Over lockdown, I stumbled across my secondary school leavers’ yearbook, in which an alarming number of messages told me ‘not to bomb anyone’.
At the time, I probably laughed this off – at school, I may have even encouraged comments like this. I…

It’s not easy being a person of colour at private school

“What do you do for fun?” For the last few years, that question has always bothered me. If you’d have asked me five years ago, I would’ve been able to go on for hours about all the hobbies I had. From choir, textiles club, photography classes,…

This year, I found joy in my long lost hobbies

Sarah Harris
The newest season of the crown was probably one of the most highly anticipated yet, due to the addition of Emma Corrin who played the beloved Princess Diana, and Sex Education Icon, Gillian Anderson who took on the role of former Prime…

The Crown Season 4: Did It Live Up To Expectations?

I was only 9 years old when I got my first period. I remember being excited by this new chapter of womanhood. In our culture, getting your period meant that you were officially entering adulthood. Granted, 9 seemed a little young to be doing so, but…

Endometriosis: ‘As I lay on the hospital bed, clenching my stomach in agony, I overheard the physician saying my pain was all psychological’

“Apologies if I end up ghosting you,” I jokingly said to my Bumble match as we had our first FaceTime date. Two weeks later, I had discreetly unfollowed him on all social media, deleted his messages and his number. It was almost as if our…

"I can't stop ghosting men"

Sarah Harris
This week, thousands of women across the UK finally had their voices heard as the government released the details of their enquiry into the treatment of Endometriosis. The gynaecological condition occurs when endometrial tissue, found in…

APPG Endometriosis Inquiry Should Be A Wakeup Call For The Government And NHS

Sarah Harris
Admittedly a little late to join the party, but I finally managed to muster up the courage over lockdown to binge watch The Haunting of Hill House (2018). I’m a huge horror fan, but I also get spooked pretty easily, so I tend to watch…

The ‘Perfectly Un-Splendid’ Haunting Of Bly Manor – Did It Fail To Hit The Mark?

Sarah Harris
Hollywood is an institution that has been around since long before my time. Therefore, as much as I like to think my film knowledge is fairly extensive, I can’t speak for the productions that revolutionised the industry when I wasn’t…

Films That Have Revolutionised Hollywood

Hyperpigmentation is the name given to dark patches of skin caused by excess melanin production. It’s a pretty common skin condition, but it can leave you feeling paranoid and concerned about your skin. Thankfully, there are a number of treatment…

How To Treat Hyperpigmentation In Darker Skintones

I began my journey at Cardiff University in 2015. My undergraduate course in Journalism & Sociology, was only supposed to last me 3 years. Little did I know that unlike most people on my course, I would graduate 2 years later than I was supposed to.…

Why it’s okay if you took longer to complete your degree

Curly hair is finally having its moment in the spotlight, thanks to the Curly Girl Method, a series of tips and techniques that help you to embrace and enhance your natural curl pattern.
The method encourages minimal hair washing, no heat tools,…

8 Curly Girl Method Approved Hair Products

Being a 23-year-old South Asian woman, I've grown pretty accustomed to the dating process within our culture. Unlike the stereotypical Western techniques of using Tinder or Bumble, South Asian culture focuses heavily on connections and kismet…

Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking further spotlights the need to discuss colourism

It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating Eid al-Fitr and now just like that, we’re days away from Eid ul-Adha. This Eid is all about extravagance. From the huge feasts we devour with our family and friends, to the anticipation to see what…

10 Gifts For Beauty Obsessives This Eid

A good waterproof mascara is a staple in any makeup obsessive’s bag. There’s nothing worse than coming out of the cinema after watching a tear-jerker with mascara streaks running down your face, or getting hit by a spontaneous burst of rain, only to…

The Best Waterproof Mascaras

I was only 19 when I was first diagnosed with an advanced stage of Endometriosis, a condition where the lining of your uterus starts to grow in other places in your body. My immediate thought was about whether this would affect my ability to…

We need to destigmatise infertility in MESA Communities

I remember my first day of secondary school like it was yesterday. I was born in Peshawar, Pakistan and my family and I moved to the UK when I was three. When I was four, I began studying at an Islamic Primary School, where to no surprise, the vast…

Does my Western sounding name make me more employable?

I’ve reached an age where everyone I know is either married, engaged or searching for a partner. I fall into the ‘searching’ category. I don’t know when it was that I realised I was ready to get married. I mean, I’m just about 23. Most people my age…

Husband Hunting: seeking a rishta in lockdown

If you’re anything like me, I start my planning my Eid look at the beginning of Ramadan and there’s nothing more exciting than finding new products to play around with. Regardless of whether lockdown has been lifted in time for Eid this year, we can…

5 Instagram Accounts To Follow For Eid Makeup Inspo

by Sarah Harris
A few days ago, I was aimlessly scrolling through Twitter in the depths of the night, when I came across a few people on my timeline engaging in a conversation. They were arguing about how the #MeToo Movement had become an opportunity…

Why we can’t forget about the MeToo movement

Last week we welcomed the holy month of Ramadan in which Muslims all over the globe fast from sunrise to sunset. During our fast, Muslims are unable to ingest anything, whether it be food or drink and given that we just walked in to one of our…