetting about JoJo. I say almost, as the talented singer-songwriter is anything but forgettable, and despite being trapped in a record label for ten years […]
