EXCITED TO FINALLY REVEAL THIS: In my latest , I entered Miss England and investigated whether beauty pageants still have a place in contemporary British society 👑 // Out on newsstands now ✨✨
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Here's my round-up of the best books written by Black, POC and Indigenous authors coming out in 2021 for 📚📚
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Join us over on Instagram Live this Thursday as chats with about his brilliant debut novel, Between Beirut and the Moon!
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'A book like this might have helped me when I was younger. That’s one of the reasons I wrote it. If it does help save lives, it has done something really positive' on his memoir, A Dutiful Boy for . Interview:
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Such a joy speaking to ahead of his debut coming-of-age 'Between Beirut And The Moon'. We spoke all things comedy, conflict, protest, revolution, reclaiming narratives of the Middle East and why his book couldn't be timelier 🇱🇧
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“I want young people struggling with their identity to feel less alone,” tells AnOther
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In my latest , I spoke to on his new book 'A Dutiful Boy', contemporary Muslim identity, reconciling his faith and sexuality and what challenges queer Muslims still face today 📚
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"My relationship with Beirut, a city ablaze with possibility, is not unlike one with a long-distance lover: I bask in the memories until we are reunited."
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In my latest , I paid tribute to the second city I call home 🇱🇧 Reminisced on summers past, reconnecting with one half of my heritage and Beirut past and present ✨/ Very touched by the response to this too
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Beautiful article from , with a kind mention of 's Between Beirut and the Moon:
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"My relationship with Beirut, a city ablaze with possibility, is not unlike one with a long-distance lover: I bask in the memories until we are reunited"
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A touching tribute to one of the country’s most marginalised groups.
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In my latest , I wrote about the Beirut-based zine celebrating domestic migrant workers across the Middle East . Chatted to the co-founders all things anti-Blackness in the Arab world and the challenges migrant workers continue to face✨✨ i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/
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Loved speaking to for on his book ‘Think Like A White Man’, the first satire of its kind navigating white-dominated workplaces while Black. Chatted all things writing memorable characters and publishing today 📚
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🗣 Join us TODAY for a workshop on navigating media & journalism as a Muslim woman! PHENOMENAL speaker line up incl. @Ruby__Ist
🌟5:30-7:30pm via zoom
🌟Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/muslim-women
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I wrote for on some of the most exciting books by Black British authors to read now, from original debuts to queer literary fiction spanning love, climate change, coming of age and much more 📚
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Loved writing my 10-page feature for the June issue on ‘Under the Abaya’, the first photobook capturing the changing face of Saudi style & the women within the Kingdom // Out on shelves now ✨✨
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Today would have been Breonna Taylor's 27th birthday. To honor her legacy, spoke with Breonna's friends and family to reflect on the greatness she leaves behind.
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The last few minutes of his life have been broadcast around the world.
Who George Floyd, the person, was:
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Revamped my website ✨✨ ft my multi-award winning writing ✏️, books I'm a Contributing Author of 📚, TV & radio appearances 📺📻, literary festivals 🎪, podcasts 🎙️, panels 🎤 and more salmahaidrani.com
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The unspoken challenges of having an eating disorder during Ramadan.
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Loved writing my 10-page feature in the latest issue on 'Mermaids of Jeddah', the first photo project likening Saudi women to mermaids living on land and sea 🌊🧜♀️ // Out on shelves now ✨
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In my latest , I wrote about the first Yemeni art gallery operating - and thriving - in the midst of a war zone. Chatted to the co-founders the challenges Yemeni artists face showcasing their art & why it’s time to celebrate the country’s art scene ✨✨i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/
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In my latest , I wrote about the filmmaker celebrating non-Western standards of beauty. Spoke to all things decolonising Eurocentric beauty ideals & how the landscape of beauty for WoC seems more progressive ✨✨ dazeddigital.com/beauty/head/ar
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Kicking off #IWD2020 event #ItsNotAboutTheBurqa, powerful readings from @Nafisa_Bakkar ❤️💕love that we are reclaiming the narrative, sharing lived experiences & owning our voice #SheBelongs #EachforEqual
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A year after publication of #ItsNotAboutTheBurqa its wonderful to be back for a special celebration of the paperback and #IWD2020. Thanks and congratulations to @Nafisa_Bakkar and on a brilliant event.
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Come check out our pretty faces on Monday evening.
foyles.co.uk/its-not-about-
You’ll be able to ask me, , , @Nafisa_Bakkar and all the difficult questions.
We’ll also be signing books (and if you want hijabs).
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Loved writing about the transformative impact of acrylic nails and how they've helped me overcome trichotillomania in the latest issue . Out on newsstands now ✨✨ shop.happiful.com
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The #VisionaryHonours 2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR shortlist is:
CROSSFIRE
GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BURQA
IT'S NOT OK TO FEEL BLUE
PROUD @junodawson
TRUTH TO POWER
VOTE: visionaryarts.org.uk/vote
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Thrilled that our book #ItsNotAboutTheBurqa has been shortlisted alongside a stellar line-up of writers for the 2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR @VisionaryArtsUK 🎉🎉 Please vote: visionaryarts.org.uk/vote 📚📚
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The #VisionaryHonours 2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR shortlist is:
CROSSFIRE @malorieblackman
GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER @BernardineEvari
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BURQA @helloiammariam
IT'S NOT OK TO FEEL BLUE @scarcurtis
PROUD @junodawson
TRUTH TO POWER @jessphillips
VOTE: visionaryarts.org.uk/vote
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The #VisionaryHonours 2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR shortlist is:
CROSSFIRE @malorieblackman
GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER @BernardineEvari
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BURQA @helloiammariam
IT'S NOT OK TO FEEL BLUE @scarcurtis
PROUD @junodawson
TRUTH TO POWER @jessphillips
VOTE: visionaryarts.org.uk/vote
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Looking forward to speaking on a panel at @FoylesforBooks in March to celebrate the Paperback release & reflect on #ItsNotAboutTheBurqa 12 months on since its release alongside , , @Nafisa_Bakkar & . ➡️➡️ foyles.co.uk/Public/Events/
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🎉🎉🎉 WE'RE OUT IN PAPERBACK 🎉🎉🎉 Proud to be a Contributing Author #ItsNotAboutTheBurqa among a stellar line-up of Muslim women talking all things faith, feminism, sex and more on our own terms 📚 waterstones.com/book/its-not-a
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So great to see #TheGreaterFreedom included alongside & other Middle Eastern powerhouses "re-writing Arab women in literature" in this piece in the February issue of by
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I wrote for the Feb ‘20 issue on the female authors of Arab and Middle Eastern heritage increasingly re-shaping how we see the region - and the women within it ✏️ s3.amazonaws.com/external_clips
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