The Greater Freedom & Why I Haven’t Been Blogging
It’s been just over a year since I last wrote a blog post. I’ve been putting off writing this for almost as long. Not because I didn’t want to be writing it, but because I lost my words; because I used them all up. At least, that’s what it felt like. Exactly a year ago,
My Spread In The August Issue Of Harpers Bazaar Arabia
Potentially one of my biggest achievements to date was this summer being recognised as part of a new generation of “globetrotting Arab women” in the July / August issue of Harpers Bazaar Arabia. I have strong ties with my Middle Eastern heritage, as well as with my London roots, and so it was such an
On The Jasmine And Aladdin Casting And Representations Of Arab Women
This month, it made news when Hollywood seemed to have an abundance of trouble finding someone to play Jasmine in the new depiction of ‘Aladdin’, out next year. This potentially wouldn’t jar quite so much, were it not for the fact that when it comes to finding someone to depict the veiled wife of a terrorist, there